Laptop Buyers Guide

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.

Also check out our regularly updated, maintained and commented list of top models for a quick overview:
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I want to play demanding games?

The notebook should have a high performance rating

The laptop should have a graphics card optimized for CAD and professional 3D applications.

I want to have a big screen

The screen of the laptop should be of a high quality

The laptop screen should be non glossy

The notebook should be lightweight

The notebook should have a good mobility rating (battery runtime, weight, size)

The notebook should have a low emissions rating (low heat and noise emmitted)

The workmanship rating should be high

Include only products of the top 10 manufacturers

The notebook should be new on the market

The notebook should be cheap

Show only devices that were tested by Notebookcheck

  The maximum price of the laptop should be Euro

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list of results

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.

Certain criteria are not considered because they are not available in the data base. For example our algorithm does not implement the memory equipment and hard disk capacity for the laptop selection. These factors often vary depending upon the equipment of a model or are configurated individually by the buyer.

1	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 Air 13 M5 :: 96%	performance: 76% features: 72% display: 82% mobility: 91% workmanship: 94% ergonomy: 95% emissions: 95% mobility: 91% 06.03.2026
2	Lenovo ThinkPad T1g Gen 8 21TD003GE	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 285H, 16.00", 1.911 kg, 4,500.00 Euro
	A worthy successor to the ThinkPad X1 Extreme – Lenovo ThinkPad T1g Gen 8 review :: 92%	display: 92% workmanship: 93% ergonomy: 92% & 96% emissions: 79% & 89% mobility: 64% & 88% 25.01.2026
		NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 285H, 16.00", 1.911 kg, 4,500.00 Euro
	Lenovo's ThinkPad T1g Gen 8 is a great multimedia laptop hardly anyone knows about :: 92%	27.01.2026
		NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 285H, 16.00", 1.911 kg, 4,500.00 Euro
	High quality, great keyboard, CAMM2-RAM, matt Tandem-OLED - ThinkPad T1g Gen 8 is Lenovo's flagship laptop :: 92%	31.01.2026
		NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 285H, 16.00", 1.911 kg, 4,500.00 Euro
	RTX 5070-equipped Lenovo ThinkPad T1g with Core Ultra 9 and 4K screen hits lowest price ever :: 92%	05.03.2026
3	Apple MacBook Pro 16 2026 M5 Pro	Apple M5 Pro 20-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 Pro 18-Core, 16.20", 2.121 kg, 5,298.00 Euro
	Apple MacBook Pro 16 2026 Review - M5 Pro makes one of the best multimedia laptops even better :: 92%	display: 95% workmanship: 89% ergonomy: 92% & 99% emissions: 86% & 88% mobility: 62% & 91% 09.03.2026
		Apple M5 Pro 20-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 Pro 18-Core, 16.20", 2.121 kg, 5,298.00 Euro
	Apple M5 Pro & M5 Max CPU Analysis - M5 Max is not much faster than the M4 Max :: 92%	display: 95% workmanship: 89% ergonomy: 92% & 99% emissions: 86% & 88% mobility: 62% & 91% 09.03.2026
		Apple M5 Pro 20-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 Pro 18-Core, 16.20", 2.121 kg, 5,298.00 Euro
	Apple M5 Pro & M5 Max GPU Analysis - M5 Max GPU on par with the GeForce RTX 5070 and faster than Strix Halo :: 92%	display: 95% workmanship: 89% ergonomy: 92% & 99% emissions: 86% & 88% mobility: 62% & 91% 10.03.2026
4	Apple MacBook Air 15 M5	Apple M5 10-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 10-Core, 15.30", 1.512 kg
	Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 Review - Very powerful, fanless and without competition :: 92%	display: 83% workmanship: 88% ergonomy: 91% & 99% emissions: 100% & 89% mobility: 69% & 91% 08.03.2026
		Apple M5 10-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 10-Core, 15.30", 1.512 kg
	Apple's MacBook Air 15 M5 can play Assassin's Creed Shadows at more than 30 fps :: 92%	12.03.2026
5	Apple MacBook Air 13 M5	Apple M5 8-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 10-Core, 13.60", 1.23 kg, 1,199.00 Euro
	Insane performance and efficiency without fans - Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 Entry Review :: 92%	display: 84% workmanship: 88% ergonomy: 90% & 99% emissions: 100% & 89% mobility: 72% & 91% 07.03.2026
		Apple M5 8-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 10-Core, 13.60", 1.23 kg, 1,199.00 Euro
	Apple's entry-level M5 SoC in the MacBook Air 13 only consumes 7-8 Watts in games like Cyberpunk 2077 or Baldur's Gate 3 :: 92%	07.03.2026
		Apple M5 8-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 10-Core, 13.60", 1.23 kg, 1,199.00 Euro
	The $1,099 base model of the new Apple MacBook Air 13 is an easy recommendation thanks to the new 512 GB SSD :: 92%	12.03.2026
