The basic essence of laptop designa folding screen attached to a keyboardhasnt changed for over 40 years.
Theres a good reason for that.
Today, modern laptops are strong enough to replace full desktops.
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Theres always an interesting laptop design on the horizon, like theLenovo ThinkBook Rollable.
The best overall laptop is theAppleMacBook Pro with M4.
We were also surprised that the MacBook Pros performance turned it into quite a portable workstation.
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It can even do somelight gaming,though the pickings can be slim.
Then, there are the new Nvidia 50-series GPUs in all new laptop variants.
What laptop should I buy?
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Your laptop buying decision should be defined by what you plan to do with the gadget and your budget.
Youll need a faster processor if you want to play video games.
If youre a road warrior, you want something small, light, and hard to break.
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Anything else, read on.
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you could dislike their restrictive OS and lack of compatibility.
you could dislike the magic keyboard or its boring, all-business design language.
Then again, the MacBook Pro 16 with M4 Pro is easily the best all-rounder weve used.
That being said, youll need to pay the Apple tax to experience its pleasures.
There may not be many folks out there who demand numpad controls on a mobile gear.
The only thing its missing is an SD card slot.
In benchmarks, the M4 chip will beat practically any other CPU for a 14-inch laptop.
Even without a dedicated GPU, it stands up in graphics tests.
The 2024 Blade 16 refresh brought on a new OLED display boasting 240 Hz max refresh rates.
Just know youll need to pay a pretty penny for all that beefiness.
Performance between this years and last years Blade 16 is mostly on par.
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Plus, it weighs just 3.3 pounds.
Sure, you hear the word Alienware and think its just a big, flashy gaming PC.
The comfortable keyboard and palm rest make typing feel natural and easy.
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Its keyboard feels punchier than its thin frame implies.
The only issues are due to its underwhelming battery life.
As its alphabet soup name implies, this business-end laptop packs a slew of security features for $2,300.
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