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Discussion on: Laptops... How much computing power does a dev *really* need?

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Austin S. Hemmelgarn

I don't think there is a true baseline, at least not a universal one.

In your case, if you're mostly using VS Code and doing front-end web development, focus on RAM over raw computing power (that is, high speed RAM (at least DDR4-2400) and at least 16GB), and make sure you have a good but efficient GPU, as those are likely to be your two biggest limiting factors for performance. Storage should be your next focus for practical reasons, and only then should you look at the CPU. A baseline i3 should be sufficient, though I'd hesitate to get anything less than an i5 personally.