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The best laptop for design students
Specifications
CPU:
Apple M1
Apple M1
Graphics:
Apple M1
Apple M1
RAM:
16GB
16GB
Screen:
Storage:
512GB
512GB
Size:
Weight:
1.4kg (3.0 pounds)
1.4kg (3.0 pounds)
Reasons to buy
+Superb, design-friendly screen
+Blazing speeds
+All-day battery life
+Excellent build quality
Reasons to avoid
–Lack of ports
–Design is a tad dated
Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020)
perfect
and 8K video.
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The best laptop for design students running Windows
Specifications
CPU:
Intel Core i7-1185G7
Intel Core i7-1185G7
Graphics:
Intel Iris Xe
Intel Iris Xe
RAM:
Up to 16GB
Up to 16GB
Screen:
Storage:
512GB
512GB
OS:
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Dimensions:
Weight:
1.2 kg
1.2 kg
Reasons to buy
+Very strong hardware
+Great display
+Top tier fit and finish
+Portable and light
Reasons to avoid
–Average audio
–Limited ports
As we noted in our
really
tough to scratch or break.
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The best budget laptop for design students
Specifications
CPU:
Apple M1
Apple M1
Graphics:
Apple M1
Apple M1
RAM:
8GB/16GB Unified Memory
8GB/16GB Unified Memory
Screen:
Storage:
Up to 2TB
Up to 2TB
Reasons to buy
+Thin and light
+Clean, crisp display
+Very fast hardware
Reasons to avoid
–More ports would be nice
–Webcam not great
exact same
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4. Asus ZenBook Duo 14
Specifications
CPU:
GPU:
RAM:
Up to 32GB
Up to 32GB
Storage:
Up to 1TB
Up to 1TB
Screen:
OS:
Windows 10
Windows 10
Webcam:
Yes
Yes
Dimensions:
Reasons to buy
+It has two displays
+And the second display is a touchscreen
+So you can use digital styli with it
+There’s also buckets of power on board
Reasons to avoid
–
–Odd keyboard arrangement
The
also
also
need
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5. Microsoft Surface Book 3
Specifications
CPU:
Quad-core 10th-en Intel Core i7-1065G7
Quad-core 10th-en Intel Core i7-1065G7
Graphics:
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 with Max-Q
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 with Max-Q
RAM:
8GB / 16GB / 32GB LPDDR4x (3733Mhz )
8GB / 16GB / 32GB LPDDR4x (3733Mhz )
Screen:
Storage:
256GB / 512GB / 1TB
256GB / 512GB / 1TB
Reasons to buy
+A no-compromise laptop and tablet
+Excellent PixelSense display
+Powerful gaming GPU option
Reasons to avoid
–An expensive option, no doubt
–Do you need tablet functionality?
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