Laptops

The HP OmniBook Ultra 14 combines a stunning all-aluminum design, best-in-class OLED display, all-day battery life, and versatile performance in one of the thinnest Windows laptops ever made. Available with Intel Core Ultra 7 or Snapdragon X2 Elite processors, it sets a new standard for premium ultraportables in 2026.

The 2026 MacBook Air M5 delivers faster performance, doubled base storage, and Wi-Fi 7 in the same sleek design — but a higher starting price and the new MacBook Neo complicate its value proposition.

The Apple MacBook Neo delivers premium aluminum build, a bright Retina display, solid A18 Pro performance, and excellent battery life for just $599 — making it the best value laptop of 2026 and Apple's most important product in years.

The Samsung Galaxy Book6 Ultra combines Intel Panther Lake processing with Nvidia RTX 5070 graphics and a stunning 16-inch AMOLED display, all wrapped in a MacBook-thin chassis. With over 28 hours of battery life and reference-grade color accuracy, it is a compelling creative pro workstation, though limited configuration options and a shallow keyboard hold it back from perfection.

The Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro delivers one of the best laptop displays money can buy, combined with exceptional battery life from Intel's Panther Lake processors and a premium aluminum build. Its integrated GPU limitations and mediocre webcam hold it back from perfection, but for display-focused creative professionals, this is the Windows laptop to beat in 2026.

The Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 combines a stunning OLED touchscreen, comfortable keyboard, all-day battery life exceeding 15 hours, and versatile tablet functionality into a well-built package at around $990. Wirecutter's pick for best Windows laptop lives up to the hype.

The 2026 MacBook Air 15-inch with the M5 chip delivers the best balance of performance, portability, and price in the mainstream laptop market. With 16GB of unified memory, 512GB of base storage, Wi-Fi 7, and a stunning 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display, it addresses the biggest complaints about previous Airs while staying cool, quiet, and lightweight.

The Apple MacBook Neo delivers premium aluminum build quality, a bright 13-inch Liquid Retina display, capable A18 Pro performance, and all-day battery life for just $599 — making it the best budget laptop of 2026 despite limited ports and no backlit keyboard.

The Apple iPad Pro with M5 chip delivers meaningful performance gains, the best tablet display on the market, and battery life that finally exceeds Apple's claims. With iPadOS 26 and the Magic Keyboard, it is a genuine laptop replacement for many workflows.

The Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition delivers record-setting 25-hour battery life, a gorgeous 2.8K OLED touchscreen, and premium build quality in a versatile 2-in-1 package powered by Intel's Core Ultra 7 258V Lunar Lake processor.

The MacBook Pro 14 with M5 delivers meaningful GPU and AI improvements over its predecessor, with the best display, speakers, and build quality in its class, though the base chip's multi-core performance lags behind the M4 Pro at a similar price.

The Apple MacBook Air M5 delivers class-leading performance, all-day battery life, and premium build quality in a thin and light package. With the M5 chip's impressive GPU gains, doubled base storage, and Wi-Fi 7 support, it remains the ultraportable to beat in 2026.

Dell delivers a 16-inch Windows laptop with Core 7 150U, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD, and FHD+ touchscreen at $1,499 that outperforms expectations for productivity professionals.

The Acer Swift 16 AI delivers a gorgeous 16-inch 2.8K OLED touchscreen, incredible all-day battery life, and a remarkably light 3.37-pound chassis at a sub-$800 sale price — but underwhelming speakers and a cramped keyboard layout keep it from perfection.

The ThinkPad X9 15 Aura Edition reinvents Lenovo's iconic business laptop with a stunning 2.8K OLED display, Intel Core Ultra 7 Lunar Lake processor, up to 20 hours of battery life, and AI-powered Aura features — but ditches the TrackPoint.

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 2026 pairs AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with NVIDIA's RTX 5080 in a stunning 3K OLED display, delivering desktop-class gaming in an ultrabook form factor.

Apple's M5 Pro chip delivers the longest battery life in any professional laptop we have ever tested. At $2,199 for the base config, the 14-inch MacBook Pro M5 Pro is the productivity laptop to beat in 2026.

Intel's Core Ultra X7 358H and a stunning OLED display make the Dell XPS 16 2026 the best Windows productivity laptop you can buy. At $1,750 to $2,160, it earns every cent.

The 15-inch M5 MacBook Air delivers the same chip as its smaller sibling with 40% more screen. For professionals who want display real estate without the Pro price, this is the answer.

The M5 MacBook Air delivers a modest speed bump over the M4, but at $1,099 it remains the best laptop for most people. Apple Silicon dominance continues.