What is the best laptop for a programmer? Lets put a hypothetical scenario, you are gladiator, and your life lies on your sword. Where would you put your resources in ? I would have purchased the best sword available in the market something made up of valyrian steel, because I vouch for my life on it. So, coming back, you are a programmer, which is the most indispensable tool that you can purchase, I guess you got the point. I have been using Macbook Pro, from pretty long, and believe me it has given me the best bang for the buck. Hands down. Macbook Pro 13.3 ( 2.6 Ghz Intel Core i5, 8GB 1600 MHz DDR3, 256 GB SSD ) SSD means its boots up in seconds, and makes it super fast . Retina display, so less strain on eyes, I work almost 12+ hours on my laptop everyday, without getting tired OSX, first choice of any programmer, based on Unix, so seems familiar Awesome 8+ hours battery life, no need to fumbling with chargers No need to go to service center, almost never hang