Bored of that dusty old machine you’ve been lugging around this past year of living and working remotely? You need a new laptop. The right laptop can change everything, whether you’re deskbound at home, roaming through tropical forests as a solitary digital nomad, or or somewhere in between. Here are our choices for the best laptops that matter to remote workers.
Why is it Important to Chose a Quality Laptop?
Visualize the scenario: you’re in the midst of an important Zoom meeting and your laptop freezes. Frustrating, isn’t it? With the expansion of remote work, it is no longer a luxury to have a reliable laptop – it has now become crucial. Multitasking and joining video calls are central to your productivity.
But how can you determine the right one for you? From the myriad of options each one claiming to be the last, the best, the ultimate? No need to worry, we did it for you! Here they are, the best laptops for remote work, whether you’re a home office aficionado or a digital nomad.
However, you might say to yourself: ‘Yes, but do I need a new laptop?’ Of course you do. Your old laptop might work, but if you want speed in your digital life, you need to be quick and agile, and your laptop has to keep up. Upgrading is an investment in your employment and a means of ensuring that your equipment stays up to par. A fast machine can keep you from emitting more expletives than your mother ever told you about and, unless you operate solely on paper, it can save you countless hours of system crashes, inconvenient failures and reboots.
Top Picks for Home Offices
Apple MacBook Pro (M1)
Why We Love It: The M1 chip has revolutionized performance. Imagine editing a 10-second video, then seamlessly switching to a complex data simulation—no lag, no hiccups. With the M1 chip, you can keep multiple apps open simultaneously without missing a beat. This laptop is designed for those who need power without sacrificing portability.
Every single pixel looks incredibly vivid, as if you’re seeing it in real life through your own eyes. Imagine being able to look at millions of texts, stories, comics, and all sorts of content with such clarity. That’s the magic of Retina Display. With over 5 million pixels, the Retina Display offers stunning sharpness and color accuracy, matching the way your eyes perceive the real world. Designed to look unbelievably sharp, it ensures that every detail is crystal clear and lifelike.
Battery Life: Up to 20 hours of battery life to get you through a full day of work.
Improved Workflow: No fuss transition between apps and devices If you are heavily rooted in the Apple Ecosystem, the features such as handoff and continuity make the transition between apps and devices pretty sleek.
Designed For: Designers, video editors and software developers who want their applications to run without delay.
Dell XPS 13
Why we love it: Truly stunning to behold, with its InfinityEdge display and metal construction, the Dell XPS 13 delivers an amazing user experience. Some of the best engineering in the industry enables this laptop to stand out in a market packed with excellent machines.
Key Features:
InfinityEdge Display: Almost invisible sides on a 13.4-inch edge-to-edge display maximise screen footprint for a truly immersive viewing experience.
Performance: Powerful enough for high-end multitasking and gaming thanks to the latest Intel Core processor.
Battery Life: Get up to 14 hours of battery life so you won’t ever have to be out of office.
Build Quality: Its machined aluminium and carbon fibre chassis is sophisticated, sturdy without being too heavy.
What makes it ideal: Certainly not its scarcity since you can order one right now… and if you have the money, you’ll have an exceptionally good-looking machine that will reward you with many hours of enjoyable use. This laptop is perfect for you if, like me, you are serious about your work, want a powerful yet portable laptop that lets you multitask, give presentations and tackle complex workloads with plenty of RAM to spare.
Top Picks for Digital Nomads
Microsoft Surface Pro 7
Why You’ll Love It: The Surface Pro 7 is both a laptop and a removable tablet, making it highly portable and versatile. It is highly portable and versatile in terms of entertainment and work, the device for the digital nomad who wants power and flexibility while on the road.
Key Features:
Touchscreen and Pen Support: The 12.3-inch PixelSense display is touch-sensitive and can be operated with the Surface Pen for creative tasks and note-taking.
Detachable Keyboard: Switch seamlessly between laptop and tablet modes with the detachable Type Cover.
Portability: At 1.7 pounds, the Surface Pro 7 is easily one of the lightest laptops you can find.
Performance: Intel’s 10th Gen processor delivers strong, purpose-built performance for the tasks you want to do.
Best for: Travellers, digital artists and creators who need a laptop that doubles as a portable drawing tablet, and can handle basic tasks well that have a few needs.
HP Spectre x360
Why You’ll Love It: The HP Spectre x360 is a best-of-both worlds convertible laptop that’s as high-performance as it is flexible. The laptop’s flexible 360-degree hinge allows you to flip it, bend it, and twist it until it feels just right.
Key Features:
4K OLED Display: 13.3-inch 4K OLED display for excellent colour and deep blacks for multimedia and creative work.
Battery Life: Up to 22 hours of battery lets you handle the longest of work days without a recharge.
Performance: Includes Intel processor and Ram. It allows you to work with the most demanding applications.
Design: Sleek gem-cut style with high-grade materials throughout. Anyone who has ever tried working remotely, whether as a nomadic digital-creative type or a remote office worker, will be well acquainted with this requirement. The XPS 13 fits this bill better than any laptop I have ever used.
Ideal For: Digital nomads and creative professionals, or any individual looking for a device that fits into different working scenarios.
Making the Right Choice
It all comes down to which priorities you might have in your life and work. Here’s a simple guide to help you pick the right laptop.
Assess Your Workflow: If you are running resource-intensive software such as video editing tools, look toward the MacBook Pro and Dell XPS 13 The MacBook Air, with its full-HD display and energy-efficient processors, still delivers seamless performance, whether you are editing documents or browsing the web.
Have Portability in mind: If you are a traveler then look for the thinnest, lightest, most flexible device possible; the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 or HP Spectre x360 will be your best bet.
Battery Life: Long battery life matters when you are a digital nomad without a lot of access to power outlets.
Stay Tuned for More
That’s only the beginning. We will publish more posts about high-performance, yet affordable, laptop options. We’ll also be presenting tips for optimising your new laptop.
Conclusion
The right laptop can elevate your remote work lifestyle to a productive, stress-free zone – whether you are hunkered down in your home office, vagabonding around the globe or any point in between. No more experimentation with old, wheezing laptops: get on the right machine to fulfil your potential.
