{"id":23692,"date":"2023-08-09T12:40:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T12:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/99a7fb08-b4cb-3598-890c-6f6d878339b112"},"modified":"2023-08-09T12:40:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T12:40:06","slug":"the-best-laptops-for-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/the-best-laptops-for-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The best laptops for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
You may want to upgrade your tech soon, but buying a new laptop computer can be confusing. There have never been more brands, features and configurations to consider, and given that we’re still dealing with inflation, you may also be concerned about rising prices. The good news is, companies are still making a ton of new laptops, and there are a wide range of models for you to choose from the budget HP Pavilion Aero 13 to the convertible Microsoft Surface Pro 9 to our best overall pick of the Apple MacBook Air M2. We’ve made it less complicated for you to pick out the best laptop for your needs.<\/p>\n
You probably have an idea of your budget here, but just so you know, most modern laptops with top-of-the-line specs can cost you around $1,800 to $2,000 these days. That doesn\u2019t mean you won\u2019t find a good system for under $1,000 \u2014 a grand is the base price for a lot of high-end ultraportables in the 13-inch category, with chips like Intel\u2019s Core i3 or i5 series. And if that\u2019s too expensive, you\u2019ll still have respectable options in the $600 to $800 range, but they might come with older, slower processors and dimmer screens. I\u2019ve included our favorite budget-friendly model in this best laptop roundup but we have a list of more-affordable laptop picks<\/span> that you can check out as well.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n After working out how much money you want to spend, the laptop\u2019s operating system is usually the first thing you have to narrow down. As always, the decision is slightly easier for people who prefer an Apple MacBook. Now that the company has brought its M-series chips to its whole lineup \u2014 your only real considerations are budget, screen size and how much power you need.<\/p>\n Over on Team Windows, however, the shift to ARM-based chips hasn\u2019t been as smooth. Though Apple laptops have been able to bring huge increases in battery life while maintaining (and in some cases improving) performance with their own silicon, PC makers have been limited by Windows\u2019 shortcomings. Microsoft released Windows 11 last year, and it\u2019s supposed to run better on ARM-powered machines. Since the first of these laptops, like Lenovo\u2019s ThinkPad X13s<\/span> or 10w tablet<\/span>, haven\u2019t been available for review yet, we can\u2019t tell how well the system runs. Of course, you can upgrade to Windows 11 on existing ARM-based PCs, but for now, it\u2019s still safer to stick with an Intel or AMD processor.<\/p>\n