Music and audio production

Audio software depends on the processor and memory more than on graphics.

What matters

• System memory: sample libraries and many tracks use it.
• Processor speed and storage matter; the lists give them in words.

General guidance in our own words. The figures below are the makers' published requirements.

The requirements

Which laptops meet the most of these

The 30 best of 128 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. The graphics class and processor each maker names are in the source links too.