Best 14-inch laptops 2024: Small size, big potential

The best 14-inch laptops hit the sweet spot between a 13-inch laptop's portability and a 15-inch laptop's performance. They handle complicated spreadsheets and dozens of browser tabs with ease while keeping everything large enough to read. I've seen this size's popularity rise since I've started reviewing laptops in 2018, and it's become my favorite for all those reasons.

Apple's MacBook Pro 14 M4 — which we gave a rare five out of five stars — has all of those qualities in spades: outstanding battery life, performance, and overall build quality, but also the base model now (finally) comes with 16GB of RAM.

If you're a gamer looking for a powerful and portable laptop, check out the Asus TUF Gaming A14. With an Nvidia RTX 4060 graphics card, it can output a smooth, 60 frames per second in most graphically intense games without upscaling — and it has remarkably long battery life for a gaming laptop.

On a budget but need something that can handle your browser tab hoarding habits? The Acer Swift 14 AI has plenty of performance and battery life to deal with your digital clutter. I've seen this laptop on sale for $750, too — a fantastic deal.

And now that the holidays are in full-swing, you'll likely find end-of-the-year deals on some of our other favorite 14-inch laptops, too.

This page is constantly updated based on our latest reviews to reflect Laptop Mag's current picks for the best 14-inch laptops in 2024.

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Joanna Nelius has reviewed laptops and computer hardware since 2018. Her work has appeared in The Verge, USA Today, Gizmodo, PC Gamer, and Maximum PC. She holds an MFA from Chapman University and works as a creative writing instructor.

The best 14-inch laptops in 2024

Best overall

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As Laptop Mag managing editor, Sean Riley, said in his review, the MacBook Pro 14 M4 is a "5-star laptop that goes above and beyond in so many categories that it almost seems unfair to the competition." It sets the bar high for other 14-inch laptops — especially now that the $1,599 base model comes with 16GB of RAM. (Finally!)

The latest MacBook Pro still has its iconic design, keyboard, and plus-sized trackpad (if it's not broken, why fix it?), in addition to powerful speakers, a fantastic high-resolution webcam, and a stunning 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR display.

But Apple's M4 chip makes this laptop nothing short of incredible. Its consistent, breakneck performance handles a wide variety of tasks, from productivity to creativity — and even a little gaming, too.

On the Geekbench 6 overall performance test, the MacBook Pro 14 M4 churned out a staggering score of 15,114, making it 21% faster than its M3 predecessor. In our real-world video transcoding test, it converted a 4K video to 1080p in 4 minutes, a whole minute faster than the M3.

As an anecdotal testament to this laptop's speed, my fiancé recently upgraded from an M2-series MacBook to an M4 and he was so blown away by the processing performance he kept opening and closing programs because he was amazed laptop opened them that fast. There was that much of a noticeable difference between his old MacBook and his new M4.

The battery life on this thing is unreal, too. On the Laptop Mag battery test, which involves continuous web surfing at 150 nits, it lasted 18 hours and 32 minutes before dying. This is phenomenal, making it one of the longest-lasting laptops we've reviewed in years.

Its display doesn't cover as much of the DCI-P3 color gamut as other laptops we've tested (80.2%), especially OLED, but it still produces beautiful, vibrant colors and sharp images. The upside to Apple's mini-LED panel is that the display gets remarkably bright — an average SDR brightness of 556 nits and a peak HDR brightness of 1,096 nits.

But if you prefer to keep the brightness down to conserve battery power or because you have sensitive eyes, Apple offers an optional nano-texture display for an extra $150. It made a meaningful difference in reducing glare during our testing.

See our full Apple MacBook Pro 14 M4 review.

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Best budget

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The Acer Swift 14 AI is part of the first wave of Copilot+ PCs to feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon X processor. These laptops are particularly known for their speed and battery life, even against well-established competitors. However, they are also known for delivering the goods at lower prices, which makes the Swift 14 AI the best budget 14-inch laptop for anyone who wants a robust operating system (not a Chromebook) and the power of a full-fledged laptop.

