Hello everyone, I’m a newbie to GiS, in fact I’m going off to university as a mature student to study geography. I’ve been trying to find out, unsuccessfully, what is the best laptop both for GiS and Data Science.All answers gratefully received, thank you

[JohnMorrison1]

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[DanPatterson]

a desktop will give you more for your money

but if mobility is an issue, here is a listing of threads from the last year.

Note... there is no "best", ... but here are opinions

https://community.esri.com/search.jspa?q=best%20laptop&after=year

Requirements....

ArcGIS Pro 2.6 system requirements—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation 

PS

I use a fully-loaded Surface Book 3

[TomBos]

I would recommend buying something that has a good feel (keyboard, mousepad, screen) to it as you'll probably be spending quite some time on it. If you're traveling a lot weight, battery life and robustness will be relevant to you as well. Specs above are what you would typically buy for GIS/data science and the Surface book 3 is on my short list as well: it is one of the best machines currently available. One recommendation to definitely consider is using two physical harddisks: one for OS, one for storage (massive difference). Good luck shopping!