How to buy a laptop for software development or web development

1. How to buy a laptop for Software
Development & Web Development
The ULTIMATE GUIDE
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2. Main Questions
1. Main Usage - for what purpose is and in how intensive workload to get used
2. Budget available € £ ¥ $
3. The environment used e.g. office, home (Normal Laptops) or to the field of construction work (Rugged Laptops)
4. Get a Mac Laptop if you needed it for macOS/iOS/iPad OS Development or prefer working with a Mac
5. You want a Touch Screen Laptop or 2-in-1 Laptop or a Laptop with two Displays like Asus ZenBook Screen Pad/Duo Dual,
or also wanted a Touch-Pen to Precisely Write/Draw on screen
6. What Applications you will run on this laptop [same category Apps may have different minimum or recommended
requirements – Adobe Premiere Pro Video Editing Software may need more Hardware Resources than Davinci Resolve
Software, or a Video Editor for Linux or Mac]
7. You wanted a Laptop hardware & software from same manufacturer e.g. Microsoft, Apple, System76
Secondary Questions
1. Secondary Usages for this laptop
2. Gaming is it important for you
3. Warranty and fix/tech support at least two years, better 3 years
4. You may also do some Creativity Work like Graphic & Video Editing or e-Book Publishing with this but main work still
Software Development
5. Will Laptop be Intel’s Project Athena Certificated, New or Refurbished, If New then 2020 model or older
CHOOSE LAPTOP FOR PROGRAMMING &
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3. LAPTOPS SPECS LIMITS
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Note: Here We do Not refer Highest-End Laptops for 3D/CAD/Engineering
Design/Virtualization/Modeling, 4K/8K video process, SolidWorks, etc. heavy intensive/demanding
required XEON/QUADRO, since such are over-priced +3K US$ and Not covered here.
I limit results of laptops with Specs in these limits:
• Price from 699 US$ - below 2899 US$
• Min 8GB – Max 32GB DDR4 RAM
• Intel i5, i7, i9 or AMD equivalent Processor cores 4-to-10
• SSD 480GB - 1TB
• Graphics card: Intel, NVIDIA, AMD - Integrated –to- entry-class 2GB –to- medium-class Max 4GB
• MacOS, Windows 10 Pro, Linux[Ubuntu, Fedora, Manjaro, Ubuntu Studio, RedHat, Pop!OS]
• Since Screen Estate is important, we Limit Display to FHD[1080p]+ and +14” –to- 17” Size
Common in All laptops
Hardware & Software 64-bit and OS Windows Pro, MacOS, Linux // Professional OS, Not Home OS
Processor & Motherboard: VT-x/EPT enabled, and Pro Specs mostly
Most Listed are +16GB RAM/+6-cores, M.2

4. HOW MANY AND WHAT LAPTOPS RECOMMEND
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This List created on 20 August 2020
• Initially I give a big list of 21 Best chosen Laptops for Software Development
• After I Choose best 13 for the Best Performance ranking from these 20 – Not Considering Price *
• After I Choose best Models for each category Budget/Performance as I refer below >>>
I inserted the best of 21 Models in a category [Price Desc Order] **:
1. Best laptop for performance – over-priced but below 2899.00 US$ And above 2499.00 US$ *
2. Best laptop for performance – high-priced but below 2499.00 US$ And above 1999.00 US$ *
3. Best budget laptop - moderate performance - medium priced above 1499.00 US$ & below 1999.00 US$
4. Best laptop to meet the requirements for software development – and meet the minimum requirements
for Video Editing – below 1499 US$ above 999 US$
5. Best laptop to meet the recommended requirements for software development - priced below 999 US$
6. Best laptop to meet the minimum requirements for software development - low priced below 699 US$
* All Laptops here are also for Video Editing along Software Development
** Some Laptops – same Model No – can have different models with more expensive Specs, Not listed

5. LIST 21 BEST CHOSEN LAPTOPS FOR SOFTWARE
DEVELOPMENT & LINKS TO MANUFACTURER
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1. MacBook Pro 16” 2020 Model
2. Dell XPS 15 2020 Model
3. Dell XPS 17 2020 Model
4. MSI Prestige 15 A10SC
5. Gigabyte Aero 15
6. Acer ConceptD 5
7. Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15”
8. HP ZBook 15 G6 Mobile Workstation
9. ASUS ZenBook 15 UX534
10. HP ZBook Studio x360 G5 Mobile
Notes
• Some exceptions 13.3” Screen are noted, MacBook Air
• May some laptops be with Intel Integrated or District
Card, same model number, also with FHD or 4K display
• We avoided listing Gaming Laptops
1. Razer Blade 15
2. Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-58P9
3. Apple MacBook Air (2019-2020) 13.3”
4. Asus Vivobook S15 S532FL
5. Lenovo Yoga C940 14” IN
6. ASUS ZenBook Duo Dual UX481FL
7. HP ProBook 650 G5
8. Dell Vostro 15 5590
9. HP Spectre 15 x360
10. MSI P65 Creator 9SD
11. Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 3

