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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 Pro 14 M5 Pro OLED | Apple M5 Pro 20-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 Pro 18-Core, 14.20", 1.379 kg, 6.289,00 Euro | |
| Amazing OLED panel - Apple MacBook Pro 14 PROLED XDR Review :: | display: 92% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 92% & 100% emissions: 84% & 88% mobility: 71% & 91% 05.11.2026 | ||
| Apple M5 Pro 20-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 Pro 18-Core, 14.20", 1.379 kg, 6.289,00 Euro | |||
| Apple has unveiled the new MacBook Pro with OLED - Great update or disappointment? :: | 30.10.2026 | ||
| Apple M5 Pro 20-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 Pro 18-Core, 14.20", 1.379 kg, 6.289,00 Euro | |||
| The battery of the new Apple MacBook Pro 14 OLED once again drains under load :: | 06.11.2026 | ||
| Apple M5 Pro 20-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 Pro 18-Core, 14.20", 1.379 kg, 6.289,00 Euro | |||
| Apple's PROLED XDR display is the new benchmark, but the touchscreen is just a gimmick :: | 07.11.2026 | ||
| Apple M5 Pro 20-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 Pro 18-Core, 14.20", 1.379 kg, 6.289,00 Euro | |||
| The new MacBook Pro 14 is thinner and lighter than before, but the fans are louder :: | 08.11.2026 | ||
| Apple M5 Pro 20-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 Pro 18-Core, 14.20", 1.379 kg, 6.289,00 Euro | |||
| Glowing Apple logo on MacBook Pro OLED gets new features with Backglow app :: | 09.11.2026 | ||
| Apple M5 Pro 20-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 Pro 18-Core, 14.20", 1.379 kg, 6.289,00 Euro | |||
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 OLED review verdict – A great display, but cooling weaknesses :: | 10.11.2026 | ||
| Apple M5 Pro 20-Core GPU, Apple M5 M5 Pro 18-Core, 14.20", 1.379 kg, 6.289,00 Euro | |||
| Does the new OLED MacBook Pro also pave the way for a MacBook Air with an OLED screen? :: | 13.11.2026 | ||
| 2 | Asus Zenbook 14 UX3480QA | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, Qualcomm Snapdragon X SD X1-26-100, 14.00", 1.147 kg, 999,00 Euro | |
| Asus Zenbook 14 UX3480QA - Reviews and Specs :: | performance: 70% features: 62% display: 89% mobility: 91% workmanship: 92% ergonomy: 90% emissions: 91% mobility: 91% 09.10.2026 | ||
| 3 | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 9 21UE000MGE | NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Generation Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 366H, 16.00", 1.947 kg, 5.300,00 Euro | |
| Workstations have bad battery life? Think again! Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 9 laptop review :: | display: 84% workmanship: 93% ergonomy: 97% & 97% emissions: 81% & 89% mobility: 64% & 91% 05.11.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Generation Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 366H, 16.00", 1.947 kg, 5.300,00 Euro | |||
| Which 16-inch premium laptop is best for you: Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G9 vs MacBook Pro 16 :: | 06.11.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Generation Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 366H, 16.00", 1.947 kg, 5.300,00 Euro | |||
| 22 hrs of battery life: Intel Panther Lake makes powerful Windows laptops efficient :: | 08.11.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Generation Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 366H, 16.00", 1.947 kg, 5.300,00 Euro | |||
| 22 hrs battery life, 5G, PCIe 5.0: Here is what is new with the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G9 :: | 09.11.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Generation Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 366H, 16.00", 1.947 kg, 5.300,00 Euro | |||
| Best of the best: Meet Lenovo's best rated (by us) 2026 ThinkPad laptop :: | 10.11.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Generation Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 366H, 16.00", 1.947 kg, 5.300,00 Euro | |||
| Not enough memory: Why the Nvidia RTX GPU is the main weakness of the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G9 :: | 11.11.2026 | ||
| 4 | Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 16.00", 1.922 kg, 5.400,00 Euro | |
| Review verdict for the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2026 - More power, longer runtimes and a beefy price tag :: | 20.09.2026 | ||
