For a Hybrid Job as the control / Automation Engineer , it is a necessity to have a Performant and Reliable laptop that can both support the process intensive softwares and Manufacturing Environments.
We labeled the top choices in 3 Categories : Rugged , Professional and Gaming Laptops.
1- Rugged Laptops
- Processor: Intel Core i5-1135G7 (Quad-core, 4.2GHz Turbo)
- RAM: 16GB
- Storage: 512GB SSD
- Graphics: Intel Iris Xe Graphics
- Display: 14″ FHD (1080p)
- Durability: MIL-STD-810H certified, IP-53
- Battery: 65Whr, optional hot-swappable battery
Price Range: $1,700–$2,200
- Processor: Intel Core i5-1145G7 vPro
- RAM: 16GB (expandable to 64GB)
- Storage: 512GB SSD (expandable)
- Graphics: Intel Iris Xe Graphics
- Display: 14″ HD, 1000-nit sunlight-readable
- Durability: MIL-STD-810H, MIL-STD-461G, IP53 rating
- Battery: Up to 20 hours with dual battery option
Price Range: $2,500-$3,000
- Processor: Intel Core i7-1165G7 (Quad-core, 4.7GHz Turbo)
- RAM: 16GB (expandable to 64GB)
- Storage: 1TB SSD
- Graphics: Intel Iris Xe Graphics
- Display: 13.3″ FHD, 1400-nit sunlight-readable
- Durability: MIL-STD-810H, IP66 certified
- Battery: Up to 27 hours with dual battery
Price Range: $3,500–$4,000
2- Professional Laptops
- Processor: Intel Core i7-11800H (Octa-core, 4.6GHz Turbo)
- RAM: 16GB (expandable to 64GB)
- Storage: 512GB SSD
- Graphics: NVIDIA T600 4GB
- Display: 15.6″ FHD
- Battery: Up to 7 hours
Price Range: $1,500–$2,000
- Processor: Intel Core i7-12700H (12-core)
- RAM: 32GB (expandable to 64GB)
- Storage: 1TB SSD
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX A2000 8GB
- Display: 15.6″ FHD
- Battery: Up to 10 hours
Price Range: $2,500–$3,000
- Processor: Intel Core i9-12900H (14-core)
- RAM: 32GB (expandable to 64GB)
- Storage: 1TB SSD
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX A3000 12GB
- Display: 15.6″ UHD (4K)
- Battery: 86Whr, up to 12 hours
Price Range: $3,500–$4,500
3- Gaming Laptops
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (Octa-core)
- RAM: 16GB (expandable to 32GB)
- Storage: 512GB SSD
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB
- Display: 15.6″ FHD, 144Hz
- Battery: 4-5 hours
- Cooling: Dual fan with self-cleaning anti-dust technology
- Durability: MIL-STD-810H military-grade certification
Price Range: $1,200–$1,500
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS (8-core)
- RAM: 16GB (expandable to 40GB)
- Storage: 1TB SSD
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 3070 Ti 8GB
- Display: 15.6″ QHD, 165Hz
- Battery: Up to 8 hours
Price Range: $1,800–$2,200
- Processor: Intel Core i9-13980HX (24-core)
- RAM: 32GB (expandable to 64GB)
- Storage: 2TB SSD
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 4090 16GB
- Display: 17.3″ QHD, 240Hz
- Battery: Up to 6 hours
Price Range: $3,500–$4,500