Wayback Machine 12 captures 20 Nov 2015 - 23 Dec 2021 May DEC Jan Previous capture 23 Next capture 2017 2021 2022 About this capture Skip to content HOME CONTACT Welcome to Best Laptops For Programming ! 10 Best Laptops For Programming 01 Dell XPS 15 (2020) If you’re after the best laptop for programming, then we can’t recommend the Dell XPS 15 (2020) strongly enough. Dell’s latest flagship laptop is about as close to perfect as you can get, packing some of the very latest components into a thin and light design that’s as gorgeous to look at as it is easy to carry around. Specifications: CPU: 10th-generation Intel Core i5 – i7 RAM: 8GB – 64GB Learn More 02 Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020) After a much-needed refresh, the Apple MacBook Air has brought a number of great updates that make it one of the best laptops for programming in 2020. Although it’s not quite the powerhouse the MacBook Pro is (or some high-end Windows laptops), it now boasts the same Apple-made M1 chip as those bigger laptops, so it’s not that far off at all! Specifications: CPU: Apple M1 (8-core) RAM: 8GB – 16GB Learn More 03 Huawei MateBook 13 The Huawei MateBook 13 is our pick for the best laptop for programming right now. Huawei stormed into the phone market with its excellent, competitively priced range of handsets, and now it’s done it again with laptops: this portable has great specs for coding work Specifications: CPU: 8th generation Intel Core i5 – i7 RAM: 8GB Learn More 04 Dell XPS 17 (2020) For many programmers, having a large screen to work on is incredibly important, as it means you have plenty of space to have apps and windows open. Having to write lines of code in a cramped and small screen is never fun, and that’s why the new Dell XPS 17 is in our view one of the best laptops for programmers. Not only does it offer a gorgeous 17-inch screen, and supports 4K resolutions (which we recommend), but its also got a brilliant thin and light design (much like its 15-inch sibling, the XPS 15), which means you don’t have to lug around a hefty laptop just to enjoy a large screen Specifications: CPU: Up to 10th Generation Intel Core i9-10885H RAM: Up to 64GB DDR4-2933MHz Learn More 05 Dell Inspiron 14 5000 The Dell Inspiron 14 5000 is a great all-round laptop for programming. There are three key things to look for if you want a great modern laptop – a Full HD (1,920×1,080) IPS display, a quad-core processor (at least) and speedy SSD storage. Aside from that, it’s easy to get fixated on bells and whistles when talking about laptops but many coding tasks don’t require anything particularly exotic. Specifications: CPU: Intel Core i5-8265U (quad core, Max Turbo Boost) RAM: 8GB Learn More 06 Lenovo ThinkPad P1 (Gen 2) With this model, Lenovo has taken the kind of computing experience most of us assume is only possible with a desktop workstation housed in a large box under a desk, and not only made it portable, but squeezed it into a thin design. Specifications: CPU: Six Core Intel Core i7 / Xeon RAM: 8-64GB Learn More 07 Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 As it comes from Microsoft, the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 effectively offers a pure Windows 10 experience, making it a benchmark for testing and developing Windows software. It has a great design, a solid aluminium shell and a very comfortable keyboard. The newest version comes in matte black and offers fairly meaty specifications, with a Core i7, up to 16GB of memory, 1TB SSD storage and a high-resolution screen that works with Microsoft’s Surface Pen stylus. Specifications: CPU: Intel Core i5 - i7 / AMD Ryzen 5 / AMD Ryzen 7 RAM: 8GB - 16GB Learn More 08 MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020) While Apple’s MacBook Air is the most portable Apple laptop, the Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (2018) is a great choice for working with Xcode to develop apps for iOS and macOS when on the go. New tenth-generation Intel CPUs are now an option, delivering across-the-board performance improvements, making this MacBook both portable and powerful. While it might weigh slightly more than the aforementioned MacBook models, the performance boost will be worth it when running taxing processing tasks, such as heavy-duty coding projects. Specifications: CPU: 8th-generation Intel Core i5 – 10th-generation Intel Core i7 RAM: up to 32GB Learn More 09 HP Envy 13 The latest HP Envy 13 is a great pick for programmers. HP recently made big changes to this popular 13-inch laptop by reducing the size and weight. Coupled with a high-quality touch-sensitive display, it’s both powerful and super portable. But perhaps the most noteworthy change is the stunning all-metal design, covering the keys and around the screen area that absolutely earns this laptop the ‘Envy’ moniker. Specifications: CPU: 8th generation Intel Core i5-i7 RAM: 8GB – 16GB Learn More 10 Google Pixelbook Go For Android developers, a Chromebook might seem a natural choice for the best possible integration with Google’s software and services, with full support for running Android software natively. However, many Chromebooks are designed to be highly affordable, with lower-spec features and performance suffering to bring the price down. Laptop We Recommend: CPU: Intel Core m3 - Intel Core i7 RAM: 8GB - 16GB Learn More Home Contact © 2020 All rights reserved Best Laptops For Programming