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This is only my opinion and centered around laptops, but: GPU: depends on what you do, but pointless for many devs, unless you are into data science, useful fo
by dzhiurgis 4y ago
This is only my opinion and centered around laptops, but:
GPU: depends on what you do, but pointless for many devs, unless you are into data science, useful for both gamers and creatives, but has different aspects
Display: devs - high res & reflection free, creatives - colour accuracy, gamers - refresh rate
CPU: not much difference, tho devs would likely prefer faster cores over more cores
Memory: dev's are most likely to run out of it, unsure of rest
Storage: creatives are most likely to run out of it and most likely to benefit of fast storage
Keyboard: dev - something that works more than 1 month (looking at you, 2017 MBP), creative - whatever, gamers - seemingly rgb and mechanical
Mice: opinionated, but you can't game on a trackpad
Footprint: creatives and devs are likely to prefer slimmer machines, but only to a point
Ports: as a dev, I really don't care, gamers aren't likely to care either, but for a creative I can imagine it's absolute dongle life
- solardev 4y agoYeah! These are all great points I didn't consider in depth. I typically just use my laptop docked except for short stints at the coffee shop, but if you're the type who brings it everywhere and uses it as intended (built in keyboard, mouse, monitor) it does make a big difference.