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Other good laptops to consider
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition (CoPilot+ PC) for $1,300, The first Intel-based CoPilot+ PC (7/10, Wired Review) It's a winner on all fronts we tested, boasting excellent AI and graphics performance and some of the best battery life we've ever seen on Intel hardware. With its slightly awkward 15.3-inch screen, it hits its high points without breaking the bank, although the fan is loud and the system may weigh more than you expect.
Acer Chromebook Plus 515 for $399, This is a 15-inch Chromebook Plus model (8/10, Wired recommends) with the same internal components as the Lenovo we recommend above. Its battery life is 8.5 hours of full-screen video playback time. Acer offers an HDMI 1.4 output jack in place of Lenovo's microSD card slot, making it a better choice if you frequently give presentations or otherwise need to use the HDMI port. there is also small Chromebook Plus 514 ($380) This is equally good.
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Ultra for $3,000, There's a lot to love here (7/10, Wired Review), but that price. Ouch. You at least get what you pay for, with the new Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor, the current top-of-the-line processor in Intel's Core Ultra CPU lineup, along with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card. The 16-inch AMOLED 2,880 x 1,800 pixel touchscreen is fantastic to work with and the performance blew away everything we tested. But that price.
Acer Swift Go 14 for $834: This is similar to our top budget laptop Asus Zenbook 14 OLED. We found the Asus to be a little faster and its build quality to be quite good, but the Swift Go still offers excellent performance, especially considering the price (7/10, Wired ReviewIt also has an impressive 15 hours of battery life. The downsides are the speakers, which aren't great, and the overall body feels a bit plasticky. But it's the least expensive Intel Core Ultra laptop we've tested by a few dollars, so if the budget is tight, the Swift Go is worth considering.
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x CoPilot+ PC for $1,200, Lenovo's Slim 7x (7/10, Wired Review) isn't exciting, but it offers the best price-to-performance ratio of many of the CoPilot+ PCs we've tested. Battery life and performance are exceptional, although the fan runs loudly.
Microsoft Surface Laptop (7th Edition, 2024) for $1,600, Want a Windows laptop straight from the horse's mouth? Buy Surface Laptop 7th Edition (7/10, Wired ReviewPerformance is solid, as is battery life, and you get a smooth 120-Hz display. It is very expensive compared to what you get. read our Best Surface Laptop Guide For more information.