#framework

The Best Laptops for Programmers in 2026: M4 MacBook Pro vs Framework vs ThinkPad X1

Three laptops define the serious developer market in 2026, and they could not be more different in their philosophy. The MacBook Pro M4 Max, the Framework Laptop 16, and the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 each win, decisively, for a different kind of programmer.