Buyer's guide

The best laptops right now.

Ranked by expert review scores where available, sustained CPU/GPU performance, battery life, display quality, and what each laptop is actually best for.

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Ultrabooks & Thin-and-Light MacBooks & Creator Workstations Gaming Laptops Business & ThinkPad 2-in-1 Convertibles Budget & Student Laptops

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Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M4 Max

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Shortlist$3,499Apple M4 Max / Liquid Retina XDR 120Hz / Thunderbolt 5

A safe choice, but compare sustained CPU/GPU performance, battery life, display brightness, keyboard comfort, and port selection against nearby rivals.

macOS usersall-day batterysilent thermals

MacBooks & Creator

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Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M4 Max

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Shortlist$3,499Apple M4 Max / Liquid Retina XDR 120Hz / Thunderbolt 5

A safe choice, but compare sustained CPU/GPU performance, battery life, display brightness, keyboard comfort, and port selection against nearby rivals.

macOS usersall-day battery

Ultrabooks

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Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M4

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Best value$1,099Apple M4 (10-core CPU / 10-core GPU) / 16GB unified memory

The review score is high relative to the usual price. Prioritise deals and refurbished options.

macOS usersall-day batterysilent thermals

Business & ThinkPad

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13

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Shortlist$1,999Intel Core Ultra 7 (Lunar Lake) / 2.8K OLED / sub-1kg carbon chassis

A safe choice, but compare sustained CPU/GPU performance, battery life, display brightness, keyboard comfort, and port selection against nearby rivals.

business travelbest-in-class keyboard

Gaming Laptops

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ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 OLED

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Shortlist$1,599AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS / GeForce RTX 4070 / 14-inch 3K 120Hz G-Sync OLED

A safe choice, but compare sustained CPU/GPU performance, battery life, display brightness, keyboard comfort, and port selection against nearby rivals.

PC gaminghigh-TGP RTXhigh-refresh panel

2-in-1 Convertibles

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HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14

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Shortlist$1,549Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (Lunar Lake) / 2.8K 120Hz OLED / Magnetic Tilt Pen

A safe choice, but compare sustained CPU/GPU performance, battery life, display brightness, keyboard comfort, and port selection against nearby rivals.

2-in-1 pen workflowtablet & tent mode

Budget Laptops