We've seen the Swift 14 AI go on sale for as low as $900 — a steal considering its commendable CPU performance compared to the MacBook Air M3 and other Windows laptops, including other Snapdragon machines. On the Geekbench 6 overall performance test, the Swift 14 AI (14,531) is 33% faster than the average premium laptop (9,853). It also surpasses some of its notable direct competitors: the MacBook Air M3 by 18% (12,052), the Zenbook 14’s Intel Core Ultra 7 155H by 13% (12,707), and the Dell Inspiron 14 Plus' Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 by 9% (13,281).

The Swift 14 AI also rocked our real-world transfer tests. It needed only four minutes and 46 seconds to transcode a 4K video to 1080p in Handbrake — nearly two minutes faster than MacBook Air M3 (6:30), Zenbook 14 (6:36), Inspiron 14 Plus (6:23), and the average premium laptop (6:36).

Data transfer? That was a piece of cake for the Swift 14 AI, too: 1,891 megabytes per second compared to the category average of 1,493 MBps, which is 22% faster. It's also much faster than the Zenbook 14’s 1TB SSD (1,236 MBps) and the Inspiron 14 Plus’ 512GB SSD (1,510 MBps).

All that's impressive, but its battery life really highlights the Acer Swift 14 AI's power efficiency. Even with such a speedy processor (the faster the CPU, the more power it needs) the battery still lasted 17 hours and 30 minutes on our battery test, which involves continuous web browsing over Wi-Fi at 150 nits. We typically recommend productivity laptops that last between 9 and 10 hours; obviously, the Swift 14 AI goes way beyond that. Even the more expensive MacBook Air 13-inch M3 lasted only 15 hours and 13 minutes!

Where other budget laptops usually trade performance to reach sub-$1,000 prices, the Acer made cuts in other areas, notably to the Swift 14 AI's 2560 x 1600, 120Hz display. Our editor, Rami Tabari, said it best in his review. The display "skirts the line between vivid and dull, between bright and dim [...] but at the very least you get to watch content on a high-res, high-refresh screen." The screen does have a higher maximum brightness compared (367 nits) to our previous best budget pick, the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (339 nits), though!

See our full Acer Swift 14 AI review.

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Best Chromebook

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This Chromebook is "ideal for students or professionals who mainly work through web browsing." Definitely agree with our reviewer, Stevie Bonifield.

Its Intel Core Ultra processor handles multiple open Chrome tabs, video streaming, and other basic tasks with legerity. In the Geekbench overall performance test, the Spin performed admirably with a score of 6,335, making it 8% faster than the average Chromebook (5,246) and in-line with our real-world experience.

Typing with its keyboard feels comfortable and crisp. Movie dialogue comes through its speakers loud and clear. This Chromebook can be a tablet, too, thanks to its 2-in-1 form factor — great for certain Google Docs features like handwritten annotations.

While we wish its battery life was longer, it can still last through a typical day at work or school — but that's dependent on how bright you set the display and how often you'd use this Chromebook throughout the day.

For our battery run down test, we set the display to 150 nits of brightness and have the laptop continuously cycle through a series of web pages until the battery runs out of power. The Spin made it 9 hours and 30 minutes before powering down. If you have the display set to its maximum brightness of 355 nits, that number can be shorter. Still, that number is higher than some Chromebooks we've tested in the past.

As an added bonus, buyers get a free, 1-year subscription (normally $20 per month) to Gemini Advanced, Google's suite of AI tools like Deep Research.

See our full Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 714 review.

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Best Ultrabook

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Laptop Mag's Madeline Ricchiuto sums up the Asus Zenbook S 14 nicely in her review: "This is an impressive launch laptop for Intel Lunar Lake and a win for Asus." Nearly everything about it — its design, portability, performance, battery life, and OLED screen — makes it the best-balanced, thin and light laptop in its class.

On the Geekbench 6 cross-platform CPU benchmark, the Zenbook S 14's Core Ultra 7 258V (Intel's new Lunar Lake chip) is evenly matched in single-core performance with the the Asus Zenbook S 16's AMD Ryzen AI 9 chip, 2,751 to 2,765, respectively — that's about a 0.5% difference, so feel free to load the Zenbook S 14 up to its gills (or grills) with browser tabs and simultaneously running apps. It'll handle that just fine.

