best video card for web design

We all know that good web designers are only as good as their equipment permits them to be. If you have an old, slow laptop that hangs every time you load Photoshop…Houston, we have a problem. Below is a list of the 5 best laptops for web design.

#1: Apple MacBook Pro

Macbook Pro for web design

With excellent performance, a long battery life and a completely flawless design, Apple's MacBook Pro is the ultimate blend of user-friendliness and power laptop for web designers, or just about anyone. It's available with either a 15.4-inch 2880×1800 screen or a 13-inch 2560×1600 screen, both of which use an amazing retina display. With the Mac OS X Mountain Lion, 7 Hour Battery Life, lightning fast 256 GB Flash Storage, 8 GB DDR3 ram and some amazing processing power, you get a laptop that can rival or surpass most desktop computers.

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Technical Details

2.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 Processor with Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz
8 GB 1600MHz DDR3L Memory
256 GB Flash Storage
15.4-inch Retina Display; 2880×1800 Resolution; NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M Graphics
Mac OS X Mountain Lion, 7 Hour Battery Life

#2: ASUS Republic of Gamers 17.3-Inch Gaming Laptop

Although marketed as a gaming laptop, much like the Alienware m17x, this machine is an absolute beast when it comes to hardware specs and power. Just check out its specs below:

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Technical Details

Intel Core i7-6700HQ 2.6GHz
16 GB DDR3
1 TB 7200 rpm Hard Drive
17.3-Inch Full-HD LED Screen (1920×1080 pixels) (also available in smaller sizes)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M Graphics Card
USB3.1 connections
Windows 8 (or 7, your choice)

#3: Alienware m17x

While this is a "gaming laptop", the Alienware 17x is an excellent choice for web designers due to its raw power. Gaming laptops are the most technically demanding, thus they are an excellent choice for web designers. Check out the power of this monster laptop below:

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Technical Details

Intel Core i7-4710HQ
8 GB DDR3 RAM
1000 GB 7200 rpm Hard Drive
17.3-Inch Screen, 1600×900
Windows 8
Video Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M with 3GB GDDR5

#4: Sony VAIO E Series

Sony Vaio E Series

Although generally on the costly side, Sony makes very good laptops. While the Vaio wasn't our top choice, it's still a very solid machine, especially considering it's under $1000 price tag. Check out the specs below:

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Technical Details

Intel Core i7-3632QM Processor (2.2 GHz)
8 GB DDR3 RAM
1 TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
17.3-Inch Screen, AMD Radeon HD 7650M
Windows 8
2-hour battery life

#5: HP Envy 17

HP ENVY 17

This is a very solid laptop that gets you many features for the price. HP Envy 17 is last on our list, but it's still a worthy contender with its i7-3610 QM processor, 17.3 inch screen and 8 GB ram..

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Technical Details

Intel® Core i7-6700HQ Quad Core Processor
16GB DDR3 System Memory
750GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M Graphics
Windows 10 Home 64