Best Programming / Developer Laptops

Budget	Price	Model	CPU	Graphics	RAM	HDD	SSD	Display	Battery	Quality	Weight	Thickness
Ultra Low	$397	Lenovo ThinkPad X140e	A4-5000	AMD Radeon HD 8330	4GB	500GB 5400RPM		11.6" 1366x768 TN	8.5 hrs	6/10	3.9 lbs	1.3 in
Low	$429	Lenovo ThinkPad T440	i3-4030U	Intel HD 4400	4GB	500GB 7200RPM		14" 1366x768 TN	8 hrs	9/10	4 lbs	0.83 in
	$445	Lenovo ThinkPad E460	i3-6100U	Intel Graphics 520	4GB	500GB 7200RPM		14" 1920x1080 IPS	9 hrs	6/10	4.23 lbs	0.96 in
	$749	Asus Zenbook UX303UA	i5-6200U	Intel Graphics 520	8GB		256GB	13.3" 1920x1080 IPS Touch	8 hrs	8/10	3.2 lbs	0.76 in
	$768	Lenovo ThinkPad 13	i3-6100U	Intel Graphics 520	8GB		128GB	13.3" 1920x1080 IPS	11 hrs	9/10	3.2 lbs	0.78 in
Medium	$799	Dell XPS 13 9350	i3-6100U	Intel Graphics 520	4GB		128GB	13.3" 1920x1080 IPS	11 hrs	9/10	2.8 lbs	0.60 in
	$899	Dell XPS 13 9350	i5-6200U	Intel Graphics 520	8GB		128GB	13.3" 1920x1080 IPS	11 hrs	9/10	2.8 lbs	0.60 in
	$917	Lenovo ThinkPad T560*	i5-6200U	Intel Graphics 520	8GB	500GB 7200RPM		15.6" 1920x1080 IPS	24 hrs*	9/10	5 lbs	0.88 in
	$934	Apple Macbook Air 13	i5-4260U	Intel HD 5000	4GB		128GB PCIe	13.3" 1440x900 IPS	12hrs	10/10	3 lbs	0.68 in
	$971	Lenovo ThinkPad T460p*	i5-6440HQ	Intel Graphics 530	8GB	500GB 7200RPM		14" 1920x1080 IPS	12 hrs	9/10	4 lbs	0.96 in
	$980	Lenovo ThinkPad T460*	i5-6200U	Intel Graphics 520	8GB	500GB 7200RPM		14" 1920x1080 IPS	18 hrs	9/10	3.88 lbs	0.83 in
	$929	Dell XPS 15-9550 (i5 refurb)	i5-6300HQ	Nvidia GTX 960M	8GB	1TB 7200RPM	32GB Hybrid	15.6" 1920x1080 IPS	10 hrs	10/10	4.5 lbs	0.66 in
	$999	Apple Macbook Air 13	i5-5250U	Intel HD 6000	4GB		128GB PCIe	13.3" 1440x900 IPS	12 hrs	10/10	3 lbs	0.68 in
	$1040	Dell Latitude 15 E5570*	i5-6200U	Intel Graphics 520	8GB	500GB 7200RPM		15.6" 1920x1080 IPS	7 hrs	10/10	4.61 lbs	1 in
	$1050	Lenovo ThinkPad T460s*	i5-6200U	Intel Graphics 520	8GB		192GB	14" 1920x1080 IPS	10 hrs	9/10	3 lbs	0.73 in
Medium-High	$1088	Lenovo ThinkPad X260	i5-6200U	Intel Graphics 520	8GB		192GB	12.5" 1920x1080 IPS	21 hrs	10/10	2.9 lbs	0.8 in
	$1149	Dell XPS 15-9550 (i7 refurb)	i7-6700HQ	Nvidia GTX 960M	8GB		256GB SSD	15.6" 1920x1080	10 hrs	10/10	4.5 lbs	0.66 in
	$1170	Dell Latitude 15 E5570*	i5-6300HQ	Intel Graphics 530	8GB	500GB 7200RPM		15.6" 1920x1080 IPS	6 hrs	10/10	4.61 lbs	1 in
	$1199	Asus Zenbook UX303UB	i7-6500U	Nvidia GT 940M	12GB		512GB	13.3" 3200x1800 IPS Touch	7 hrs	8/10	3.2 lbs	0.76 in
	$1294	Dell XPS 15-9550 (i7 refurb)	i7-6700HQ	Nvidia GTX 960M	16GB		512GB SSD	15.6" 1920x1080	10 hrs	10/10	4.5 lbs	0.66 in
	$1299	HP Elitebook 1040 G3	i5-6200U	Intel Graphics 520	8GB		128GB	14" 1920x1080		9/10	3.15 lbs	0.63 in
	$1299	Apple Macbook Pro Retina 13	i5-5257U	Intel Iris Graphics 6100	8GB		128GB PCIe	13.3" 2560x1600 IPS	10 hrs	10/10	3.5 lbs	0.71 in
High	$1469	Dell Latitude 14 E7470 *	i5-6300U	Intel Graphics 520	8GB		128GB	14" 1920x1080 IPS	8 hrs	10/10	3.13 lbs	0.76 in
Very High	$1699	Dell XPS 15-9550 (i5)	i5-6300HQ	Nvidia GTX 960M	8GB		256GB SSD	15.6" 3840x2160 IPS Touch	10 hrs	10/10	4.5 lbs	0.66 in
	$1999	Dell XPS 15-9550 (i7)	i7-6700HQ	Nvidia GTX 960M	16GB		512GB SSD	15.6" 3840x2160 IPS Touch	10 hrs	10/10	4.5 lbs	0.66 in
Ultra High	$2289	Apple Macbook Pro Retina 15	i7-4870HQ	AMD Radeon M370X	16GB	None	512GB	15.4" 2880x1800 IPS	9 hrs	10/10	4.5 lbs	0.71 in