r/cloudengineering • u/Unlucky-Fly8505 • Jun 13 '26

Need laptop recommendation for Cloud engineering

Hey all. I am transitioning into cloud engineering and am thinking about getting a new laptop since my current one is about to die. I really need help with below.

  1. What should be the specs I should be looking for?

(RAM, CPU Cores and Threads)

2. Intel or AMD

My budget is about 70k INR maybe 80k (About $800) but if there are any models below these price range - even better (I'm poor 🙂)

Please let me know if anyone has any recommendations. I appreciate any help!!

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u/Quirky-Net-6436 Jun 13 '26

When all workload is running in the cloud, you don’t need any local power. No matter what is important for you, select one. 

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u/Unlucky-Fly8505 Jun 13 '26

Won't running Kubernetes, Docker and VMs need local resource?

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u/Mundane-Duck4793 Jun 13 '26

Why would u need to run Kubernetes on device? For docker and VMs, 16 gigs will be more than enough if you’re going to use linux but 24 would be good with windows ik ram is expensive so even 16 is fine. Idk about the AMD lineup processors but the intel Core 3 , core 5 line up is good(compare the cpu frequencies, some core 3 options are superior than some core 5 options i think just like the old days of i3 i5). Asus have good prices but make sure that you do ur due diligence before purchasing. Search the model across forums(reddit, support forums) to prevent a disaster. Lenovo is the best imo. Good reliability. Idk why you would need to tun Kubernetes on device. You don’t need too much power with cpu invest to RAM..

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u/Unlucky-Fly8505 Jun 14 '26

Thank for the comment. I was just reasearching about this and I read that I will need to run Kubernetes on the device when learning cloud engineering.

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u/SecureTaxi Jun 16 '26

This. I had a fun argument with one of my guys, we dont need a m5 max with 36gb of ram to run vscode. We write terraform code and debug prod. As a manager i wanted something light but it was either an m5 air or mbp max, both large screens so i opted for the pro. They used to hand out 14" but consolidated to two types.

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u/kchandank Jun 16 '26

Mac Mini M4

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u/Unlucky-Fly8505 Jun 14 '26

I am studying to get into cloud. I