While the world uses a mobile phone or a tablet to use the Internet, you as a programmer, need a laptop to do programming. Here are the main specifications you should look for when shopping for a laptop for coding:
| Part | Minimum Specification | Preferred Specification |
| Processor | Intel i5, Quad core | Intel i7, 6-core processor, 8th generation |
| RAM | 8 GB DDR3, preferably upgradeable to 16 GB | 16 GB DDR4, preferably upgradeable |
| Disk Storage | 1 TB SATA Hard disk + 128 GB SSD | 1 TB SATA Hard Disk + 512 GB SSD |
| Display | 15.6″ screen with integrated graphics card | 17″ full HD display. An additional HD screen of 21″, with a dedicated graphics card. NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 is a good graphics card. A touch screen is not mandatory, but can enhance the experience of developing for mobile devices |
| Keyboard | An external wireless keyboard and mouse | External wireless keyboard and mouse, with separate numeric keypad, and a writing tablet |
| Operating System | Windows 10 | Windows 10 and Linux (dual boot) |
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