Laptops

Best for multitasking

Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360

A 16-inch 120Hz AMOLED convertible built for anyone who wants the biggest, best screen on this list.

Read the review → Best battery life

Microsoft Surface Laptop (Snapdragon)

A Windows-on-Arm laptop with independently measured multi-day battery life no Intel or AMD laptop on this list can match.

Read the review → Best convertible

HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14

A 2.8K OLED convertible that folds into a tablet, built into one of the best-looking laptop chassis on the market. HP retired the Spectre x360 name in mid-2025; this is its direct successor.

Read the review → Most RAM for the price

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i

16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD at a price where most budget laptops still ship 8GB and half the storage.

Read the review → Best value

HP 14" Laptop (Ryzen 3)

The smallest and lightest budget pick here, with a touchscreen most laptops at this price skip.

Read the review → Budget pick

Acer Aspire 5 Slim

A 15.6-inch everyday laptop with battery life that holds up through a light workday, the cheapest real pick for someone who just needs a working laptop.

Read the review → Best for Windows users

Dell XPS 13 (2026)

The Windows answer to the MacBook Neo: a 2.5K touchscreen and a 2.2-pound build at a similar price, for anyone who wants the portability without moving into the Apple ecosystem.

Read the review → Best for Apple users

Apple MacBook Neo

Apple's cheapest laptop ever: an A18 Pro chip and a real Liquid Retina display, built for email, browsing, and light Apple Intelligence use, not multitasking-heavy work.

Read the review → Video editing pick

Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M5 Pro)

An 18-core CPU and 20-core GPU with up to 64GB of unified memory, built for people who are actually exporting timelines, not just watching them render.

Read the review → Gaming pick

Razer Blade 18 (2026)

Desktop-class RTX 5090 graphics and a Core Ultra 9 chip in an 18-inch chassis, built for people who need real frame rates, not just a laptop that can technically launch a game.

Read the review → Premium pick

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13

The business-class flagship version of the same idea, carbon-fiber chassis and MIL-SPEC durability testing for people who need a laptop that survives years of travel.

Read the review → Most portable pick

ASUS Zenbook S 14

A Copilot+ Core Ultra laptop in the same weight and price class, built around being the lightest thing in the bag rather than the biggest screen.

Read the review → Budget pick

Acer Swift Go 14 OLED

A 14-inch OLED laptop that gets most of the way to premium-thin-and-light territory for about half the price.

Read the review → Best OLED laptop

Lenovo Slim 7i 14" OLED (Aura Edition)

A Copilot+ Core Ultra 7 laptop with a 14-inch OLED touchscreen, 32GB RAM, and a 1TB SSD, built as a daily driver, not a spec-sheet flex.

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