		Apple M5 8-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 10-Core, 13.60", 1.23 kg, 1,199.00 Euro
	Major weakness: Apple MacBook Neo battery life suffers from excessive cost cutting :: 92%	10.03.2026
6	Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8	NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Generation Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 7 255H, 16.00", 1.909 kg, 2,000.00 Euro
	Lenovo ThinkPad P1 with 4K display and RTX dGPU experiences 60% price drop :: 92%	06.03.2026
7	Samsung Galaxy Book6 Ultra	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 356H, 16.00", 1.9 kg, 3,599.00 Euro
	Samsung Galaxy Book6 Ultra :: 91%	price: 50% performance: 86% features: 79% display: 89% mobility: 86% workmanship: 87% ergonomy: 93% emissions: 83% mobility: 86% 28.02.2026
8	Apple MacBook Pro 14 2025 M5	Apple M5 10-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 10-Core, 14.20", 1.549 kg, 2,739.00 Euro
	M5-powered MacBook Pro 14 hits record low on Amazon :: 91%	11.03.2026
9	Asus ExpertBook Ultra B9406CAA	Intel Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra X7 358H, 14.00", 1.111 kg
	Asus ExpertBook Ultra B9406CAA :: 91%	price: 90% performance: 89% features: 73% display: 95% mobility: 84% workmanship: 93% ergonomy: 82% emissions: 89% mobility: 84% 03.03.2026
10	Samsung Galaxy Book6 Ultra	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 356H, 16.00", 1.9 kg, 3,599.00 Euro
	Samsung Galaxy Book6 Series Hands-On: All models, prices, and launch date :: 91%	04.02.2026
		NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 356H, 16.00", 1.9 kg, 3,599.00 Euro
	Samsung Galaxy Book6 Ultra Review - Impressive multimedia laptop with gorgeous OLED & RTX 5070 :: 91%	display: 89% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 87% & 100% emissions: 80% & 86% mobility: 64% & 90% 06.03.2026
		NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 356H, 16.00", 1.9 kg, 3,599.00 Euro
	Samsung copies the Apple MacBook Pro 16 and the result is a very good multimedia laptop :: 91%	07.03.2026
		NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 356H, 16.00", 1.9 kg, 3,599.00 Euro
	Samsung finally uses a better OLED panel with more than 1000 nits for the Galaxy Book6 Ultra, but the competition is still superior :: 91%	09.03.2026
		NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 356H, 16.00", 1.9 kg, 3,599.00 Euro
	Samsung's Galaxy Book6 Ultra is beaten by Lenovo's Yoga Pro 9i 16 in terms of price :: 91%	12.03.2026
11	Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max	Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 Max, 14.20", 1.613 kg, 8,589.00 Euro
	M5 Max with inconsistent performance and throttling issues - Apple MacBook Pro 14 Review :: 90%	display: 95% workmanship: 89% ergonomy: 92% & 99% emissions: 78% & 89% mobility: 68% & 90% 11.03.2026
		Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 Max, 14.20", 1.613 kg, 8,589.00 Euro
	Apple tries to hide that the power adaptors of MacBook Pro models are insufficient :: 90%	14.03.2026
		Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 Max, 14.20", 1.613 kg, 8,589.00 Euro
	Apple's MacBook Pro 14 cannot handle the M5 Max :: 90%	15.03.2026
12	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE	Intel Arc 140V, Intel Lunar Lake Core Ultra 7 258V, 14.00", 0.982 kg, 2,700.00 Euro
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 with Core Ultra 7 and 32GB DDR5 is now 40% off :: 90%	03.03.2026
13	Asus ZenBook Duo UX8407AA	Intel Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra X9 388H, 14.00", 1.7 kg, 2,599.00 Euro
	Asus ZenBook Duo UX8407AA :: 90%	price: 80% performance: 83% features: 77% display: 89% mobility: 88% workmanship: 85% ergonomy: 90% emissions: 87% mobility: 88% 03.03.2026
14	Asus ProArt PX13 HN7306EA	AMD Radeon 8060S, AMD Strix Halo Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 13.30", 1.394 kg, 3,900.00 Euro
	Asus ProArt PX13 HN7306EA :: 89%	price: 70% performance: 88% features: 70% display: 86% mobility: 83% workmanship: 87% ergonomy: 91% emissions: 76% mobility: 83% 03.03.2026
15	Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026	Intel Arc B370 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 5 338H, 14.60", 1.415 kg
	Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 Laptop Review - OLED all-rounder impresses with Panther Lake :: 89%	display: 88% workmanship: 91% ergonomy: 90% & 100% emissions: 87% & 93% mobility: 70% & 90% 01.03.2026
		Intel Arc B370 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 5 338H, 14.60", 1.415 kg
	Intel's new Arc B370 GPU in the Honor MagicBook Pro 14 is almost as fast as the Arc B390 in Dell's XPS 14 :: 89%	03.03.2026
		Intel Arc B370 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 5 338H, 14.60", 1.415 kg
	Honor's MagicBook Pro 14 is an impressive showcase for a modern OLED touchscreen :: 89%	07.03.2026
