Best Laptops According to 73 Experts

Updated Mar 5, 2026

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apple 15-inch MacBook Air M4
apple

MacBook Air M4

$1,079

critic score
89
based on 7
critic reviews
Low cost
Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14" MediaTek Kompanio Ultra 910
Lenovo

Chromebook Plus 14

$595

critic score
89
based on 5
critic reviews

All laptops

Apple MacBook Air M1
Apple

MacBook Air M1

$551

critic score
91
based on 4
critic reviews
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
Microsoft

Surface Laptop 7

$870

critic score
90
based on 4
critic reviews
Apple MacBook Air Laptop M3 Chip
Apple

MacBook Air M3

$790

critic score
90
based on 4
critic reviews
Razer Blade 18 Gaming Laptop Nvidia Geforce Rtx 4090-13th Gen Intel 24-Core i9 Hx Cpu
Razer

Blade 18

$3,500

critic score
89
based on 4
critic reviews
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 13" Copilot+ PC Snapdragon X Plus
Microsoft

Surface Laptop

$1,000

critic score
87
based on 4
critic reviews
LENOVO Yoga Slim 7 14" Laptop AMD Ryzen AI
LENOVO

Yoga Slim 7

$703

critic score
87
based on 5
critic reviews
Alienware 16 Area-51 Gaming Laptop
Alienware

16 Area-51 Gaming Laptop

$3,959

critic score
86
based on 4
critic reviews
Apple MacBook Pro
Apple

MacBook Pro

$1,999

critic score
85
based on 3
critic reviews
Dell 16" Alienware 16 Aurora Gaming Laptop
Dell

Alienware 16

$1,670

critic score
84
based on 5
critic reviews
Dell XPS 14 Laptop
Dell

XPS 14

$1,200

critic score
83
based on 6
critic reviews
ASUS TUF Gaming A14 14" AMD Ryzen 7
ASUS

TUF Gaming A14

$1,750

critic score
83
based on 5
critic reviews
HP OmniBook 5 16" AMD Ryzen 7 Laptop
HP

OmniBook 5

$899

critic score
83
based on 5
critic reviews
Asus ROG Strix G16 16" WUXGA 165Hz Gaming Laptop AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
Asus

ROG Strix G16

$1,889

critic score
82
based on 5
critic reviews
ASUS ROG Strix G16 Gaming Laptop
ASUS

ROG Strix G16

$1,300

critic score
82
based on 6
critic reviews
Asus TUF Gaming A16 Laptop
Asus

TUF Gaming A16

$880

critic score
82
based on 5
critic reviews
Alienware 16 Aurora Gaming Laptop
Alienware

Aurora

$2,348

critic score
81
based on 4
critic reviews
Alienware 16X Aurora Gaming Laptop
Alienware

16X Aurora

$2,426

critic score
80
based on 5
critic reviews
Samsung Galaxy Book5 360 15.6
Samsung

Galaxy Book5

$1,313

critic score
80
based on 3
critic reviews
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 14" AMD Ryzen
Lenovo

ThinkPad E14 Gen 6

$750

critic score
80
based on 3
critic reviews
Dell 16 Premium Da16250 16.28-inch Intel Core Ultra 7
Dell

Da16250

$2,162

critic score
80
based on 7
critic reviews
ASUS Vivobook 14 Copilot+ PC AMD Ryzen AI 5 16GB RAM 512GB SSD 14 inch
ASUS

Vivobook 14

$400

critic score
80
based on 4
critic reviews
Acer Aspire 14 AI 14" Wuxga Intel Core Ultra
Acer

Aspire 14 AI

$529

critic score
78
based on 6
critic reviews
Acer Chromebook 311 11.6" Celeron
Acer

Chromebook 311

$91

critic score
78
based on 4
critic reviews
Acer Chromebook Plus 514
Acer

Chromebook Plus 514

$200

critic score
78
based on 4
critic reviews
MSI Katana 15 HX Laptop
MSI

Katana 15 HX

$964

critic score
77
based on 5
critic reviews
Acer Chromebook 314
Acer

Chromebook 314

$160

critic score
77
based on 4
critic reviews
ASUS Vivobook Laptop
ASUS

Vivobook

$849

critic score
77
based on 5
critic reviews
HP EliteBook Ultra G1q 14" Touchscreen Notebook
HP

EliteBook Ultra G1q

$1,450

critic score
76
based on 6
critic reviews
HP Chromebook 15.6" Intel Processor N200
HP

Chromebook

$300

critic score
75
based on 5
critic reviews
HP OmniBook X Flip 2-in-1 Copilot+ PC 16" 2K Touch-Screen Laptop
HP

OmniBook X Flip

$747

critic score
75
based on 6
critic reviews
Lenovo LOQ Gaming Laptop – Intel i5-12450HX
Lenovo

LOQ

$799

critic score
75
based on 6
critic reviews
Dell 14 Plus Laptop Intel Core
Dell

14 Plus

$900

critic score
74
based on 6
critic reviews
Acer Aspire Go 14 14" Laptop Intel RAM 128GB
Acer