Unfortunately, the Zenbook S 14 couldn't best the MacBook Pro 14 M3 (3,163) as it's about 14% slower in single-core. But it's evenly matched with the Dell XPS 13's Snapdragon X Elite chip (2,797, so about a 1% difference), and it's 11.5% faster than last-gen's Asus Zenbook 14 OLED with an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (2,435).

This laptop's story is flipped when it comes to multicore performance, though. Against the MacBook Pro 14 M3, it scored 11,157 to 11,968, or about 7% slower — but it trails behind the Asus Zenbook S 16 (13,282, or 16%), Dell XPS 13 (14,635 or 24%), and Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (12,707 or 13%). That's disappointing to see, especially compared to Intel's last-gen Meteor Lake chip.

But the Zenbook S 14 makes up for that with its quick SSD, taking just 17.8 seconds to complete our 25GB File Copy test at a transfer rate of 1,513 MBps. That's three to four seconds faster than the XPS 13 and Zenbook 14 OLED, and almost 12 seconds faster than the Zenbook S 16.

It's OLED display and battery life are this laptop's most impressive features. The glossy, 3K display produces rich and accurate colors. Its peak brightness (342 nits), though dimmer than some of its competitors, is still bright enough to ward off the harsh glare of fluorescent office lighting. The 3K display also helps conserves power, while still looking as crisp and clear as 4K; the Zenbook S 14 lasted just under 14 hours in our web surfing battery test.

While that's not as long as some of its competitors, it's impressive how Asus fit a large, 72Wh battery inside the laptop's incredibly thin chassis. That definitely has a hand in powering this laptop past the 10-hour mark.

See our full Asus Zenbook S 14 (UX5406) review.

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Best 2-in-1

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Once in a while, we're blessed by the emergence of a 2-in-1 that crushes expectations in every conceivable manner. In this case, the HP Spectre x360 14 is not only the ultimate 14-inch 2-in-1 laptop, but it's the best of the year, period. "It's a star, and a hell of a one at that," as Laptop Mag editor, Rami Tabari, called it in his review.

This is thanks to the culmination of phenomenal battery life, a stunning OLED display, powerful speakers, a sleek design, and solid performance, thanks to the Intel Ultra 7 155H and a satisfying keyboard.

On the Laptop Mag battery test, which involves continuous web surfing over wifi at 150 nits, we saw the Spectre x360 last 11 hours before running out of juice. For context, our previous best 2-in-1, the Lenovo Yoga 9i (Gen 8), lasted 10 hours and 10 minutes before dying.

Thanks to the power of OLED, you don't have much to worry about if you're a fan of a solid-looking display. It features a 2,880 x 1,800-pixel resolution touchscreen with OLED technology, meaning blacks are far deeper and inkier.

On the colorimeter, the HP Spectre x360 covered 86% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, which is solid but not the best compared to competing laptops like the Lenovo Yoga 9i (136%). However, anything with an 80% or higher DCI-P3 coverage is usually more than enough to enjoy a nice and vivid panel and OLED historically performs lower on DCI-P3 testing. Its brightness of 366 nits isn't super high, but that's unsurprising, considering OLED panels are typically a tad dimmer.

Of course, its Intel Ultra 7 155H performance delivers excellent scores and real-world speeds. On the Geekbench 6.1 overall performance test, the Spectre x360 managed a multi-core score of 12,358. That's stellar and absolutely crushes previous-generation chips, even pulling ahead of the MacBook M3 (11,968).

See our full HP Spectre x360 14 (2024) review.

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Best business

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The Asus ExpertBook P5 has all the essentials of a business laptop and then some: a fast Intel Core Ultra 7 258V processor, well-spaced and comfortable keyboard, battery life, a 144Hz display, tons of RAM, tons of ports, and even surprisingly good speakers. Its looks are nothing to gawk at but it provides so much at such a great value, it doesn't matter that it lacks panache.

