2019's Best Laptops to Buy…So Far

2019's Best Laptops to Buy…So Far

Shopping for a notebook is more than just poring over spec lists. Whether you want a simple budget PC, a productivity workhorse, or a screaming machine for gaming, our guide has the advice you need to find the best laptop to fit your needs.
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50 Comments

  1. Liam H on February 16, 2021 at 9:27 pm

    The ASUS VivoBook S15 has an awful TN panel on it and the size of the full size keyboard means the main alphabet keys are off-centre which is uncomfortable. I’m returning mine. Cannot recommend



  2. Dan Josef on February 16, 2021 at 9:27 pm

    love my xps 9380



  3. Asher 7 on February 16, 2021 at 9:29 pm

    Im thinking of buying a MSI GE75 raider
    (6 core) I-7
    1 tb ssd &2tb hdd
    And has a rtx 2080
    Is that good for architecture Im on my junior year and need a laptop to run all the programs I need quick. Would this do the job?



  4. Look_around on February 16, 2021 at 9:30 pm

    Why you can’t choose Lenovo Thinkpad or Acer, they look well.



  5. Asif Mahmud on February 16, 2021 at 9:31 pm

    it good



  6. Park East on February 16, 2021 at 9:33 pm

    Like the backlit keyboard,I bought the GPD MicroPC also have the backlit keyboard.



  7. Andre Mallet on February 16, 2021 at 9:33 pm

    Any Canadians watching? That Surface Book 2 is $4K..



  8. Md Hasibul Hossain Shanto on February 16, 2021 at 9:37 pm

    Plz suggest me a best laptop under 80000



  9. Abdullah Alkharji on February 16, 2021 at 9:38 pm

    the laptops presented here ,are not the best



  10. Noraagami on February 16, 2021 at 9:39 pm

    dell xps 13 starts at 1250US$ here in the Philippines.



  11. Karen Lopez on February 16, 2021 at 9:41 pm

    Im a college student and I like to occasionally use photoshop and play pc games as well as a mixer for music, what would you guys suggest I buy? Budget wise I’m willing to spend 2500



  12. Shan S on February 16, 2021 at 9:44 pm

    Anyone here can help me to decide what to buy? I want to change my laptop since it’s been over 3 years already and I’m kinda tired of it. I’m a businessman/web developer and I travel often. Important factors for me are: performance, battery life, mobility and quality. I’m don’t run heavy games or softwares on my laptop. All I use are SDKs, code editors, project management softwares and sometimes Adobe Photoshop and illustrator. I prefer something for $1000 or lower. I’m thinking about XPS 13 and I like Dell build quality and performance done I’ve been using Dell for years. Nothing worked for me better than Dell. But of course I’m open to other suggestions. Your help would be really appreciated.



  13. WhyNot on February 16, 2021 at 9:44 pm

    I bought recently a msi ps63, it is the most good looking laptop I’ve ever seen, good specs and a nice battery life, it could be too in the video, I think.



  14. Ernest Lawson on February 16, 2021 at 9:44 pm

    What about the HP spectra 360



  15. Aaron Rice on February 16, 2021 at 9:45 pm

    What a lazy slideshow



  16. Ugnius on February 16, 2021 at 9:46 pm

    I Bouth one of them

    I play fortnite: 25fps

    Me: I dont waste my money…



  17. maneesha pramod on February 16, 2021 at 9:49 pm

    Mila kohomada dannane?



  18. Mousta Alpha on February 16, 2021 at 9:50 pm

    macbook 15 2018
    the best



  19. ramsingh India on February 16, 2021 at 9:52 pm

    Great job sir



  20. Unknowntill2023 on February 16, 2021 at 9:52 pm

    $3000



  21. arlrmr on February 16, 2021 at 9:54 pm

    Sneaky! Pretend to be honest by beginning with "Starts at" price. But end without stating "As tested" price.



  22. Zen Mgr on February 16, 2021 at 9:54 pm

    Your article is missing Matebook X Pro 😂😂😂



  23. Swagatg Gautam on February 16, 2021 at 9:57 pm

    The 2 I prefer
    Microsoft Surface Book 2
    Dell XPS13



  24. MrBomBasTi c on February 16, 2021 at 10:00 pm

    Still too early for 2019….lots of better laptops coming



  25. martin dawe on February 16, 2021 at 10:00 pm

    Razer blade, 2018!?