6. LIST 13 BEST CHOSEN LAPTOPS FOR SOFTWARE
DEVELOPMENT - NOT CONSIDERING PRICE *
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MacBook Pro 16” 2020 Model,
Dell XPS 15 2020 Model, Dell XPS 17 2020 Model,
ASUS ZenBook 15 UX534FT, ASUS ZenBook Duo Dual-UX481FL,
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 - 15”,
Razer Blade 15,
Gigabyte AERO-15,
MSI P65 Creator 15 9SX, Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 3,
HP ZBook 15 G6 Mobile Workstation, HP ZBook Studio x360 G5 Mobile,
HP Spectre x360 Laptop - 15t-eb000 touch
* All here are also Appropriate for Video Editing along Software Development And also are below 2899 US$

7. LIST 13 BEST CHOSEN LAPTOPS FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT - NOT
CONSIDERING PRICE WITH AMAZON LINKS *
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MacBook Pro 16” 2020 Model, https://amzn.to/3gfvSf2 USA
Dell XPS 15 2019 Model, https://amzn.to/2YyPN2T UK,
Dell XPS 17 2020 Model, https://amzn.to/2Yhmd1w USA
ASUS ZenBook 15 UX534FT, https://amzn.to/3iWLjun UK, https://amzn.to/2EgIrK2 USA
ASUS ZenBook Duo Dual-UX481FL, https://amzn.to/2Q8zu89 USA, https://amzn.to/2YiNtwv UK
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 - 15”, https://amzn.to/3h9sbZL USA, https://amzn.to/2YgMugz UK
Razer Blade 15, https://amzn.to/31e6an7 UK, https://amzn.to/2Eh2c42 USA
Gigabyte AERO-15, https://amzn.to/2Ylhr33 USA, https://amzn.to/3gft1mn, https://amzn.to/3gekeBa UK
MSI P65 Creator 15 9SX, https://amzn.to/327ExeL, https://amzn.to/31fpHUh USA, https://amzn.to/3j1z0x7, https://amzn.to/2FGThtq UK,
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 3, (Not yet on Amazon)
HP ZBook 15 G6 Mobile Workstation, https://amzn.to/34ec75m USA https://amzn.to/2Yhnt4K UK
HP ZBook Studio x360 G5 Mobile, https://amzn.to/2EkpaY9 UK, https://amzn.to/3ghtuo6 USA,
HP Spectre x360 Laptop - 15t-eb000 touch, https://amzn.to/324XfDE UK, https://amzn.to/32g7pl8 USA
* All here are also Appropriate for Video Editing along Software Development And also are below 2899 US$, Laptop Name Link is to Manufacturer

8. 1-LIST BEST CHOSEN LAPTOPS FOR
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
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• Best laptop for performance – over-priced but below 2899.00 US$ And above 2499.00 US$
• MacBook Pro 16” 2020 Model, https://amzn.to/3gfvSf2 USA
• HP ZBook 15 G6 Mobile Workstation, https://amzn.to/34ec75m USA https://amzn.to/2Yhnt4K UK
Typical System
10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-10875H (16MB Cache, up to 5.1 GHz, 8 cores)
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit English
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6 or AMD Equivalent
32GB DDR4-2933MHz, 2x16G
500GB - 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive

9. 2-LIST BEST CHOSEN LAPTOPS FOR
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
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• Best laptop for performance – high-priced but below 2499.00 US$ And above 1999.00 US$ *
• HP ZBook Studio x360 G5 Mobile, https://amzn.to/2EkpaY9 UK, https://amzn.to/3ghtuo6 USA,
• ASUS ZenBook Duo Dual-UX481FL, https://amzn.to/2Q8zu89 USA, https://amzn.to/2YiNtwv UK,
• Acer ConceptD 5, https://amzn.to/3aI64r6 USA, https://amzn.to/2FJA9uZ USA,
• Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 3, (Not yet on Amazon)
• Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 - 15”, https://amzn.to/3h9sbZL USA, https://amzn.to/2YgMugz UK
Typical System
10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-10750H (12MB Cache, up to 5.0 GHz, 6 cores)
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit English
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6 or AMD Equivalent
16GB DDR4, 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive

