Recommended Hardware
The following is a list of laptop recommendations (Mac & PC) split in to 3 tiers:
Low Tier
Word processing and web browsing
Mid-Range
Image and light graphics editing
High-End
Video Editing and 3D rendering
Mac:
Low Tier:
13.3-Inch MacBook Air
Apple M1 8-core CPU, 7-core GPU
8GB RAM
256GB SSD Storage
$999.00
Mid-Range:
15-inch MacBook Air
Apple M2 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU
8GB RAM
512GB SSD Storage
$1,499.00
16-Inch M2 MacBook Pro
Apple M2 12-core GPU, 19-core GPU
16GB RAM
512GB SSD Storage
$2,400.00
High-End:
16-Inch MacBook Pro
Apple M2 Max12-core CPU, 38-core GPU
32GB RAM
1TB SSD Storage
$3,499.00
PC:
Low Tier :
Dell Latitude 3540
15.6-in Display
13th Gen Intel Core i7-1355U Processor
16GB RAM
256GB SSD Storage
$1,089.00
Mid-Range:
Dell Latitude 7640
16-in Full HD Display
13th Gen Intel Core i5-1345U Processor
16GB RAM
256GB SSD Storage
$1,849.00
High-End:
Alienware m16
16-in Display (2560 x 1600)
13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700HX Processor
16GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 w/ 8GB memory
1TB SSD Storage
$1,999.99