16 Best Laptops (2023): MacBooks, Windows, Chromebooks
Buy any laptop is a big decision. Most of us go many years between purchases of this magnitude, and there are many brands, models, and configurations of chips to choose from. Lucky for you, we’ve tested many new releases over the past year. Here are our top picks for the best laptops you can buy right now.
If you’re not sure what you need, or what all the hardware jargon means, be sure to read our How to buy a laptop guide. And discover our many others computer guidesincluding the Best MacBooks, Best Cheap Laptops, Best Gaming Laptops, Best Linux LaptopsAnd Best Laptop Backpacks.
Updated November 2023: We’ve added the new MacBook Pro with M3 chips, System76 Lemur Pro, Acer Swift Edge 16, and two new Chromebook Plus models.
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