Best premium laptops

a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order

Money-no-object laptops — the top shelf, ranked.

What counts: Seeded with approximate real-world figures — the crowd's votes decide the order from here.

MacBook Air 13▲ Rising
Price: $1,099Overall: 9/10
added by IJRin 3 rankings
63
MacBook Pro 14▲ Rising
Price: $1,599Overall: 9/10
added by IJRin 3 rankings
39
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon▲ Rising
Price: $1,599Overall: 8/10
added by IJRin 2 rankings
21
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14▼ Falling
Price: $1,599Overall: 8/10
added by IJRin 3 rankings
-3
HP Spectre x360▼ Falling
Price: $1,249Overall: 8/10
added by IJRin 3 rankings
-42
Dell XPS 13▼ Falling
Price: $1,199Overall: 8/10
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-58

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ZZack Reyes1d
Battery numbers on the box never survive real use, trust the crowd.
HHugo NovakJul 28, 2026
Wait for the refresh cycle before buying anything on this list.
QQuinn Okafor3d
Owned three of these — the ranking tracks my experience almost exactly.
TTariq Mueller4d
Price-to-performance matters more than the spec sheet here.