For a family having a laptop, is an essential part of entertainment, media consumption, news and social media presence at home. Here, we’ll look at the best laptop for Family Use. Depending on the use cases, laptops require certain minimum specification in order to be handle everyday tasks thrown at it.
First, lets talk about performance. In a normal family home, a laptop might be used for watching movies, browsing, listening to music, reading and responding to email, some casual gaming, reading, school, in addition to some work. All these activities, require good performance in order for all the tasks thrown at the laptop to be handled smoothly.
An intel Core i5/ Ryzen 5, should be the minimum processor. These, are able to handle, without performance issues all the programs that are commonly used by families at home.
In most cases, you’ll have several programs open at the same time, maybe a browser, pdf file or word document. You don’t want to be in a situation where switching between these, brings about performance issues and slowdowns. This is where the RAM comes in play. For a family laptop, the minimum amount of RAM your laptop should have, is not less than 4GB. With this, you can intuitively switch between several apps and programs without lags.
When watching movies, you need to have a high resolution with details, and high contrast ratio. The screen of the laptop you buy, should at the least, have a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. Another important consideration you should take into account, is the display size. Anywhere from 14 inches upwards, might suit most families.
All the laptops listed here, are suited for home family use. They meet the minimum requirements listed above and would run smoothly. Here’s our list for the 5 of the best laptops for Family use.
- Samsung Notebook 9
CPU: 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8565U
GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display Size: 15 inches
Display Resolution: 1920×1080 pixels
RAM: 16 GB LPDDR3
Storage Space: 512 GB Flash Memory Solid State
Operating System: Windows 10
Ports: USB, Headphone Jack, HDMI, Mini Display
Dimensions: (L x W x H) 13.7 x 9.02 x 0.67 inches
Weight: 7.8 ounces
Pros: Fast charging, Good design, Performance
Cons: None
- Gigabyte AERO 15 SA-7US5130SH Laptop
CPU: Intel Core i7-9750h (2.6Ghz-4.5GHz)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GDDR6 6GB
Display Size: 15.6 inches
Display Resolution: 3840 x 2160 pixels
RAM: 16GB DDR4 2666MHz
Storage Space: 512GB Intel 760P SSD
Operating System: Windows 10
Ports: Intel Thunderbolt 3 | Killer Ethernet E2600/ Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (powered by Intel)
Dimensions: (L x W x H) 14 x 9.8 x 0.8 in
Weight: 9 lbs
Pros: Performance
Cons: Heavy
- HP ENVY 13 Laptop
CPU: Intel Core i7-8565U
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce MX250 Graphics
Display Size: 13.3 inches
Display Resolution: 4K Display (3840 x 2160)
RAM: 16 GB DDR4-2400 SDRAM
Storage Space: 512GB SSD
Operating System: Windows 10
Ports: USBs, HDMI, Audio Jack, Ethernet
Dimensions: (L x W x H) 13.3 x 8.9 x 0.89 in
Weight: 4.85 pounds
Pros: Design, Performance, Display quality, Lightweight and Portable
Cons: None
- Dell XPS 9370 Laptop
CPU: Intel Core 8th Generation i7-8550U Processor (Quad Core, up to 4.0 GHz, 8M Cache)
GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display Size: 13.3’’
Display Resolution: 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) InfinityEdge Touch display
RAM: 8 GB DDR3
Storage Space: 256GB SSD
Operating System: Windows 10
Ports: 2x ThunderboltTM 3 with PowerShare & DC-In & DisplayPort, 1x USB-C 3.1 with PowerShare, DC-In & DisplayPort, 1x card reader, 1x headset jack, 1x Noble lock slot
Dimensions: (L x W x H) Height: 0.3”-0.46” (7.8mm-11.6mm), Width: 11.9” (302mm), Depth: 7.8” (199mm)
Weight: 2.67 lbs 1.21Kg
Pros: Quality display, Good performance
Cons: Storage may be inadequate for some.
- Microsoft Surface Pro X
CPU: Microsoft® SQ1™
GPU: Microsoft® SQ1™ Adreno™ 685 GPU
Display Size: 13 INCHES PixelSense
Display Resolution: 2880×1920 (267 PPI)
RAM: 8GB or 16GB LPDDR4x RAM
Storage Space: 128, 256, or 512GB SSD
Operating System: Windows 10
Ports: 2 x USB-C, Surface Connect Port, Surface Keyboard port, Nano SIM
Dimensions: (L x W x H) 11.3 in x 8.2 in x 0.28 in (287 mm x 208 mm x 7.3 mm)
Weight 1.7 lbs (774g)
Pros: Lightweight, Portable, Good performance, Long battery life
Cons: NA