Before working as a software engineer, you should know the best Laptop For Programming. It helps you to reduce the development time and increase your performance. Nowadays there is a lot of SDK and editor that requires a good processor and ram.

If you are not aware of your SDK and editor then less amount of ram and the weak processor can create a big problem for you. Previously I have worked on a plugin project where I have faced problem due to less amount of ram and weak processor.

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In this article, I have tried to discuss the importance of ram, processor, storage and how they impact the performance of your development.

How to choose the best Laptop for Programming?

There are a lot of factors to select a laptop for the programming. In below list, I have mentioned some important factors that help you to select the best laptop.

Processor:

A processor is the brain of your machine. It controls the working of all of the hardware and software. Sometimes processor referred to as the Central Processing Unit (CPU). As a programmer, we have to perform multitask that means need to open different IDE or browser with several tabs.

At the time of executing or code debugging, we also require a good processor. Previously I have worked on a casino game where we used C++ as a programming language and visual studio as a development IDE.  During the development, we have found that the development machine hangs for a while at the time of loading the games.

We have tried to resolve this issue and we found that our codes have several threads and our processor not capable to handle that amount of threads. So it is very necessary your development machine should have a good processor. It is my recommendation at least your machine should have the i5 processor. It will be great if your machine has the i7 processor.

RAM:

RAM (random access memory) is a form of computer data storage. It is a volatile memory, it stores data and information temporarily while the computer is running. Whenever you open the browsers, games or any applications, they execute in RAM. You can say that all application of your computer executes in RAM.

So ram is an important factor to increase the performance of your laptop. At least your machine should have 8GB ram and it will be great if it has 16GB ram. If you don’t have the budget, you can purchase a 4GB laptop because in future you can increase the amount of ram as per your requirement.

Hard disk drive:

Before purchasing the laptop, you should aware of the size of the hard disk drive. A hard disk drive (HDD) is also called, hard disk, hard drive or fixed disk, It is an electromechanical data storage device. Unlike the RAM, a hard disk drive kept the data after the powered off. This is the reason when you restart the computer, you get back your all stored data.

So at the time of purchasing a laptop or PC, you should keep the size of a hard disk in your mind. There are few most popular hard drive manufacturers like Seagate, Western Digital, Hitachi, and Toshiba. you can purchase the hard disk drive from the manufacturer’s store, website as well as sites like Amazon, Banggood, FastTech, and arrow direct.

Graphics Card:

A graphics card is what your pc or laptop uses to handle games and graphics. for many programming functions, the graphics card isn’t necessary.

If you are a game developer or working on rendering software, then your PC or laptop should have the graphics card. There is a lot of graphics card manufacturer like NVIDIA.

Battery Life:

If you mostly work at places where the power supply is not available, then you should select the laptop that has a longer battery life. If the battery life of your laptop is no longer, then it creates a problem and become a hurdle.

Nowadays there is a lot of laptops available at the cheap price in the market that has a good battery.

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