Ranking: Best all-around laptops reviewed by Notebookcheck

The ThinkPad T1g G8 (21TD003GE model) is a powerful 16-inch business notebook for professional users. It combines a modern Intel Core Ultra processor with a dedicated Nvidia GeForce RTX 5000-series graphics card. Its high-resolution 16:10 display offers plenty of workspace and great image quality. Typical for ThinkPads, the system impresses with a high-quality finish, comfortable keyboard, extensive connectivity options and modern security features.

The M5 Pro-powered MacBook Pro 16 (2026) sets new standards in the high-end laptop segment. The further increased performance of the M5 Pro chip ensures impressive speed for all sorts of demanding tasks. Battery life has been further optimized and enables all-day work without interruptions. The familiar high-quality aluminum housing remains robust and elegant at the same time. Improved AI functionality and more efficient cooling round off the package. Despite the high price, this computer is meant for professionals who expect maximum performance and reliability.

The 2025 MacBook Pro 14" with its new M5 chip marks a further step in Apple's pro-line laptop development. The system offers performance and energy efficiency improvements. The latest Apple processor ensures noticeably faster computing and graphics processing, which is particularly beneficial for creative applications, software development and similar data-intensive tasks. The elegant aluminum housing remains virtually unchanged, as does the brilliant mini-LED display with precise colors and high brightness.

Its cooling solution works quietly, and battery life is impressive, including high-load use cases. Multiple Thunderbolt ports, along with a full-size HDMI and SD card slot continue to offer a high level of connectivity. All in all, the MacBook Pro 14 combines professional performance, high-quality workmanship and excellent mobility to create one of the most versatile laptops in its class.

The 2026 Galaxy Book6 Ultra positions itself as a powerful Windows competitor to Apple's MacBook Pro and is one of the more exciting premium laptops of the year. Powered by the new Intel Panther Lake processors, it offers significantly increased performance and integrated AI features for productive work and creative applications. With the optional Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 laptop GPU, the computer is also suitable for demanding tasks such as video editing, 3D rendering or gaming.

Its OLED display conquers hearts with vibrant colors, high brightness and smooth frame rates, while the slim, high-quality design with a height of only around 15 mm is particularly mobile. Battery life is also above average here, enabling long work sessions on the go, as improved cooling and AI integration round off the package.

Despite its high price, the Galaxy Book is clearly aimed at power users, creatives and professionals looking for maximum performance under Windows.

The Yoga Pro 7 15IPH11 is a powerful premium laptop designed for demanding users, students, and creative and office professionals. It features a latest-generation Intel Core Ultra processor, which, combined with a dedicated graphics solution, delivers high performance for productivity applications, multitasking, and creative work. The 15.3-inch display in a 16:10 aspect ratio impresses with its high resolution, vibrant colors, and good brightness, making the laptop suitable for both daily work and media consumption and image editing. Fast LPDDR5x RAM and an NVMe SSD ensure quick load times and a smooth user experience. Despite its powerful hardware, the high-quality aluminum chassis remains slim, lightweight, and portable, while an efficient cooling system ensures reliable performance. Modern ports, the latest wireless standards such as Wi-Fi 7, as well as an excellent keyboard and a large touchpad round out the Yoga Pro 7 15IPH11 as a versatile laptop for work, school, and personal use.

Lenovo's ThinkBook 16p Gen 6 is a powerful machine aimed at professionals, creatives and demanding business users. It features a high-quality 16-inch display (2,560 x 1,600 IPS) with excellent color reproduction, and its HX-series Intel processor mated to Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5060, as tested, ensures high performance.

Fast DDR5 memory and an SK hynix PCIe 4 NVMe SSD enabled short loading times in Notebookcheck's testing. The machine's slim, robust aluminum housing is complemented by modern connections, a comfortable keyboard, business-grade security features and an efficient cooling system.

The X9-15p G1 impresses with a successful combination of high performance and good portability. The 15.3-inch laptop is powered by the Intel Core Ultra X7 358H and 32 GB of LPDDR5X RAM. The integrated Intel Arc B390 also delivers significantly more graphics performance than traditional office-class iGPUs. A standout feature is the high-resolution 16:10 OLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate, which impresses with vibrant colors and high contrast. Despite the large screen, the laptop remains slim and comparatively light. The 88 Wh battery ensures good battery life.

Connectivity options include Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, USB-A, and an SD card reader. Drawbacks include the reflective display and the soldered-on RAM. Overall, the ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 is a powerful, high-quality premium laptop that’s equally suited for office work, multimedia, and more demanding tasks.

The 2025 ProArt P16 is aimed specifically at creative professionals who require maximum performance on the go. At its core is a powerful AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with integrated AI NPU and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 laptop GPU with 24 GB of GDDR7 graphics memory. Its 16-inch OLED display impresses with 3,840 × 2,400 pixels, 120-Hz frame rate, touch and almost 100% DCI-P3 color space coverage as well as a peak brightness of up to 1,600 nits. This makes the machine ideal for image and video editing, especially considering the up to 64-GB LPDDR5X RAM, 4-TB NVMe SSD and modern interfaces such as USB4, HDMI 2.1 and Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth 5.4.

Despite allowing for high performance, the housing is relatively slim and, at approximately 1.9 kg, portable enough. Cooling is sufficiently powerful to enable consistent performance even with demanding video editing or 3D rendering tasks.

The Dell Premium is a powerful 16-inch laptop that is very suitable for demanding professional and creative tasks. Notebookcheck had the pleasure of testing an Core Ultra 7 255H-powered SKU. Its high-resolution display looks lovely, with precise colors. Despite being fast, the machine remains relatively mobile and portable. Multiple external devices and monitors can be easily connected thanks to its wide range of ports.

The Zenbook A16 UX3607 is a slim premium notebook with a large 16-inch OLED display, long battery life and modern AI technology. Powered by a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme X2E-94-100, the machine offers high power efficiency, fast processing times and quiet operation - ideal for mobile working, multitasking and creative applications. Its high-quality housing combines elegant design with high mobility, while a fast PCIe 4 SSD and generous RAM ensure smooth performance. Also noteworthy are the system's brilliant 120-Hz OLED display, comfortable keyboard and long-lasting battery life, making the Zenbook one of the most versatile premium laptops in its class and lending it the potential to challenge x86-based rivals.