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This buyers guide should help you find a laptop that fits your needs according to your settings. The results are generated automatically from our database with several thousand reviews (our own and external reviews of other magazines). You may either use simple text questions or the more complicated matrix to get weighted results. Both combined at the same time is not possible. Note that the result is only a proposal which laptops may suit your requirements. They are no editorially checked recommendations. After a search, the selected questions are adopted in the matrix. That does not work vice versa.
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The following list of results is a compilation of notebooks which correspond the selected criteria primarily. It has been sorted according to the average total evaluation. If there is a lack of fitting results, the search criteria are extended. So suboptimal results are listed.
Hint about hard disk size and memory: [ ± to open]| 1 | Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 | Apple M5 10-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 10-Core, 15.30", 1.512 kg | |
| The 15.3-inch Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 is currently $150 off at multiple retailers :: | 20.05.2026 | ||
| 2 | Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 | Apple M5 8-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 10-Core, 13.60", 1.23 kg, 1.199,00 Euro | |
| Apple MacBook Neo shines on Amazon, becomes second-best-selling laptop while MacBook Air 13 M5 occupies first place :: | 10.04.2026 | ||
| 3 | Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | Qualcomm X2-90, Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 X2E-94-100, 16.00", 1.213 kg | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 :: | price: 73% performance: 84% features: 76% display: 88% mobility: 88% workmanship: 89% ergonomy: 91% emissions: 84% mobility: 88% 24.05.2026 | ||
| 4 | Lenovo Pro 9 16IPH11 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 16.00", 1.93 kg, 3.100,00 Euro | |
| Lenovo Pro 9i 16 G11 Aura Edition review: A direct counter to the Dell XPS 16 :: | display: 92% workmanship: 88% ergonomy: 89% & 91% emissions: 79% & 91% mobility: 64% & 88% 29.04.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 16.00", 1.93 kg, 3.100,00 Euro | |||
| Core Ultra 9 386H is barely any faster than the Core Ultra 9 285H in first benchmark tests :: | 30.04.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 16.00", 1.93 kg, 3.100,00 Euro | |||
| Lenovo Pro 9 16 G11 Aura runs much quieter on Balanced mode for only a small hit to graphics performance :: | 01.05.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 16.00", 1.93 kg, 3.100,00 Euro | |||
| Lenovo's grainy, low resolution product pages make the otherwise sleek Pro 9i 16 Aura look terrible :: | 04.05.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 16.00", 1.93 kg, 3.100,00 Euro | |||
| At almost 1600 nits, the Lenovo Pro 9 16 Aura OLED display is one of the brightest money can buy :: | 05.05.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 16.00", 1.93 kg, 3.100,00 Euro | |||
| Lenovo Pro 9 16IPH11 :: | performance: 88% features: 77% display: 92% mobility: 76% workmanship: 88% ergonomy: 90% emissions: 85% mobility: 76% 28.05.2026 | ||
| 5 | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 15IPH11 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 15.30", 1.687 kg, 3.100,00 Euro | |
| Excellent 15-inch multimedia laptop with 1,100 nits OLED - Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i Aura Edition Review :: | display: 88% workmanship: 84% ergonomy: 92% & 94% emissions: 71% & 91% mobility: 67% & 88% 04.06.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 15.30", 1.687 kg, 3.100,00 Euro | |||
| Lenovo's Yoga Pro 7i 15 G11 is one of the first multimedia laptops with the new RTX 5070 12 GB :: | 22.05.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 15.30", 1.687 kg, 3.100,00 Euro | |||
| Lenovo charges more than $2600 for the Yoga Pro 7i 15, is this the new reality? :: | 07.06.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 15.30", 1.687 kg, 3.100,00 Euro | |||
| When Apple's MacBook Pro is suddenly the bargain alternative, laptops like the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i 15 have a problem :: | 08.06.2026 | ||
| 6 | Framework Laptop 16 | AMD Radeon RX 7700S, AMD Phoenix (Zen 4) R9 7940HS, 16.00", 2.418 kg, 2.400,00 Euro | |
| $500 for 4 GB VRAM: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB is extremely expensive :: | 28.04.2026 | ||
