When you are selecting a laptop, you need to think about what you are going to be using it for. That way you are going to be able to select the features that are best for your individual set of needs. In the following blog post, we are going to be looking at laptops that are suitable for data analysis and some of the individual features that will help to support this practice significantly.

A Good Level of RAM

Whether you are looking at a Lenovo or an Apple product, it is certainly worth choosing one that is able to support your RAM requirements, which are likely to be high when you are using it for data analysis. You should be looking for somewhere in the region of 16 GB RAM, and you should certainly avoid going below 8 GB as this is certainly going to negatively impact your data analysis activities.

Plenty of Storage

Next on the list of potential requirements for a data analysis laptop, we have a suitable level of storage. In this situation, it is certainly worth checking out even a basic SSD as this can end up being double or even triple the speed of an ordinary hard drive. If you decide to go one stage higher, this can mean that you have between four and five times the speed, which is obviously going to be significant for proper data analysis.

Keyboard

Next up, you have the keyboard to consider. Of course, you may not need to research and investigate it quite as carefully as you always have the option of getting an external keyboard and mouse combination which can be replaced if you decide you do not like them. In this situation, it is always going to be worth going for an ergonomic option. This is simply down to comfort of use and the reducing the risk of developing a repetitive strain injury, which can be extremely debilitating.

Display

When you are doing your data analysis, the last thing that you want to find is that you are squinting at the screen. With this in mind, it is worth going for a screen that is a decent enough size – 15 inches is a good base mark to aim at. Any smaller than this and you can find yourself seriously struggling to do your activities properly – as well as resulting in eye-strain or pore posture.

Ports

The ports of a laptop are commonly overlooked. However, they can prove to be invaluable if you choose the right ones. For example, a USB Type C (also known as a thunderbolt port) can help to make your life a lot easier, simply due to the fact that you are able to transfer data to and from external drives at a very quick pace.

Hopefully, the above advice has given you a bit of something extra to work with when it comes to choosing a laptop for all of your data analysis activities. Ultimately, these are just guidelines and everybody works in a slightly different way, but a laptop that ticks all of the boxes above will certainly do the job effectively.