6 Best Laptop For Working From Home Mac and Windows in 2022 (Ranked])

Working From Home has become a common term in 2020 and beyond. Many companies have been forced by COVID-19 to enforce WFH.

Indirectly, laptops and internet connections are mandatory requirements to do WFH.

It can be seen from the statistics of laptop sales on the statista.com site increasing every year.

Why From Home?

Flexibility

No more 9 to 5, flexibility is the biggest advantage when we talk about WFH. Besides being able to do work at a more flexible time, WFH employees can also do other things at home.

Free time with family or attending meetings that usually cannot be done during working hours.

The flexibility of the room can also be used as a reference for WFH. Considering that if you work in an office, employees have to do work in the same room every day.

But if at home, employees can arrange their workspace as comfortably as possible.

Less Expenses

With Work From Home, employees can also save more money, with no spending on vehicle gasoline or spending on public transportation and Working From Home can also save expenses on work clothes.

Better Work Life Balance

When work takes vicinity from your property base, there may be opportunities to restore the balance.

Much less travel time on crowded roads or public transport could mean extra time with your own family or for leisure – in addition to potentially saving on delivery charges.

There’s also the consolation that comes from being on your own space, together with your very own things, and wearing what you like.

Plus, it could be easier to live on top of family obligations through setting on a load of washing or letting food cook at the same time as you work.

You might find it less difficult to agenda in exercising or just take a damage through going for a walk around the block.

Things to Consider Before Buying Laptop!

1. Needs for Working From Home

Most WFH employees don't do such a heavy job that they don't need a device with such high specifications.

Just open Office Software and maybe sometimes editing software like Photoshop.

2. Budget Wise

If we talk about the budget, of course we try to keep the budget to a minimum to buy a laptop.

Therefore, the laptops that we will discuss here have a price range of 10-20 million. Suitable for employees who really need comfort when doing their jobs.

3. Design

Laptop design also plays a big role when we talk about WFH. As much as possible the laptop that we buy must have a slim design to make it easier in terms of mobility.

4. Light Weight

Still in touch with design wise; Slim and certainly light has become a mandatory combination to meet the needs of devices to support WFH.

Because if the laptop has a light weight, we also don't get sore when we have to move between work rooms.

5. Battery Life

Battery life is no less important than a laptop, because basically we will feel comfortable if we don't have to frequently connect our laptop to the charger.

With a strong enough battery life, we will also be more comfortable and effective to do WFH.

6 Best Laptop For Working From Home in 2022 (July Update)

1. Macbook Air M1 (Best Overall)

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• Specs:
  • Apple M1 Chip
  • Retina Display
  • SSD
  • Fanless
  • Up to 18 Hours Battery Life

• Price: $999 / Rp.14 Juta

2. Dell XPS 13

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• Specs:
  • 12th Generation Intel Core i5-1230U
  • Intel Iris Xe Graphics
  • 8GB, LPDDR5, 5200 MHz, integrated, dual channel (Up to 32GB)
  • 512GB PCIe NVMe x2 Solid State Drive Onboard (Up to 1TB)
  • 13.4 FHD+ (1920 x 1200) InfinityEdge Non-Touch Anti-Glare 500-Nit Display

• Price: $999/ Rp.14 Juta

3. Asus Zenbook 13

• Specs:
  • Intel Core i5-1135G7
  • Intel Evo Platform
  • 8GB LPDDR4X on board
  • 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
  • OLED FHD

• Price: $987 / Rp. 14 Juta

4. Lenovo Yoga 9i

• Specs:
  • 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1185G7
  • Intel Iris Xe
  • Up to 14" UHD (3840 x 2160) WVA
  • 16GB LPDDR (dual Channel)
  • 1TB SSD PCIe

• Price: $900 / Rp.13.799.000

5.Samsung Galaxy Book Pro

• Specs:
  • Intel Core i5-1135G7 / Intel Core i7-1165G7
  • 8 GB
  • 256GB SSD (Up to 1TB)

• Price: $909 / Rp. 13,6 Juta

6. Acer Swift 5

• Specs:
  • Intel Core i7-1260P
  • Intel Iris Xe Graphics
  • 35.6 cm (14") WQXGA (2560 x 1600) 16:10 Touchscreen
  • 1 TB SSD
  • 16 GB, LPDDR5

• Price: $1.400 / Rp. 22 Juta

Conclusion

My personal conclusion is gonna be on Macbook Air M1 for the best laptop for Working From Home. Because it's more performance than other intel laptops, more efficient in battery usage and the most interesting feature is the fanless design.

Macbook Air M1 is no brainer for all type of productivity task, from student to employee.

It's not that other laptops are not good, it's just that if we compare it with the Macbook Air M1 in terms of performance and budget, the Macbook Air M1 can still be the top candidate in productivity laptops.

Regards, 

Anavrin.