Can you recommend a good laptop for working as a data analyst?

[MattiaMDR]

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I need a good laptop to work remotely as a data analyst. I know it depends a lot on what you're going to be doing, whether you work with AI or not, etc., but I'd like something with a maximum budget of €1,000 or similar (obviously, if there's something better for €50-100 more, for example, that's fine too) that can do a bit of everything. My desktop PC is currently letting me down, I often find a job but i am away from home, so given the current situation, I opted for a laptop. Any ideas?
thank you for all

[wassupjay]

Man, you dont need an expensive one. Just regular laptop with normal specs works as well. Make sure you have SSD and high storage.

[MattiaMDR]

Only ssd?

[wassupjay]

As a data analyst you will be working on lot of data which obviously requires lot of storage, and softwares which doesn't require you gaming GPU. If a macbook is your budget just go for it you wont regret the decision, all apps on macos are similar to windows nothing special , only few keys are diff which you will get used in a week.

[arshisabah]

If you have that budget, then go for the Apple MacBook Air.

[MattiaMDR]

People say me that is bad; because many company work on Windows app etc

[MattiaMDR]

But Mac is good? Because many people say me is bad IOS system because many company use Windows app, for example excel, in app is different; i wrong?

[a-sharifov]

I would recommend trying both Mac and Windows. You can usually do this through a return guarantee, which typically lasts about two weeks — enough time to see which suits you better. I also want to emphasize that, regardless of the operating system, you should choose at least 16 GB of RAM and an SSD instead of an HDD, preferably 512 GB or more. In general, for analytics work, almost any computer will do, even a budget one. Personally, I recommend considering options from Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 series.

[Kanav-Chauhan]

Listen It depends on your budget and the work load you have, suppose you are a beginner level any 30 to 40k laptop Present date laptop is good if you are intermediate then you can go up till 70 to 80k which mostly is great, also don't go for dedicated gpu buy the laptop as slim as possible having good battery because you are not going to play games you are going to work on it.

[MattiaMDR]

Yes, but if I want to do more complex work later, I have to change the laptop again... do you have any advice on the laptop?