10. 3-LIST BEST CHOSEN LAPTOPS FOR
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
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• Best budget laptop - moderate performance - medium priced above 1499 US$ & below 1999 US$
• MSI P65 Creator 15 9SX,
https://amzn.to/327ExeL, https://amzn.to/31fpHUh USA,
• https://amzn.to/3j1z0x7, https://amzn.to/2FGThtq UK,
• Razer Blade 15,
• https://amzn.to/2Yh7fIY, https://amzn.to/32nd7Sj, https://amzn.to/34i3sPk, https://amzn.to/3l4csxi UK,
• https://amzn.to/3kXSmVA USA
• Dell XPS 15 2019 Model, https://amzn.to/2YyPN2T UK,
• Dell XPS 17 2020 Model, https://amzn.to/2Yhmd1w USA
Typical System
10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-10750H (12MB Cache, up to 5.0 GHz, 6 cores)
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit English, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6 or AMD Equivalent,
8GB-16GB DDR4, 512GB M.2 PCIe

11. 4-LIST BEST CHOSEN LAPTOPS FOR
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
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• Best laptop to meet the requirements for software development – and meet the minimum
requirements for Video Editing – below 1499 US$ above 999 US$
• Lenovo Yoga C940 14” IN, https://amzn.to/2Q8JH4v USA, https://amzn.to/3kURv82 UK
• HP Spectre x360 Laptop - 15t-eb000 touch, https://amzn.to/3geHsac UK, https://amzn.to/32bO7NF US
• ASUS ZenBook 15 UX534FT, - Asus ScreenPad 2.0
• https://amzn.to/3iWLjun UK, https://amzn.to/2EgIrK2 USA
Typical System
10th Generation Intel® Core™ Intel® Core™ i7-8565U processor 4-cores or Core™ i7-10750H 6-cores
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit English,
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Max-Q 4GB GDDR5 VRAM or AMD Equivalent,
8GB-16GB DDR4, 512GB M.2 PCIe

12. 5-LIST BEST CHOSEN LAPTOPS FOR
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
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• Best laptop to meet the recommended requirements for software development - priced below 999
US$
• Apple MacBook Air (2019-2020) 13.3”,
• https://amzn.to/3hhne0U UK,
• https://amzn.to/2QbxTi0, https://amzn.to/3heiqJD USA
• Asus Vivobook S15 S532FL - Asus ScreenPad 2.0
• https://amzn.to/2YdKUMn USA, https://amzn.to/2Q9Cy3T UK
Typical System
10th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-10210U processor - Intel® Core™ i7-8565U processor [4-cores]
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit English,
NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250, 2GB GDDR5 VRAM
8GB-16GB DDR4, 256GB-512GB M.2 PCIe

13. 6-LIST BEST CHOSEN LAPTOPS FOR
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
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• Best laptop to meet the minimum requirements for software development - low priced below 699 US$
• Asus Vivobook S15 S532FL (this here with lower Specs than the Cat-5 Asus Vivobook S15 S532FL)
• https://amzn.to/327iZyS USA
• Acer Swift 3 SF314-55-58P9,
• https://amzn.to/326rBFL UK,
• https://amzn.to/3hcFOYg, https://amzn.to/3l1eDlr USA
Typical System
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U Octa-Core with Radeon Graphics or Intel® Core™ i5-10210U processor - i7-8565U
processor [4-cores] with Intel UHD Graphics 620
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit English,
8GB DDR4, 256GB-512GB M.2 PCIe

14. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS EXAMPLES
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Software Development
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2019/system-requirements
https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html
https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-pro/faqs.html
https://www.vmware.com/products/fusion.html
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-and-office-resources#coreui-heading-5dcqxz4
Video Editing
https://helpx.adobe.com/cy_en/premiere-pro/system-requirements.html
https://www.blender.org/download/requirements/

15. LAPTOP MANUFACTURERS
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Choose A Laptop – from Manufacturer Filtering Web-Page below
HP
https://store.hp.com/us/en/vwa/laptops
DELL
https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/scc/sc/laptops
LENOVO
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/d/laptops-by-specs?sort=sortBy&currentResultsLayoutType=grid
MSI
https://www.msi.com/laptops
ACER
https://store.acer.com/en-us/laptops
ASUS
https://www.asus.com/Laptops/

16. THANK YOU
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