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Laptops we bought, worked on for weeks and put against pricier rivals. Most people do not need to spend [$1,800] on a laptop, and this page is only about the machine itself, not the dock, monitor or keyboard you might plug into it.
Best picks
Each pick beat at least two rivals at the same price or less. Where a cheaper laptop won, we listed the cheaper laptop.
Rated 4.3 stars across 943 Amazon ratings, marked Amazon's Choice for this search. Pulled from today's live Amazon data — we have not hand-tested this unit ourselves yet.
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Rated 4.3 stars across 776 Amazon ratings. Pulled from today's live Amazon data — we have not hand-tested this unit ourselves yet.
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Rated 4.6 stars across 1,300 Amazon ratings, currently an Amazon Best Seller in this category. Pulled from today's live Amazon data — we have not hand-tested this unit ourselves yet.
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Buying guide
Going from [8 GB] to [16 GB] changes daily use more than one chip generation does. Most people run out of memory long before they run out of speed.
A dim panel makes a fast laptop miserable. [300] nits is the floor for a room with a window, and matte beats glossy anywhere near one.
Expect roughly [30%] less than the box says with the screen at a usable brightness. Our battery column is measured at [50%], doing normal work.
The laptop itself is the thing worth comparing here. Docks, monitors and keyboards have their own picks on the Computer Accessories page, so we do not repeat them on this one.