| 7 | Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo GX651 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 16.00", 2.82 kg, 6.700,00 Euro | |
| Perfect multitasking with RTX 5090 - Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo GX651 Review :: | display: 89% workmanship: 87% ergonomy: 89% & 98% emissions: 71% & 89% mobility: 58% & 87% 07.05.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 16.00", 2.82 kg, 6.700,00 Euro | |||
| Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 2026 vs. 2023 - Sacrificing performance for improved multitasking :: | 10.05.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 16.00", 2.82 kg, 6.700,00 Euro | |||
| Review verdict on Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo GX651 - Unique, but so expensive :: | 16.05.2026 | ||
| 8 | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell Generation Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 285HX, 16.00", 2.736 kg, 4.000,00 Euro | |
| This laptop is a local AI monster: Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 review :: | display: 83% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 91% & 91% emissions: 68% & 86% mobility: 58% & 87% 22.04.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell Generation Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 285HX, 16.00", 2.736 kg, 4.000,00 Euro | |||
| Soldered no more: ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 revives replaceable Wi‑Fi :: | 24.04.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell Generation Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 285HX, 16.00", 2.736 kg, 4.000,00 Euro | |||
| RTX Pro vs. GeForce RTX: This Lenovo laptop shows why the Pro GPU is worth it :: | 26.04.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell Generation Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 285HX, 16.00", 2.736 kg, 4.000,00 Euro | |||
| These feature make the ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 a local AI powerhouse :: | 27.04.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell Generation Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 285HX, 16.00", 2.736 kg, 4.000,00 Euro | |||
| End of an era: Why the construction of the Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 is so significant :: | 28.04.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 3000 Blackwell Generation Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 285HX, 16.00", 2.736 kg, 4.000,00 Euro | |||
| ThinkPad P16 G3 not powerful enough: Lenovo, where is the ThinkPad P18? :: | 29.04.2026 | ||
| 9 | Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 16.00", 2.124 kg, 4.900,00 Euro | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H :: | performance: 91% features: 76% display: 83% mobility: 76% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 90% emissions: 78% mobility: 76% 28.05.2026 | ||
| 10 | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 21WN00A0GE | Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 5 325, 14.00", 1.447 kg, 1.760,00 Euro | |
| A new repairability champion: Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 laptop review :: | display: 81% workmanship: 89% ergonomy: 96% & 91% emissions: 89% & 92% mobility: 70% & 90% 25.05.2026 | ||
| Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 5 325, 14.00", 1.447 kg, 1.760,00 Euro | |||
| ThinkPad T14 Gen 7: These features work with Linux - and these do not :: | 28.05.2026 | ||
| Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 5 325, 14.00", 1.447 kg, 1.760,00 Euro | |||
| One controversial design change: Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 vs T14 Gen 6 photo comparison :: | 29.05.2026 | ||
| Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 5 325, 14.00", 1.447 kg, 1.760,00 Euro | |||
| This keyboard issue is finally fixed with the new ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 :: | 30.05.2026 | ||
| Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 5 325, 14.00", 1.447 kg, 1.760,00 Euro | |||
| Lunar Lake is still the Intel battery life king: ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 vs. T14 Gen 6 :: | 02.06.2026 | ||
| Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 5 325, 14.00", 1.447 kg, 1.760,00 Euro | |||
| Consequence of the RAM crisis: Lenovo's screen downgrade on the ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 :: | 03.06.2026 | ||
| 11 | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 285H, 16.00", 2.036 kg, 1.800,00 Euro | |
| Open-box Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i with 2.8K OLED, Core Ultra 9 285H, 32 GB RAM discounted to around $1,100 :: | 30.05.2026 | ||
| 12 | Alienware 16 Area-51 Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 290HX Plus, 16.00", 3.303 kg, 4.000,00 Euro | |