If your day-to-day business tasks mostly comprise of working on the web or using local productivity apps, the Asus ExpertBook P5 is a multitasking champ. It can handle dozens of open Chrome tabs with spreadsheets, music, video, emails and more all at once.

It bore similar multicore results to the Asus Zenbook S 14 in our Geekbench 6 overall performance test, falling behind its main competitors like the MacBook Air M3 and HP EliteBook Ultra, by about 7% to 12%, but this shouldn't be an issue as long as you are not looking for a dedicated photo or video editing machine. (We have other recommendations for that.) Still, the ExpertBook P5 surpasses the average premium laptop by about 9%, 11,259 to 10,308, respectively.

While the ExpertBook P5 performance and battery life is comparable to the Asus Zenbook S 14, it shines in two crucial areas for any business laptop: the webcam and thermals. In a well-lit environment its color accuracy is on-point, whether what's on screen in is the foreground or background.

The ExpertBook P5 also effectively manages the heat it puts out. Our managing editor, Sean Riley, said it's "one of the coolest laptops" he's ever encountered when he reviewed it. All but one spot on the laptop stayed well below Laptop Mag's 95-degree threshold — and the spot that didn't only spiked to 95.4 degrees. The HP Elite x360 1040 G11, by comparison, reached 103.1 degrees on the underside. The Zenbook S 14 and Zenbook S 16 reached 97.7 and 105.5, respectively — and the Dell XPS 13 reached an alarming 120.

See our full Asus ExpertBook P5 review.

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Best gaming

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The Asus TUF Gaming A14 is a 14-inch gaming laptop done right: respectable gaming performance in a thin and light chassis, a brighter and more colorful screen than the average IPS display, and a battery life that makes other gaming laptops weep. The 14-inch ROG Zephyrus may be a long-standing gamer favorite, but the TUF Gaming A14 offers much of the same experience at a more affordable price.

This gaming laptop is ideal for anyone who can still enjoy a game even if its graphics aren't cranked to the max — though the RTX 4060 will still net you higher framerates with Nvidia's DLSS and Frame Generation technology enabled. Without either of those enabled, the TUF Gaming A14 still pulls higher frame rates than last year's ROG Zephyrus G14 and keeps up with some of its similarly-configured competitors.

In Far Cry 6 at 1080p the TUF Gaming A14 averaged 77 frames per second, where the Zephyrus G14 averaged 69 fps and the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 averaged 82 fps. The TUF Gaming A14 fared better in Assassin’s Creed Mirage, averaging 87 fps, equivalent to the Predator Helios Neo 16 and 10 frames ahead of the Zephyrus G14. It's a similar story with more graphically intensive games like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Cyberpunk 2077.

While an IPS panel can't match the vibrancy of OLED, the TUF Gaming A14 has one of the more color accurate and brighter ISP displays out there. It showcases the moody and colorful landscapes from games like Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree well, and its max brightness (411 nits) ensures characters are still visible even in the darkest of movie scenes.

Gaming laptops generally aren't known for having long battery lives, but the TUF Gaming A14 shatters that stereotype. Where the average gaming laptop lasts around five hours (and some can't even last that long), this one gets twice the amount of battery power: 10 hours! It even ousts Acer's Predator Helios Neo 14, its closest competitor, by a hour and 15 minutes.

To quote our reviewer, Claire Tabari, this the "longest lasting gaming laptop we've seen in over four years." The last time we saw this much battery life in a gaming laptop was when we reviewed the 2020 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (11 hours and 32 minutes).

See our full review of the Asus TUF Gaming A14.

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Benchmark Comparisons

Recently Reviewed Laptops

Not every laptop can make the best 14-inch laptop page. (We wouldn't be doing you that much good if that were the case!) We review new laptops every week and over 100 laptops yearly, so here's a look at our most recently reviewed laptops that didn't make this page either due to a fault, display size, form factor, or something else.

