You are joining a large consumer electronics chain and you need to know where to go. Because making a mistake notebook means complaining for at least three or four years of one’s life. So, let’s proceed: if you are an Apple user, you have iPhones and iPads, you must have no doubts, fearlessly head to where you know why the new generation of MacBook with the new M1 processor is the best around. In the walled garden of Cupertino the brightest flower is the Mac Studio (which is not a laptop) but it is something out of the ordinary. If you live well in the Windows world, you have an Android smartphone (it tunes very well) and you cannot do without Word, Excel, Outlook, etc., as well as other types of specific software for the job, then you must take a look at the Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 4. Hardware-software integration is now a mantra and a certainty if you are looking for optimized products. That is not to say that they are the absolute best, but they are the best at running native programs.
Don’t get too distracted by marketing formulas like 2-in-1 which means with the screen that detaches and becomes a gamer’s tablet or laptop.
What you should be interested in is the processor version which means lower energy consumption and higher performance, at least eight Gb of Ram (better 16 Gb if you are multitasking or work with videos or games) an SSd storage memory (faster). To save on the hard drive and 32 Gb seem few to you, you can also think of an external drive. But remember to back up often and not to keep your entire professional life in one device.
Then the time for laptops with many entrance doors is over. Stuff from digital natives. The new laptops have Usb-C and stop ports. So look at what you have in the house and maybe buy an adapter.
Finally, there is the form factor. Which to be concrete translates into weight and portability. If you want a big screen for TV series, don’t complain if it weighs too much. Prices range from 300 euros up to two thousand and more. If you are a gamer and you insist on using a laptop, get ready to open your wallet.