TDS Archive

An archive of data science, data analytics, data engineering, machine learning, and artificial intelligence writing from the former Towards Data Science Medium publication.

Member-only story

20 Necessary Requirements of a Perfect Laptop for Data Science and Machine Learning Tasks

Choose the Right Laptop for Data Science and Machine Learning

Rukshan Pramoditha
TDS Archive
Published in
7 min readJun 5, 2021

--

Photo by XPS on Unsplash

If you’re learning Data Science and Machine Learning, you definitely need a laptop. This is because you need to write and run your own code to get hands-on experience. When you also consider portability, the laptop is the best option instead of a desktop.

A traditional laptop may not be perfect for your data science and machine learning tasks. You need to consider laptop specifications carefully to choose the right laptop. If you’re looking to buy a laptop for data science and machine learning tasks, this post is for you! Here, I’ll discuss 20 necessary requirements of a perfect laptop data science and machine learning tasks.

Let’s get started!

Choosing the right processor (CPU)

Photo by Olivier Collet on Unsplash

Requirement 1: Generation of the Processor

Always consider buying newer-generation processors. Intel 11th Gen processors and AMD 5th Gen (5000 Series) processors are now…

--

--

TDS Archive
TDS Archive

Published in TDS Archive

An archive of data science, data analytics, data engineering, machine learning, and artificial intelligence writing from the former Towards Data Science Medium publication.

Rukshan Pramoditha
Rukshan Pramoditha

Written by Rukshan Pramoditha

3,000,000+ Views | BSc in Stats (University of Colombo, Sri Lanka) | Top 50 Data Science, AI/ML Technical Writer on Medium

Responses (19)