| 5 | Asus ProArt P16 H7607 | NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU, NVIDIA Spark RTX N1X 20-Core, 16.00", 1.792 kg, 6.699,00 Euro | |
| Asus ProArt P16 RTX Spark Laptop Review - The future of multimedia laptops? :: | display: 89% workmanship: 93% ergonomy: 91% & 100% emissions: 73% & 89% mobility: 66% & 88% 16.10.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU, NVIDIA Spark RTX N1X 20-Core, 16.00", 1.792 kg, 6.699,00 Euro | |||
| Nvidia RTX Spark Analysis - Finally an answer to Apple's M5 Pro & M5 Max? :: | display: 89% workmanship: 93% ergonomy: 91% & 100% emissions: 73% & 89% mobility: 66% & 88% 15.10.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU, NVIDIA Spark RTX N1X 20-Core, 16.00", 1.792 kg, 6.699,00 Euro | |||
| Nvidia RTX Spark - The future of gaming laptops? :: | 16.10.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU, NVIDIA Spark RTX N1X 20-Core, 16.00", 1.792 kg, 6.699,00 Euro | |||
| Asus ProArt P16 RTX Spark review verdict: So expensive, but pretty awesome :: | 19.10.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU, NVIDIA Spark RTX N1X 20-Core, 16.00", 1.792 kg, 6.699,00 Euro | |||
| Asus ProArt P16 2025 vs. 2026 - RTX Spark or AMD with RTX 5090? :: | 20.10.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU, NVIDIA Spark RTX N1X 20-Core, 16.00", 1.792 kg, 6.699,00 Euro | |||
| Nvidia's RTX Spark N1X cannot compete with Apple's M5 Pro in most areas :: | 21.10.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU, NVIDIA Spark RTX N1X 20-Core, 16.00", 1.792 kg, 6.699,00 Euro | |||
| The Asus ProArt P16 will be a major rival to the new Apple MacBook Ultra :: | 22.10.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU, NVIDIA Spark RTX N1X 20-Core, 16.00", 1.792 kg, 6.699,00 Euro | |||
| Asus ProArt P16 H7607 - Reviews and Specs :: | performance: 84% features: 82% display: 89% mobility: 77% workmanship: 93% ergonomy: 95% emissions: 81% mobility: 77% 27.10.2026 | ||
| 6 | 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 | |
| Counterpoint: Mini-LED in notebooks to slump by 75% by 2027 :: | 26.10.2026 | ||
| 7 | Apple MacBook 12 2017 | Intel HD Graphics 615, Intel Kaby Lake m3-7Y32, 12.00", 0.92 kg, 1.499,00 Euro | |
| 920g MacBook is obsolete: Apple ends support for last 12" Retina MacBook :: | 14.10.2026 | ||
| 8 | Asus ProArt P14 H7407 | NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU, NVIDIA Spark RTX N1X 20-Core, 14.00", 1.482 kg, 3.299,00 Euro | |
| Excellent multimedia laptop with RTX Spark - Asus ProArt P14 Review :: | display: 90% workmanship: 91% ergonomy: 91% & 100% emissions: 70% & 92% mobility: 69% & 89% 04.11.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU, NVIDIA Spark RTX N1X 20-Core, 14.00", 1.482 kg, 3.299,00 Euro | |||
| The new Asus ProArt P14 is currently only available with 32 GB of RAM, which makes little sense for RTX Spark :: | 06.11.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU, NVIDIA Spark RTX N1X 20-Core, 14.00", 1.482 kg, 3.299,00 Euro | |||
| Is the Asus ProArt P14 the best compact Windows multimedia laptop? :: | 07.11.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU, NVIDIA Spark RTX N1X 20-Core, 14.00", 1.482 kg, 3.299,00 Euro | |||
| Asus takes on the Apple MacBook Pro 14 with the ProArt P14 :: | 08.11.2026 | ||
| 9 | HP EliteBook X G2i 14 DL9Y8ET | Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 356H, 14.00", 1.212 kg, 2.500,00 Euro | |
| Almost Lunar Lake levels: Intel keeps its Panther Lake promise of efficiency :: | 15.09.2026 | ||
| Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 356H, 14.00", 1.212 kg, 2.500,00 Euro | |||
| ePrivacy screens: Avoid this feature when buying a laptop :: | 17.09.2026 | ||
| Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 356H, 14.00", 1.212 kg, 2.500,00 Euro | |||
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G14 vs HP EliteBook X G2i: Business laptop showdown :: | 17.09.2026 | ||
| 10 | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 21WN00H4GE | Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 366H, 14.00", 1.367 kg, 2.350,00 Euro | |
| The most powerful office-class ThinkPad laptop: Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 high-end review :: | display: 83% workmanship: 91% ergonomy: 92% & 91% emissions: 88% & 91% mobility: 71% & 87% 22.10.2026 | ||
| Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 366H, 14.00", 1.367 kg, 2.350,00 Euro | |||
| The 16 core Panther Lake variant of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 is the one to get :: | 25.10.2026 | ||
| Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 366H, 14.00", 1.367 kg, 2.350,00 Euro | |||
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G7 vs Dell Pro 5: 14-inch mainstream business laptops compared :: | 25.10.2026 | ||
| Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 366H, 14.00", 1.367 kg, 2.350,00 Euro | |||
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Intel vs HP EliteBook 8 AMD: Two of the best 14-inch business laptops compared :: | 28.10.2026 | ||
| 11 | HP EliteBook X Flip G2i 14 AI | Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 366H, 14.00", 1.344 kg, 3.500,00 Euro | |
| HP EliteBook X Flip G2i 14 AI - Reviews and Specs :: | performance: 70% features: 75% display: 92% mobility: 81% workmanship: 91% ergonomy: 90% emissions: 86% mobility: 81% 17.09.2026 | ||
| 12 | HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 290HX Plus, 16.00", 2.927 kg, 4.800,00 Euro | |
| HP HyperX Omen Max 16 review: The gaming laptop with a 460 W AC adapter :: | display: 87% workmanship: 88% ergonomy: 91% & 88% emissions: 60% & 89% mobility: 57% & 76% 10.10.2026 | ||
| 13 | Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 355, 14.00", 1.298 kg, 1.900,00 Euro | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 review: Panther Lake holds back an otherwise great convertible :: | display: 86% workmanship: 89% ergonomy: 87% & 91% emissions: 84% & 89% mobility: 71% & 89% 13.10.2026 | ||
| Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 7 355, 14.00", 1.298 kg, 1.900,00 Euro | |||
| 2026 Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in1 14 G11 fixes our main gripe about the 2025 model, but now we have a new one :: | 15.10.2026 | ||
| 14 | MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 16.00", 2.033 kg, 3.100,00 Euro | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH review: Part Gamer, Part Creator, All Professional :: | display: 88% workmanship: 88% ergonomy: 89% & 92% emissions: 69% & 90% mobility: 63% & 87% 03.10.2026 | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 9 386H, 16.00", 2.033 kg, 3.100,00 Euro | |||
| 2026 MSI Stealth 16 drops an important feature found on the older design :: | 09.10.2026 | ||
| 15 | Acer TravelMate P4 Spin 14 TMP414RN | Intel Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Intel Panther Lake Ultra 5 325, 14.00", 1.324 kg, 1.800,00 Euro | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 Spin 14 TMP414RN convertible review: Surprisingly light with many ports :: | display: 86% workmanship: 79% ergonomy: 88% & 87% emissions: 89% & 93% mobility: 71% & 91% 07.11.2026 | ||
| 16 | Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 7 AMD | AMD Radeon 860M, AMD Strix / Gorgon Point Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450, 13.30", 1.1 kg, 2.900,00 Euro | |
| Road warrior with compromises - Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 7 AMD Laptop Review :: | display: 83% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 85% & 92% emissions: 88% & 90% mobility: 74% & 91% 30.09.2026 | ||
| AMD Radeon 860M, AMD Strix / Gorgon Point Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450, 13.30", 1.1 kg, 2.900,00 Euro | |||
| Why the ThinkPad X13 Gen 7 AMD is ideal for mobile working :: | 04.10.2026 | ||
| AMD Radeon 860M, AMD Strix / Gorgon Point Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450, 13.30", 1.1 kg, 2.900,00 Euro | |||
| Lenovo's ThinkVision M16 is a compact external 16-inch monitor :: | 23.10.2026 | ||
| 17 | HP OmniBook Ultra 16-bk0013dx | NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU, NVIDIA Spark RTX N1X 20-Core, 16.00", 2.209 kg, 3.200,00 Euro | |
| HP OmniBook Ultra 16 Spark review: Choose your RAM configuration carefully :: | display: 86% workmanship: 85% ergonomy: 87% & 85% emissions: 82% & 90% mobility: 62% & 89% 26.10.2026 | ||
| 18 | Schenker XMG Pro 18 M26 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 290HX Plus, 18.00", 2.91 kg, 4.098,00 Euro | |
| A heavyweight for demanding tasks? XMG Pro 18 M26 review :: | display: 84% workmanship: 83% ergonomy: 87% & 86% emissions: 75% & 89% mobility: 57% & 88% 09.11.2026 | ||
| 19 | Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra 2026 | NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU, NVIDIA Spark RTX N1X 20-Core, 15.00", 2 kg, 5.094,00 Euro | |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra RTX Spark Review - The 2000-nits Mini-LED panel is a problem :: | display: 74% workmanship: 86% ergonomy: 86% & 94% emissions: 77% & 89% mobility: 63% & 88% 19.10.2026 | ||