Hi,
I am thinking about buying a new computer, mainly for web development. The 2017 Dell XPS 13 developer edition is preferred one but it is a little expensive.
The other option is to build a custom computer but I am not sure which pieces to use. I think the new AMD Ryzen - R5 - processors are pretty good since the have 8 or 12 threads.
Which setup or laptop would you recommend me?
Edit: a Linux distro as main OS, most of the work would be done at home, so almost no mobility needs.
Thanks in advance.
Lenovo Thinkpad P50 or P70 workstation. I am using P50 for last one year and its pretty awesome.
My specs: MacBook Pro (can run mac os, windows, linux), Parallels (to run Windows), Sketch (beats the crap out of Photoshop for web design, but is only available on Mac).
Any Dell laptop, it supports linux best
Ivan Bernatović
Full stack web developer
How about some of your personal requirements? First, it is important to decide whether you need mobility or not (that is, laptop vs. custom built desktop PC). Then you need to decide which OS you're going to use the most. Many web devs prefer Linux distros or macOS over Windows. If you're going Linux route it is important to check whether popular distros works fine on desired laptops or components since many components don't have proper drivers on Linux.