Acer Swift 14 AI | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Arc 140V (16GB) | 32GB RAM (shared memory) | 1TB SSD

Score: ★★★½

Pros: Long battery life; smoother than expected gaming performance; thin and lightweight; great color accuracy and coverage; cool thermals

Cons: Heavy multitasking is sluggish; display could be a bit brighter

See our full Acer Swift 14 AI review.

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Acer Swift Go 14 AI | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 graphics | 16GB RAM | 1TB SSD

Score: ★★★

Pros: Great battery life; sharp, colorful display; silky touchpad; fast SSD

Cons: Mediocre brightness; mushy keyboard; middling overall performance

See our full Acer Swift Go 14 AI review.

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Asus Vivobook S14 (Q423) | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V | Intel Arc integrated graphics | 16GB RAM | 512GB

Score: ★★★½

Pros: Great battery life; surprisingly strong gaming performance; fantastic keyboard and touchpad

Cons: Underwhelming overall performance; picks up fingerprints easily; easily-muffled bottom-firing speakers

See our full Asus Vivobook S14 (Q423) review.

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Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7441 | Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 | Qualcomm Adreno | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD

Score: ★★★★

Pros: Sharp, bright display; strong performance; incredible battery life; decent webcam; cool thermals

Cons: Poor gamut coverage; middling graphics

See our full Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7441 review.

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HP Elite x360 1040 G11 | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H | Intel Arc Graphics | 16GB | 512GB SSD

Score: ★★★★

Pros: Svelte design; superb keyboard and touchpad experience; strong performance; 3-year warranty with 3 years of security features

Cons: It has the business laptop tax; display comes with too many caveats; middling battery life

See our full HP Elite x360 1040 G11 review.

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HP OmniBook X | Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 | Qualcomm Adreno | 16GB | 1TB SSD

Score: ★★★½

Pros: Sharp, colorful display; clicky keyboard; strong performance; incredible battery life

Cons: Poor brightness; slow SSD; middling graphics

See our full HP OmniBook X review.

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HP Omnibook Ultra Flip 14 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Arc integrated graphics | 32GB RAM | 2TB SSD

Score: ★★★★

Pros: Surprisingly solid gaming performance; sharp OLED display; good webcam and microphone

Cons: Mediocre overall performance; no USB Type-A ports

See our full HP Omnibook Ultra Flip 14 review.

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Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 | Qualcomm Adreno integrated graphics | 32GB RAM | 1TB SSD

Score: ★★★★

Pros: Record-breaking battery life; strong overall performance; surprisingly lightweight

Cons: Outdated design; lackluster display; mediocre graphics performance

See our full Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 review.

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Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155U | Intel Graphics | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD

Score: ★★★

Pros: Great webcam; surprisingly pleasing keyboard; solid external sound

Cons: Deflating battery life; mushy trackpad for clicking; the chassis bends; a little bit chunky

See our full Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 review.

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Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i 14 Gen 7 | Intel Core i5-1235U | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD

Score: ★★★½

Pros: Snappy keyboard; great value; variety of ports; good webcam

Cons: Poor speakers; wobbly display; off-center touchpad; battery life is on the short side

See our full Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i 14 Gen 7 review.

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How to choose the best 14-inch laptop

14-inch laptops can be used for any number of reasons, including gaming, productivity, business, and more. So here's what you should look out for when picking a great laptop.

Budget: What you get for your money

You can find decent laptops for under $500, but you will spend up to $1,000 or more for most laptops on this list. If you have no issue with that, you can still save some money with the best budget pick, which manages to stay under that. If you'd like to go above and beyond, you can spend $2,000 or more on some of our other picks.

Design: 2-in-1 or Clamshell?

More and more of today's laptops are 2-in-1s with screens that either bend back 360 degrees or detach so you can use them as tablets. If you like the idea of using your laptop in slate mode for drawing or notetaking, a 2-in-1 could be for you. However, you can often get better features or a lower price with a traditional clamshell-style laptop.

Battery Life: 9+ Hours for Portability

Unless you plan to use your laptop only on your desk, battery life matters. Even within the home or office, having plenty of juice enables you to work on the couch or at the conference table without being chained to the nearest outlet. We recommend getting a laptop that lasted over 9 hours on the Laptop Mag Battery Test for the best portability. The longest-lasting laptops endure anywhere between 10 and 15 hours. If you're gaming, you'll be hard-pressed to find anything that lasts this long.

