Best laptops for graphic design

Best laptops for graphic design at a glance:

1. MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)

2. Apple MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (13-inch, mid-2019)

3. Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition

4. Dell XPS 13 (2020)

5. MacBook Air (2020)

6. Dell XPS 15 (2020)

7. Acer ConceptD 7

8. Lenovo Legion Y540

All best laptops for graphic design & specification:

1. MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)

The best Apple laptop ever

CPU: 9th-generation Intel Core i7 – i9 | 

Graphics: AMD Radeon Pro 5300M – Radeon Pro 5500M | 

RAM: 16GB – 64GB | 

Display: 16-inch Retina display with True Tone

Storage: 512GB – 8TB SSD

+ Stunning 16-inch screen

+ New and improved keyboard

- Expensive

- Limited to four Thunderbolt 3 ports

2. Apple MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (13-inch, mid-2019)

The best laptop for graphic design in the world

CPU: 8th-generation Intel Core i5 – 8th-generation Intel Core i5 | 

Graphics: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 – 655 | 

RAM: 8GB – 16GB |

Display: 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2,560 x 1,600 |

Storage: 128GB – 2TB SSD |

 + Much more powerful 

 + More storage 

 - Keyboard learning curve 

3. Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition

A seriously powerful pro laptop

CPU: 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H | 

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q – NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Studio Edition|

RAM: 32GB | 

Display: 15.6" OLED 4K Touch 60Hz, factory calibrated |

Storage: 1TB SSD

+ Powerful

+ Beautiful screen

- Expensive

4. Dell XPS 13 (2020)

Still one of the best laptops of all time

CPU: 10th generation Intel Core i5 – i7 | 

Graphics: Intel Iris Plus | 

RAM: 8GB – 16GB |

Display: 13.3-inch FHD (1,920 x 1,080) – 4k (3840 x 2160) | 

Storage: 256GB – 2TB SSD

+Gorgeous design

+ Excellent battery life

- Lackluster audio

- Expensive

5. MacBook Air (2020)

New and improved for 2020

CPU: Intel Core i3 – i7 | 

Graphics: Intel Iris Plus Graphics | 

RAM: 8GB – 16GB | 

Display:13.3-inch (diagonal) 2,560 x 1,600 LED-backlit display with IPS technology | 

Storage: 256GB – 2TB PCIe-based SSD

+ Lower price of entry

+ New 10th generation processors

+ Improved keyboard

- Screen colors a little muted

- Battery life only OK

- Webcam still just 720p

6. Dell XPS 15 (2020)

A brilliant graphic design laptop

CPU: 10th-generation Intel Core i5 – i7 | 

Graphics: Intel Iris Plus Graphics - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti | 

RAM: 8GB – 64GB | 

Display: 15.6" FHD+ (1920 x 1200) IPS - UHD+ (3840 x 2400) | 

Storage: 256GB – 1TB SSD

+ Fast performance

+ Eye-catching design

- GTX 1650 Ti is a little weak

- 15-inch screen might be too large for some

7. Acer ConceptD 7

A mobile workstation for creatives

CPU: 9th-generation Intel Core i7 | 

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 – 2080 | 

RAM: 16GB – 32GB | 

Display:15.6" 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) 16:9 IPS | 

Storage: 1TB

+ Cheaper than MacBook Pro

+ Good selection of ports

- Expensive

- Plain design

- Not as thin and light as MacBook Pro

8. Lenovo Legion Y540

Lenovo legion Y540 beautiful design

CPU: 2.6GHz Gen Intel Core i7-9750H

Graphics:  4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650

RAM: 24GB

Display: 15.6-inch FHD IPS (1920 x 1080)

Storage: 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD

+ Standard Notebook Keyboard

+ Dual Speakers

- Battery life isn't good