Which laptop should I get for UE 4/5?

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Which laptop should I choose:

  1. HP Pavilion Gaming 15 (IPS/I5-8GEN/8GB/GTX 1050/SSD)
  2. Asus TUF Gaming FX505DT (IPS/RYZEN 5/8GB/GTX 1650/SSD)
  3. Apple MacBook Air 13 (2018/RETINA/CORE I5/8GB/SSD)
  4. HP Pavilion Gaming 15 (I5-8GEN/8GB/GTX 1050 Ti/SSD+HDD)
  5. Acer Aspire VX15 VX5-591G (IPS/CORE I5/8GB/GTX 1050 Ti/SSD)
  6. Lenovo Legion Y520 (IPS/I5/8GB/GTX 1050/ SSD)
  7. Dell G3 3579 (IPS/CORE I5/8GB/GTX 1050/HDD+SSD)
  8. Acer Nitro 5 AN515 (IPS/RYZEN 5/16GB/GTX 1650/SSD)
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Definitely, I would recommend this one:
8. Acer Nitro 5 AN515 (IPS/RYZEN 5/16GB/GTX 1650/SSD)

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If these are the only options, then Anton is correct - get the best GPU, fastest CPU, fastest SSD and most RAM (in that order) you can afford for UE5. That being said, I can’t in good conscience recommend any of these for a primary UE5 developer laptop. I would look at getting something with AT LEAST an NVIDIA 2080 and ideally the newest GPU you can afford (3060/3070 mobility is good).

Finally, keep in mind that UE5 is largely IO-bound for builds, packaging etc. so FAST SSD is a must.

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