FAQs

Q: What's the difference between a Chromebook and a laptop?

A: While a Chromebook is still a laptop, Chromebooks run a lightweight operating system called ChromeOS. It's designed for doing basic productivity tasks inside a web browser (via the cloud) instead of running programs on the laptops itself. Some programs that were once only available on Windows and macOS, are now accessible via a browser. Adobe Photoshop is one of them, but it don't have as many tools and features like its desktop version.

But if the only program you run on a daily basis is a web browser and don't need a laptop for anything more complicated than checking emails or writing essays, then a Chromebook should work fine for you.

Q: What is a Copilot+ PC?

A: Microsoft has specific requirements as to what it considers a Copilot+ PC. One of those requirements is that a laptop's processor must have an NPU capable of reaching at least 40 TOPS to run more advanced Windows AI features like Recall, Automatic super resolution, and Live Captions.

Copilot+ PCs have a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite or Plus, an Intel Core Ultra 200V series, or AMD Ryzen AI 300 series processor. However, the advanced AI features are currently only available on Snapdragon laptops. A free update for Intel and AMD laptops should be available to Windows Insiders by December 2024.

Q: How is Windows on ARM laptop different from a regular (x86) Windows laptop?

A: Windows on ARM laptops are configured with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite or Plus processor. Laptops with the x86 version of Windows are powered by either an Intel or AMD processor. Each Windows version uses a different instruction set (ARM or x86), so it needs a processor that can run it.

For most people, using one versions of Windows or the other shouldn't be an issue. But depending on what apps you use day to day, some might not be compatible with Windows on ARM. App compatibly is growing, but it's best to verify what you need will work before buying one of these laptops.

Q: What graphics card do I need in a gaming laptop?

It depends! If you want high frame rates and stunning graphics, then an RTX 4080 or RTX 4090 are your best bet. Those graphics cards make the most out of high refresh rate, OLED displays. If you are willing to compromise on one or the other, look for gaming laptops with either an RTX 4070, 4060, or 4050.

However, an RTX 4070 gaming laptop usually provides the best balance between frame rate and great graphics. Some are pricier than others, so do shop around to find something that fits your budget.

Q: I already have a stylus; will it work with one of these laptops if it has a touchscreen?

A. That depends! Not all touchscreens have stylus support. The ones that do might not support the same type of pens. We recommend checking the manufacture's website of both the laptop and stylus to be absolutely sure.

This will help you determine what pen protocols the stylus and laptop support. The two main ones are Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) and Wacom AES. They're not intercompatible, but some pens support both, while others only support one.

How we test laptops

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We put each laptop through extensive benchmark testing—both synthetic and real-world—before we send it to our reviewers. We evaluate each aspect of the laptop, including its performance, battery life, display, speakers, and heat management.

In our benchmark testing, we use a Klein K10 colorimeter to detect the laptop's display's brightness and DCI-P3 color gamut. For performance testing, we run the computer through a gauntlet of benchmarks, including Geekbench 6 and 3DMark professional graphics tests.

To determine real-world performance, we task the laptop to convert a 4K video to 1080p resolution and duplicate a 4.97GB multimedia file. Our real-world graphics test is Sid Meier's Civilization 6 Gathering Storm benchmark with medium settings at 1080p resolution. For gaming laptops, we test Red Dead Redemption 2, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Borderlands 3, Far Cry 6, and others.

We also run heat tests by playing a 15-minute full-screen video and measuring temperatures in different areas of the laptop. Last but not least, our battery test consists of continuous web surfing over Wi-Fi at 150 nits of brightness. For MacBooks and premium Windows 11 laptops, a runtime of over nine hours is considered a good result, whereas gaming laptops and workstations that can stay powered longer than five hours deserve praise.

We complement these tests with extensive hands-on testing from our reviewers, who critique everything from the laptop's materials to the feel of its touchpad.

See this page on How We Test Laptops for more details on our benchmarking procedures.

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