| Alienware 16 Area-51 review: New Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus is all power at any cost :: | display: 93% workmanship: 89% ergonomy: 90% & 74% emissions: 68% & 89% mobility: 55% & 53% 22.04.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 290HX Plus, 16.00", 3.303 kg, 4.000,00 Euro | |||
| New Alienware 16 with Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus is crazy fast, but it comes with consequences :: | 24.04.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 290HX Plus, 16.00", 3.303 kg, 4.000,00 Euro | |||
| New OLED option is exactly what the Alienware 16 needed if it weren't for one big problem :: | 23.04.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 290HX Plus, 16.00", 3.303 kg, 4.000,00 Euro | |||
| Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus is one of the warmest mobile CPUs at over 100 C under load :: | 25.04.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 290HX Plus, 16.00", 3.303 kg, 4.000,00 Euro | |||
| Super loud Overdrive mode on Alienware 16 is mostly unnecessary for gaming :: | 27.04.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 290HX Plus, 16.00", 3.303 kg, 4.000,00 Euro | |||
| Alienware 16 Area-51 Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus :: | performance: 95% features: 73% display: 93% mobility: 54% workmanship: 89% ergonomy: 82% emissions: 78% mobility: 54% 28.05.2026 | ||
| 13 | Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 16.00", 2.124 kg, 4.900,00 Euro | |
| Razer Blade 16 review: Intel Core Ultra delivers faster frame rates :: | display: 83% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 86% & 93% emissions: 69% & 88% mobility: 62% & 89% 27.05.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 16.00", 2.124 kg, 4.900,00 Euro | |||
| Razer Blade 16: Gaming on low performance quiet mode may actually be worthwhile :: | 28.05.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 16.00", 2.124 kg, 4.900,00 Euro | |||
| Newest Razer Blade 16 is two times brighter than before for significantly improved HDR support :: | 29.05.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 16.00", 2.124 kg, 4.900,00 Euro | |||
| Razer Blade 16 battery life lasts several hours longer with Intel instead of AMD :: | 31.05.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 16.00", 2.124 kg, 4.900,00 Euro | |||
| 2026 Razer Blade 16 trades away AMD for Intel with great results :: | 30.05.2026 | ||
| 14 | Lenovo Yoga 7 14 2in1 G10 | Intel Arc 140V, Intel Lunar Lake Core Ultra 7 258V, 14.00", 1.392 kg, 1.499,00 Euro | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 14 convertible with Lunar Lake processor discounted by $200 :: | 30.04.2026 | ||
| 15 | Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | Intel Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra X7 358H, 16.00", 1.4 kg | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX :: | price: 91% performance: 81% features: 69% display: 90% mobility: 89% workmanship: 91% ergonomy: 81% emissions: 88% mobility: 89% 24.05.2026 | ||
| 16 | Asus Zenbook A14 UX3704NA | Qualcomm X2-90, Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 X2E-88-100, 14.00", 0.992 kg | |
| Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite leaves Intel & AMD in the dust, even at low power limits :: | 14.04.2026 | ||
| Qualcomm X2-90, Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 X2E-88-100, 14.00", 0.992 kg | |||
| The Asus Zenbook A14 powered by the Snapdragon X2 Elite is the perfect mobile companion :: | 19.04.2026 | ||
| 17 | Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | Qualcomm X2-90, Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 X2E-94-100, 16.00", 1.213 kg | |
| The 16-inch Asus Zenbook A16 is very powerful and pretty much unrivaled at 1.2 kg :: | 15.04.2026 | ||
| 18 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 275HX, 16.00", 2.643 kg, 4.200,00 Euro | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7 with RTX 5080 and Core Ultra 9 is almost 30% off today :: | 30.05.2026 | ||
| 19 | Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H | Intel Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra X7 358H, 16.00", 1.718 kg, 2.350,00 Euro | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H review: Out with Nvidia, in with Intel Arc B390 :: | display: 85% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 85% & 86% emissions: 85% & 94% mobility: 66% & 88% 11.04.2026 | ||
| Intel Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra X7 358H, 16.00", 1.718 kg, 2.350,00 Euro | |||
| Avoid the new XPS 16 Core Ultra 7 option and just go for the far superior Core Ultra X7 :: | 12.04.2026 | ||