Whether you want a simple budget PC, a productivity workhorse, or a screamer of a gaming notebook, our deep-dive guide has all the advice you need, along with our top product picks in every major laptop category.
Read more about our tops picks right here!
https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-laptops
HP Pavilion Plus 14
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/hp-pavilion-plus-14-2023-amd
Acer Aspire 3
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/acer-aspire-3-a315-24p
Apple MacBook Air (M2, 2022)
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/apple-macbook-air-2022-m2
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 8
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/lenovo-legion-pro-7i-gen-8
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 (2023)
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-carbon-gen-11-2023
Asus Chromebook Plus CX34
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/asus-chromebook-plus-cx34
HP Spectre x360 14
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/hp-spectre-x360-14
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel)
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/microsoft-surface-pro-9-intel
Apple MacBook Pro 16-Inch (2023, M3 Max)
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/apple-macbook-pro-16-inch-2023-m3-max
Dell Precision 5680
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/dell-precision-5680
00:00 – 00:32 Intro
00:32 – 01:05 HP Pavilion Plus
01:05 – 01:28 Acer Aspire 3
01:28 – 01:58 Apple MacBook Air (2022, M2 Version)
01:58 – 02:30 Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 8
02:30 – 03:00 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 (2023)
03:00 – 03:25 Asus Chromebook Plus CX34
03:25 – 03:54 HP Spectre x360 14
03:54 – 04:35 Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel)
04:35 – 05:06 Apple MacBook Pro 16-Inch (2023, M3 Max)
05:06 – 05:31 Dell Precision 5680
05:31 – 05:47 Outro
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HP Laptops are trash 🗑️
I came to watch 2024 laptops but was presented with outdated products 😂
PCMag I like to ask a question? What is your favorite laptop trailer?
I can tolerate an HP on the list but a MacBook, I can’t keep watching good day sir.
what about dell xps 13 plus ? I’m thinking between surface 9 pro or dell xps 13 plus.. which one would you prefer? Thanks in advance
Ty for the great explanation now i know what to get looking at the apple 23
Which is best laptop keep Sigma
Totally paid stuff!
I went from PC, to Apple, and now bavk where I belong…PC. (i sure missed it. I never got use to Apples OS)
Oh how far a once renowned publication has fallen
What’s the best for genealogy research, making videos, and restoration of old pictures
what about Samsung book 4 ultra?
Guys, high price range Lenovos are the best you can get. Switched from Macbook Pro to a high performance Lenovo and couldn’t be happier.
Revised lists:
Small laptops: X1 Carbon Gen 11 and M3 Air 13.6-inch (with 16GB of RAM)
Business Laptops 💻: Dell Latitude 7440, HP EliteBook 845 G10, and Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 (Ryzen 7 7840U CPU).
Prosumer Laptops: M3 Pro Macbook Pro 14 and HP Spectre x360 14 (2024).
Extreme workstations: M3 Max 16-inch and Dell Precision 7780.
I had to stop after about 30 seconds and your 200th time saying the word "laptop".
I’m sorry man….F@CK the MacBook bruh. lol. Hard pass on anything Mac.
0:42 recycled aluminum laptop is the best laptop in 2024?
Wow you guys should go do something else. You call yourself PCMag what a joke
HP pavilion 😂😂 🤡
Guys i had the huawei matebook x pro and it was the best i ever had, but unfortunatly it was robbed and i can’t buy it anymore in europe
Lenovo legion 5 pro 1TB 👌
Horrible vid
I have the first one and I love it so much. It’s my friend. 😅
how much did they pay u to sell me this trash
I want a laptop that is budget-friendly like Dells. Will it help me when I have an Etsy Shop? and to use for Managing my shop with my iPad?
0:16 "budget laptops"
u guys give me good info on what not to buy. aka almost everything u review as good.
what about razer laptops?
I had multiple HP laptops and they all get slow as heck to the point where they’re unusable. Was years ago but still.
Ole laptop