Everyday work
Office, video calls and browsing need little; these are the makers' own minimum lists.
What matters
- System memory: many browser tabs and video calls add up.
- Almost any laptop in the finder meets these figures; battery life and the screen are what differ.
General guidance in our own words. The figures below are the makers' published requirements.
The requirements
| App | Minimum | Recommended | System the list names | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 | 4 GB memory, 1280x768 display (Windows); 32-bit build needs hardware acceleration for 4K | not published | Windows 11; one of the three newest macOS versions | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Zoom Workplace | 4 GB memory | 16 GB memory, Page advises a quad-core or better laptop for smooth screen sharing | Windows 10 or 11; macOS 10.15 or later | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Microsoft Teams | 4 GB memory, Hardware acceleration needs DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 2.0 (Windows 10) | not published | Windows 10 version 10.0.19041 or higher (no LTSC); one of the three... | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Google Chrome | Intel Pentium 4 or later with SSE3 (Windows, Linux); Windows 11 on Arm | not published | Windows 10 or later; macOS 13 Ventura or later | official page read 2026-10-22 |
| Windows 11 | 4 GB memory, DirectX 12 compatible with a WDDM 2.0 driver; 720p display above 9 inches | not published | UEFI with Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, 64 GB storage | official page read 2026-10-22 |
Which laptops meet the most of these
The 30 best of 205 listed laptops, compared with each laptop's largest memory option. Memory and graphics memory only. The operating system is not checked: many of these apps and games run only on Windows or only on macOS, so open the source link before you rely on a ranking. A laptop whose maker does not state its graphics memory counts as not meeting any figure that depends on it. The graphics class and processor each maker names are in the source links too.