  26. Dash S on February 16, 2021 at 10:01 pm

    RIP Huawei



  27. Zabazee on February 16, 2021 at 10:01 pm

    get the £600 huawei matebook d 14 inch with ryzen 5



  28. Just Me on February 16, 2021 at 10:03 pm

    Do ANY of these laptops have Bluetooth 5.0? If not, sad. That’s a last year thing…



  29. Raul R3flex on February 16, 2021 at 10:03 pm

    Hello you can help with something, look for a $ 2,000 laptop, how portable, the battery last for at least 3-4 hours and be "strong" in most video games.



  30. 《ThunderStaLKeR》 • 69 years ago on February 16, 2021 at 10:03 pm

    1.9GHZ Gaming:am i joke to you….



  31. Samantha Grace M. Quinio on February 16, 2021 at 10:04 pm

    where can you buy the huawei matebook X pro



  32. R Jones on February 16, 2021 at 10:05 pm

    What computer do you recommend for day traders ?



  33. Abam Long on February 16, 2021 at 10:09 pm

    Msi is the best laptop



  34. Zedrin on February 16, 2021 at 10:09 pm

    Asus Rog Zephyrus



  35. Michael Hammond on February 16, 2021 at 10:11 pm

    Gamer is just another word for loser



  36. Truong Nguyen on February 16, 2021 at 10:12 pm

    Having serious trouble with my Razer Blade Steath, got into BIOS booting loop



  37. Muhammed Omesh on February 16, 2021 at 10:12 pm

    my laptop cost 512k



  38. ramsingh India on February 16, 2021 at 10:13 pm

    So nice



  39. Enzo Cueva on February 16, 2021 at 10:13 pm

    What about the SAMUNG NOTEBOOK 9 PEN 2019?



  40. Winchester Semiforce on February 16, 2021 at 10:14 pm

    1 like =‘s a m8 for the goose



  41. Simon Papst on February 16, 2021 at 10:14 pm

    Very Misleading



  42. R A H I on February 16, 2021 at 10:15 pm

    macebook pro



  43. nicolastramites 2017 on February 16, 2021 at 10:16 pm

    I need a touch laptop for music procucer, 3D print, code, edit 4k video and play game some times, I have arround 2000€, gaming laptops are a good choice but I need core i7 32ram ssd and 1Tb and a good graphic card. But the problem is that gaming laptops are not touch!!! Can you help me please?!!!



  44. Dev1lm4n on February 16, 2021 at 10:18 pm

    Matebook is perfection in its purest form



  45. stockjonebills on February 16, 2021 at 10:18 pm

    The Stealth 15, XPS 15 or higher end HP laptop Zbooks or Prosumer Spectre X360 are my choices for 15 inch. Love the look of the Spectre X360 but I’m leary to buy HP consumer laptops. I’ve had a few die out on me too early wheras all the cheap Dell’s and even cheap Asus laptops has lasted me years.



  46. John Swanson on February 16, 2021 at 10:20 pm

    Need some advice…top laptop under $1K? Pretty well just need it for every day work. I do some website building (WordPress), basic graphic design, lots of tabs opened at once at all times..looking at the Dell XPS13 but concerned about the i3 and RAM. Also looking at ASUS Zenbook 13 UX331UA. Any others to consider?



  47. MrsMcAvoy on February 16, 2021 at 10:20 pm

    I just bought a brand new Dell XPS 13" 9380, non touch with Intel core i7, 4.6 GHz, quad core, 256GB SSD, 8GB but it heats up easily and also when it’s charging goes super hot, also sometimes feels a bit sluggish and battery lasts about 6-7hrs. My old Macbook Pro 13′ 2015, dual core, i5, 2.7GHz, 128GB, still works great, battery lasts 9-10hrs, I don’t feel the XPS is faster than the Mac, so I don’t know why I hear all the time that Dell XPS is good. Did I get a faulty unit?
    Now, i’m returning the XPS and looking for a great, sturdy and long battery life Windows laptop. Any suggestions please?



  48. VARADHARAJAN K on February 16, 2021 at 10:20 pm

    Nowadays . Every person needs at least one dedicated gpu laptop



  49. Daniel Han on February 16, 2021 at 10:22 pm

    Have surface book 2 overpriced but amazing



  50. Professor Yoshi on February 16, 2021 at 10:22 pm

    What would you guys recommend for mechanical engineering students? Is hp envy or hp spectre x360 good?