		Intel Arc B370 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 5 338H, 14.60", 1.415 kg
	Honor MagicBook Pro 14 vs. Apple MacBook Pro 14 M5 - Who offers the best multimedia laptop? :: 89%	10.03.2026
16	Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 2025 GA403WW	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, AMD Strix / Gorgon Point Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, 14.00", 1.58 kg, 3,899.00 Euro
	RTX 5080-powered Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 with Ryzen AI 9 HX and 2TB SSD gets huge 37% open-box discount :: 89%	26.02.2026
17	Asus ZenBook Duo UX8407AA	Intel Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra X9 388H, 14.00", 1.7 kg, 2,599.00 Euro
	Asus ZenBook Duo UX8407 convertible review - Intel Panther Lake is a game-changer :: 89%	display: 85% workmanship: 87% ergonomy: 86% & 93% emissions: 83% & 91% mobility: 67% & 91% 26.01.2026
		Intel Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra X9 388H, 14.00", 1.7 kg, 2,599.00 Euro
	Intel Panther Lake Arc B390 performance and efficiency analysis: Intel's new iGPU trades blows with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 :: 89%	display: 85% workmanship: 87% ergonomy: 86% & 93% emissions: 83% & 91% mobility: 67% & 91% 27.01.2026
		Intel Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra X9 388H, 14.00", 1.7 kg, 2,599.00 Euro
	Intel Panther Lake Core Ultra X9 388H performance analysis - Outpaces Arrow Lake and exceeds Zen 5 in efficiency :: 89%	display: 85% workmanship: 87% ergonomy: 86% & 93% emissions: 83% & 91% mobility: 67% & 91% 26.01.2026
		Intel Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra X9 388H, 14.00", 1.7 kg, 2,599.00 Euro
	No chance for AMD: Intel Panther Lake Core Ultra X9 388H trounces AMD Strix Halo at low power signaling handheld gaming domination in 2026 :: 89%	27.01.2026
		Intel Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra X9 388H, 14.00", 1.7 kg, 2,599.00 Euro
	Asus' new Zenbook Duo UX8407 is easily the best dual-screen convertible :: 89%	08.02.2026
18	Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga G2 21AES01A00	AMD Vega 7, AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) R5 PRO 5650U, 13.30", 1.432 kg, 900.00 Euro
	Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga G2 21AES01A00 :: 88%	performance: 75% features: 70% display: 81% mobility: 74% workmanship: 82% ergonomy: 92% emissions: 96% mobility: 74% 25.02.2026
19	Schenker XMG APEX 16 MAX	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, AMD Dragon Range R9 9955HX, 16.00", 2.661 kg, 2,815.00 Euro
	AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, RTX 5070 Ti and mini LED - XMG Apex 16 Max gaming laptop review :: 88%	display: 92% workmanship: 85% ergonomy: 86% & 86% emissions: 76% & 85% mobility: 59% & 59% 20.01.2026
		NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, AMD Dragon Range R9 9955HX, 16.00", 2.661 kg, 2,815.00 Euro
	XMG's Apex 16 Max with the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is fully focused on gaming performance :: 88%	23.01.2026
		NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, AMD Dragon Range R9 9955HX, 16.00", 2.661 kg, 2,815.00 Euro
	XMG Apex 16 Max vs. XMG Pro 16 - RTX 5070 Ti better with AMD or Intel? :: 88%	27.01.2026
20	Asus ExpertBook Ultra B9406CAA	Intel Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra X7 358H, 14.00", 1.111 kg
	Asus ExpertBook Ultra review: One helluva debut for Intel Panther Lake X7 :: 88%	display: 94% workmanship: 81% ergonomy: 81% & 83% emissions: 85% & 93% mobility: 74% & 91% 27.01.2026
		Intel Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra X7 358H, 14.00", 1.111 kg
	Asus ExpertBook Ultra is as fast as many entry-level gaming laptops while being half the size :: 88%	28.01.2026
		Intel Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra X7 358H, 14.00", 1.111 kg
	Arc B390 vs. Radeon 8060S: Two very different GPUs for the same 14-inch screen size :: 88%	29.01.2026
		Intel Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra X7 358H, 14.00", 1.111 kg
	Core Ultra X7 358H vs. Core Ultra 7 255H: Panther Lake throttles less and performs more consistently :: 88%	30.01.2026
21	Dell XPS 14 Core Ultra X7 358H	Intel Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra X7 358H, 14.00", 1.444 kg, 2,200.00 Euro
	Dell XPS 14 2026 review: Fully reborn with Intel Panther Lake X7 :: 87%	display: 86% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 85% & 88% emissions: 84% & 93% mobility: 70% & 91% 08.02.2026
		Intel Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra X7 358H, 14.00", 1.444 kg, 2,200.00 Euro
	2026 Dell XPS 14 fixes some of the biggest complaints about the series :: 87%	09.02.2026
		Intel Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Panther Lake Ultra X7 358H, 14.00", 1.444 kg, 2,200.00 Euro
	Be sure to read the Dell XPS 14 service manual before opening up the 2026 model :: 87%	10.02.2026