Factors to help you choose a computer for coding

Ram

Ram is considered the first factor we need to consider when choosing a computer line for programming. It is considered an extension of the hardware and allows multiple applications to run together at the same time. As you know programming software will occupy a lot of memory storage of RAM, so I think you should choose RAM range of 8GB or more to be able to run IDEs, virtual machines, execute code...
As for game development, you should choose 16GB RAM or more.

Processing speed

The processor chip is an extremely important component known as the human brain, helping to process millions of data information. No matter how powerful your computer components are, slow processing speed is useless. Therefore, to make the coding process smooth and fast, I think you should choose an intel i5 chip or higher. As for heavy tasks like game development, you should choose intel core i7. In addition, if you do not like to use intel chips, you can use AMD chips for computers.

Laptop screen size

Usually, the popular laptop screen for programmers will usually be 15 inches (it helps you to open multiple tasks at the same time). If you need to travel a lot, you should choose a screen from 13 to 14 inches.

Graphics cards

For programming, we do not need to focus too much on the video card. In my opinion, you should use 2GB card is enough. As for heavy programming tasks such as game graphics, you need to think about upgrading more graphics cards.

Hard drive and storage

For programmers, owning an SSD hard drive is extremely necessary. It helps you to improve a lot of speed compared to standard HDD hard drive such as project loading time, running programming applications, compiling code... I think you should use 256 GB SSD or more. If you have more conditions, you can upgrade to 512GB or 1TB SSD.

Battery:

Usually we will often write code at work or at home, so the battery problem will not affect your work performance too much. In my opinion, the battery time for a programming computer is about 6 hours or more is enough.

Keyboard:

Writing code will force you to type continuously, so I think what you should also care about is the keyboard. Before buying a keyboard, you should consider whether its layout is suitable or not, whether the keys are sensitive, whether it causes pain and hand fatigue after coding time...

Computer operating system:

If you want to have more choices when buying a computer, you can use the window operating system, and if you want to use macOS, you should buy a Macbook. As for linux, it is almost suitable for most computers.

Additional utilities:

Does the computer support today's popular ports such as USB 3.0, HDMI... or not. For example, when you buy a macbook, you need to buy an adapter to be able to use common ports.

10 Laptops for Programmers

Microsoft Surface Pro 7

Dell XPS 9310

MacBook Air 13 2020

Laptop Asus Vivobook

Huawei MateBook D 15

Laptop LG Gram 17

Laptop HP ENVY

ASUS ZenBook

Oryx Pro

Lenovo ThinkPad

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