The HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook is an incredibly fast and well-built machine, stocked with modern components. It's expensive, but comes with 24/7 live support.
Powerful and portable, the Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 is a stellar gaming laptop. It's just a shame that the optional RTX 4090 isn't able to fully stretch its legs.
The Acer Chromebook Vero 514 maintains the line's commitment to the environment while providing a fast ChromeOS platform. But it has too many weaknesses.
The reasonably priced Lenovo Legion Pro 7i packs in a fast CPU and GPU for excellent productivity, creative, and gaming performance, with a conservative look.
The HP Dragonfly Folio G3 boasts an innovative pull-forward 2-in-1 design, with good enough productivity and inking performance, plus decent battery life.
The Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 5i is an affordable detachable tablet with entry-level components. It performs well enough and is a value as long as its price is right.
The LG UltraPC 17 slots into a very comfortable spot among large-screen laptops, with performance and a display that's good enough for less demanding creators.
The Acer Swift Edge SFA16-41 is a miraculously thin and light 16-inch laptop with a spectacular OLED display. But fitting everything in forces some compromises.
The Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 9315 doesn't offer anything to recommend it over the Microsoft Surface Pro 9 except for its price, and that's not quite low enough.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 meets its objective of being the fastest non-working ThinkPad, and it's a fine creativity workstation at a high price.
The widescreen and dual-display Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 3 is designed perfectly for multitaskers, but its performance holds it back with creative work.
The HP Envy x360 13 is a surprisingly affordable laptop given its excellent build, solid productivity performance, and good battery life. OLED is also a plus.
The Asus Vivobook 17X sports a large 17.3-inch display and performance that's fine at its lower prices, but not so much at the $1,000 review unit pricing.
The Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 departs from the usual ThinkPad formula, but that's okay. It's a solid 16-inch laptop competitor with a lot of sustainable materials.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 2 is small, powerful, and extremely well-built. It's aimed at business users, but it's good for mainstream buyers as well.
Alienware did something wild by adding a 480Hz screen to one of its fastest laptops. And although the screen is smooth, it's not the right upgrade for everyone.