Aspire Go 14

$190

critic score
74
based on 3
critic reviews
HP Victus 15.6" Gaming Laptop
HP

Victus

$765

critic score
73
based on 3
critic reviews
Asus VivoBook 15 Laptop
Asus

VivoBook 15

$700

critic score
73
based on 4
critic reviews
Lenovo Flex 3 Chromebook 2-in-1
Lenovo

Flex 3

$250

critic score
72
based on 4
critic reviews
ASUS Vivobook 15 15.6" Laptop AMD Ryzen 7
ASUS

Vivobook 15

$480

critic score
72
based on 4
critic reviews
Acer Nitro V15 Gaming Laptop
Acer

Nitro V15

$749

critic score
71
based on 3
critic reviews
ASUS Vivobook Go 15 AMD Ryzen 5 7520U Laptop
ASUS

Vivobook Go 15

$399

critic score
71
based on 3
critic reviews
Acer Aspire Go 15 15.6" Laptop
Acer

Aspire Go 15

$190

critic score
70
based on 5
critic reviews
Lenovo IdeaPad 1i 14" Laptop Intel Celeron N4500
Lenovo

IdeaPad 1i

$180

critic score
68
based on 3
critic reviews
Lenovo 14" IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 Touchscreen Notebook
Lenovo

IdeaPad 5

$440

critic score
68
based on 4
critic reviews
Acer Chromebook 315 15.6 inch Intel
Acer

Chromebook 315

$150

critic score
68
based on 3
critic reviews
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Chromebook 14 inch FHD Laptop
Lenovo

IdeaPad Slim 3

$192

critic score
67
based on 3
critic reviews
ACER 315 15.6" Chromebook Intel Celeron
ACER

315

$150

critic score
67
based on 3
critic reviews
Gigabyte G6 KF 16"" 165Hz Gaming Laptop IPS Intel i7-13620H withB RAM
Gigabyte

G6 KF

$1,100

critic score
61
based on 3
critic reviews
Asus Vivobook Go Laptop AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
Asus

Vivobook Go

$400

critic score
60
based on 3
critic reviews
Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Go Celeron
Samsung

Galaxy Chromebook Go

$155

critic score
54
based on 3
critic reviews
SAMSUNG Chromebook Go 14" Laptop PC, Silver
SAMSUNG

Chromebook Go

$155

critic score
52
based on 3
critic reviews
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M4
Apple

MacBook Air

$663

score pending
95
1 critic review
Dell Pro Max 16 MC16250 Ultra 7
Dell

MC16250

$2,666

score pending
87
1 critic review
MSI Vector 16 HX AI Laptop
MSI

Vector 16 HX AI

$2,399

score pending
85
2 critic reviews
Acer Aspire 15 15.6" AMD Ryzen 5 Laptop
Acer

Aspire 15

$599

score pending
83
1 critic review
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15Q8X10 Copilot+ PC Snapdragon X1-26-100 Laptop
Lenovo

IdeaPad Slim 3 15Q8X10

$382

score pending
82
1 critic review
ACEMAGIC 16.1'' FHD Ryzen 7 7730U Laptop
ACEMAGIC

16.1'' FHD Ryzen 7 7730U

$350

score pending
82
1 critic review
LEEDOW 14" Laptop PC 6 GB RAM,128 GB SSD, Laptop Computer Celeron N4000(Up to 2.6 GHz), HD Display,P
LEEDOW

14" Laptop PC

$171

score pending
82
1 critic review
Dell Inspiron 16 inch Touchscreen Laptop Intel Core 7 150u
Dell

Inspiron

$600

score pending
78
2 critic reviews
HP Chromebook 14a Intel 4GB 128GB
HP

Chromebook 14a

$143

score pending
77
2 critic reviews
HP HP Chromebook 14A Intel 4GB 128GB Black
HP

Chromebook 14A

$143

score pending
77
2 critic reviews
Acer Aspire Go 15 AG15-42P Laptop AMD Ryzen
Acer

AG15-42P

$440

score pending
75
1 critic review
Dell 14 DC14250 Intel Core 5 16GB DDR5 RAM 512GB SSD 14"FHD+ Laptop Notebook
Dell

DC14250

$529

score pending
75
1 critic review
LG 15.6" gram Book Laptop
LG

gram Book

$700

score pending
73
2 critic reviews
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15IAN8 15.6" Laptop Intel N100 4GB RAM 128GB SSD
Lenovo

IdeaPad Slim 3 15IAN8

$265

score pending
72
2 critic reviews
MSI Modern 14 Core
MSI

Modern 14 Core

$400

score pending
68
1 critic review
ASUS Vivobook Go 11.6" FHD Intel Celeron N4020 Laptop Computer
ASUS

Vivobook Go

$305

score pending
66
2 critic reviews
HP 17-cn3008na Intel N100 Laptop
HP

17-cn3008na

$249

score pending
45
1 critic review
HP 14s-dq0011na Laptop Intel Pentium Silver
HP

14s-dq0011na

$210

score pending
45
1 critic review

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