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The all-metal chassis gives it a premium look and feel, and it has a comfortable keyboard and a responsive, smooth precision touchpad. Though it's light on extra features compared to its premium linemate, the Yoga 9i, it does have one of Lenovo's sliding shutters for its webcam that gives you privacy when you want it. And it has a long battery life to boot at 12 hours, 45 minutes in our tests. The latest version with 12th-gen Intel processors starts at less than $1,000.

At most of these screen sizes, you can find models in either the conventional “clamshell” laptop shape or a 2-in-1 convertible design. The latter has a hinge that rotates the screen 360 degrees so you can use it as a makeshift tablet or prop it up like a tent for watching movies. The Katana GF66 is ideally suited for people who want the best combination of price and graphics horsepower. It essentially offers GeForce RTX 3060 graphics at an RTX 3050 Ti price, and that GPU helps it make the most of its 144Hz display. That's a rare achievement for a laptop in this price class, which makes it a no-brainer as our top pick for budget gaming laptops.

It now comes with Apple's brand-new M2 chip (replacing the M1 chip in 2020's model), and this allows the MacBook Pro 13-inch to provide some seriously impressive performance. We've included the best laptops for graphic design for beginners and students as well as professionals, but students may also want to see our guide to the best student laptops for other options. We've also have lists of the best laptops for video editing and the best laptops for music production that are worth checking out. Whether your job requires you to access a computer away from your desk or you're someone who likes the convenience to move around your home and access the Internet, a laptop computer is the ideal device for you.

There are hundreds of different models available in several sizes, with at least three different operating systems and prices ranging from $150 to $5,000. When it comes to choosing a good laptop, the CPU processor must be considered wisely. The best CPU processor not only offers the fastest speed but also the number of cores. When you're shopping for a new laptop, a 2-in-1 or a hulking desktop PC, you'll also want to keep ports in mind. If you need to attach to a particular type of device on the go, you'll benefit from having that connector built-in or, at least, knowing what kind of adapter to pair with your new system. That's why we've assembled a comprehensive list of ports, along with the type and cost of adapters you'll need to use if you don't have the right connectors on built-in.

If you just want really good mainstream performance, go for a Core i5 CPU, 8GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD and a 1080p screen. We use a colorimeter to measure screen brightness and color gamut while other instruments help us determine a laptop's key travel and ambient heat. See this page on How We Test Laptops for more details on our benchmarking procedures. But it's still those classic ThinkPad features — a durable design (with MIL-STD-810G strength), best-in-class keyboard and stealthy black/red aesthetics — that carry the X1 Carbon to greatness. Find the best laptop for you based on budget and use case based on our in-depth testing.

Alex Wawro is a lifelong tech and games enthusiast with more than a decade of experience covering both for outlets like Game Developer, Black Hat, and PC World magazine. A lifelong PC builder, he currently serves as a senior editor at Tom's Guide covering all things computing, from laptops and desktops to keyboards and mice. The Framework's unique expansion card system is one of the coolest laptop innovations of the last decade.

Whether you want to run Windows 10, macOS, or Chrome OS, make a checklist of the specs and browse through a large collection of laptop computers and find the right one for you. Its also helps that it's packing laptops some of the best mobile tech with Intel's new 11th generation processors and Iris Xe graphics. We found battery life to be extremely impressive, easily lasting around 12 hours on a single charge.

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