Best Laptop for Programming: ULTIMATE GUIDE

LIST HAS BEEN REPLACED BY OUR WEBSITE

👇 Recommended Laptops

► Follow Me

► Timestamps

00:00 Introduction
00:50 What's Makes a GREAT Coding Laptop
07:20 Recommended Laptops
08:35 Conclusion

As an Amazon, Lenovo, Best Buy, B&H, and HP Associate I earn from qualifying purchases

#best #laptop #programming

[JustJoshTech]

👇 All Our Favorite Laptops & Deals

► Other Recommended Products

► Follow Me:

[haithamkhatib]

I am a non native English speaker and must say I can understand you perfectly 👍 no need to slowdown

[keenesaulcrescini]

Not a coder but Josh's reviews are the most practical and his criteria are the best ones for every day use for 100%!

[soulfabuk]

Great video as always Josh. As a developer who is spending more time on a laptop, I would love for you to do a video on larger screen laptops as often, I struggle with insufficient screen space even on a 15 inch laptop but don't always want to connect to an external monitor.

[veracity-]

Please do a video on larger laptops (16 inch), I've been in the market for a laptop for strictly programming for school/work. Also I like the speed that you talk at. It's not too fast and you are clear and concise--something a lot of other tech reviewers could learn from, lol.

[Dylan-etyz]

Well done video. I appreciate that as a professional tool you don't try to recommend one model for everyone. Since text clarity is so important I think it's worth talking about screen resolution, DPI, and how macOS and Windows scale differently.

I'll also take the larger screen if the tradeoff is only +1 pound and needing a bigger bag.

[harrydang]

I had gotten a Lenovo Legion Y530 when I went to college for computer science, and it worked well for all my four years. Albeit, one year was at home on my desktop due to Covid.
Depending on what you're doing, I highly recommend getting 32 GB of RAM. If you're doing any Android development using an emulator or have WSL running, or both at the same time 16 GB would not be enough.
Having dedicated arrow keys, Delete, Page Up/Down, Home and End keys are also really nice to have to jump around your code easily.
The biggest gripe I had with my Legion gaming laptop was the weight and battery life. Having to lug that across campus and always looking for an outlet was really annoying. I chose it, because I thought I was going to be gaming quite a bit in the evening or on weekends, but I ended up just working on assignments, studying, or hanging out with friends so getting a gaming laptop was probably unnecessary

[toto]

Heat through the keyboard and fan noise are indeed ignored by many other "reviewers" who just read the product description on the product page. This is absolutely why I like your reviews. And your speech isn't fast, the cadence is ideal and great, because I don't want to deal with double the time to convey the right amount of information. She might be used to older gen content.

[sarthak-ti]

I’d love to see a 16 inch version as well, just because those tend to strike a better balance between performance and portability in my opinion. Also many amazing laptops are only available in one size

But thank you for the video! And I applaud your dedication to trying out every laptop before you fully recommend it

[chiaster]

Loved the video review but please also do a 16 inch review too! Some of us are willing to pay extra for the screen size while on the go too. A comparison battle between the 14 inch vs 16 inch would be a bonus!

[sirainsworth]

Thank you Josh! This is exactly the video that I needed. Appreciate all your effort!
What are your thoughts on the hp dragonfly elite g3? I can get a nearly new one for 1050. It has an i7, 3:2 aspect ratio and exceptional build quality. Or would you rather recommend a x1 carbon or g14 for roughly the same $ (I have no specific need for a dedicated gpu)
Thank you.

[cameronbosch]

I would say the most important factors for a programming laptop are the screen, the battery life, and the keyboard. A dGPU is also good if you do game programming.

Avoid 16 : 9 screens (go for 16 : 10 or 3 : 2 preferably), and put a high amount of focus in the keyboard. The last thing you want is hating to type on your own laptop you just paid your hard earned money. The touchpad is honestly not a big deal comparably as good mice are much better than any touchpad and aren't too expensive.

And don't get a laptop that can't do light tasks for less than 5 hours of battery life!

Finally, while Linux _can_ be run on Apple Silicon Macs, Asahi Linux just isn't ready yet for most users. If you even think you'll hate macOS or even need Linux, then don't even think about a Mac for the moment.

If you prefer Linux, try waiting for the Framework Laptop 13 or 16, or wait for a System76 laptop to come with a 16 : 10 screen (that will happen in a few months, I'm sure of it) unless you need something immediately, then you may bs SOOL unless you can either wait or buy a Windows laptop and put Linux on it.

For me, the Framework Laptop 16 (with its seemingly amazing 16 : 10 screen revealed yesterday) is perfect. In the meantime, I'm going to limp along without Nvidia...

[nadavge]

I think most of your crowd tends to go for a minimum of x1.25 speed by default. I do appreciate the amount of detail.
Btw, you had a very high reverb/echo in the Framework laptop overview. It feels a bit better now, but I think if you could make changes to the setup or add a bit more filtering a crisper sound will make sound nicer and easier to understand.

Thanks for posting :)

[Fanaro]

I really like how you simplify so many complex things, truly a hallmark of someone experienced. For example, the amount of code on screen being directly proportional to how much stuff you fit in your head is something I wish I had learned 10 years ago, in uni, instead of only some years ago.

[TJ-hsqm]

Thanks Josh. You are the only one who understands and addresses the needs of professional programmers.

[manfredriemer]

Hi Josh, I would be very interested in a 16" programming laptop review. These days with the thin bezels, they are smaller than the 15.6" laptops of a few years ago. About the speed of your speech, it's one of the reasons I subscribed to your channel because you convey your excellent information efficiently. Keep up the great work!

[SuperFighter]

One thing to think about as well is there are plenty of good options for ex-lease machines, Elitebook 840 G5, 6, 7 and Thinkpad L14, T14 and P14 machines of different generations can be found on a budget and have great build quality and still have life in them due to being upgradable.

[mayankarora]

Awesome guide with practical advise. Thanks!

[mithrillis]

I was looking for a 6800U laptop last year but local stores were slow to stock so I ended up getting a ROG Flow X13 (6800HS) without discrete graphics. Very overlooked productivity laptop from a gaming brand. The screen is a bit small, but it's very crisp (thanks for no matte!) and it's 120Hz so it will make scrolling feel better. The keyboard is no Thinkpad but does the job well. You get touchscreen, a pen, and you can fold the device to tablet mode. You can even run most games reasonably well with just onboard graphics. Also no aggressive gamer aesthetics that usually comes with ASUS ROG. Overall a very versatile device with a very capable processor. Hopefully they keep on with the quality with future refreshes.

[alawiSahel]

Can you believe that in all of youtube there is nothing about this topic in such high quality and thoughtful content. Thank you.