The Best Laptops of 2023

[@JustJoshTech]

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[@man_like_tim]

The programming and students link isn't working

[@JustJoshTech]

@@man_like_tim I just rechecked and they are working for me. Could you try going to our website justjosh.tech and navigating from there?

[@geraldmcmullon2465]

Two in one or convertible tablet ultra portable laptops. I am looking for Windows 11 portables. 8/10" tablet (keyboard extra or separate) 1920x1200 display, 12" convertible ultra portable higher res than HD. Both able to run >8 hours. microSD, SIM, touch screen, pressure sensitive pen.

[@whitespace-jg5jj]

Are you gay?

[@HominisLupis]

Josh, youre one of the few people that talks about laptops for programmers, plus youre thorough. Id like for you to consider including the visible lines of code metric for any laptops you recommend for devs. Thanks man, you rock!

[@nocoverchargee]

I just bought that ASUS that appears in the video, so far it works very well but I'm having problems with Office, any website to buy licenses?

[@MarkUSAfreedom]

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[@JohnJacobson555]

That's crazyyy, I also got the key I needed for my laptop at that site, 100% recommended.

[@FayeM9]

Thanks! Bought the key and it's working perfectly!

[@laszlosarkozi1385]

The Zenbook 14(No.5 on list) is a truly great laptop. I bought it for my son. He just started University. I'm sure it will last him at least until he finishes it. I have the older version of it with the same touch OLED display, 16Gb Ram, Ryzen 7 5800H. This newer version has much better camera(1080p, very good picture quality), much louder and clearer speakers, 120Hz vs my 90Hz, much better keyboard, bigger battery with longer battery life, and unfortunately fingerprints show much more on my son's laptop.

[@angheliiulian7162]

Hello! How long is stays up with this battery?

[@laszlosarkozi1385]

@@angheliiulian7162 It depends on how you use it. If you're really careful and save battery, the Zenbook 14 OLED (with ryzen 7 7730U) can go 10+ hours. Also if you don't try to save energy and use it on full tilt and full brightness, the battery can die in 2-3 hours. Here is one of the tests I did: BATTERY TEST # 3 - "Balanced" test Zenbook14 OLED with Ryzen5 7530U Jan.09, 2024 Start from 100%. Windows is on Best Power efficiency mode. Screen resolution is default (2880 x 1800), so when watching content the resolution is 1440p when available. Brightness in windows set to 80% then in My Asus app it is decreased to 60 % (OLED flicker free dimming)- Making the real brightness around 48%. (It causes the brightness to sometimes go back to 80 % without my input, it's easy to change it back(just bring back the screen from fullscreen to windowed and it goes back) screen refresh:60Hz, HDR is Off. Volume will be varied, will indicate in every session the percentage. AI noise cancelling Mic function is Off. Volume Booster(My Asus app) is ON, DTS enhancment is ON, Surround Virtualizer is ON, Volume Leveler is ON, and Equalizer is on Custom . Using a Bluetooth mouse (Logitech M720) when needed, also using keyboard backlight (on level 1-lowest)-when needed. Turn on: 10:00 10:05 - 11:25 - 80 minutes You Tube watching on 14% volume level At the end, remaining battery is: 96% 11:25 - 11:45 - 20 minutes Sleep At the end, remaining battery is: 95% 11:45 - 12:25 - 40 minutes You Tube watching on 12% volume level At the end, remaining battery is: 89% 12:25 - 14:40 - 135 minutes Sleep At the end, remaining battery is: 87% 14:40 - 15:10. - 30 minutes You Tube watching on 14% volume At the end, remaining battery is: 82% 15:10 - 17:50. - 160 minutes Sleep At the end, remaining battery is: 81% 17:50 - 21:50 - 240 minutes You Tube watching on 12% volume At the end, remaining battery is: 36% 81-36=45 45:4=11.25 So that's 11.25% battery usage for 1 hour of KZbin. 21:52-ShutDown January 10,2024 Turn on: 9:05 at start Battery is at35% 09:05 - 10:05. - 60 minutes You Tube watching on 12% volume At the end, remaining battery is: 24% 10:05 - 11:25. - 80 minutes Productivity At the end, remaining battery is: 6 % 11:25 - 13:40. - 135 minutes Sleep At the end, remaining battery is: 5% 13:40 - 13:55. - 15 minutes Productivity 13:55 - Shut Down, battery is at 2% You Tube: 450 minutes - 7.5 hours Productivity: 95 minutes - 1.5 hours Sleep : 450 minutes - 7.5 hours Active use was: 9 hours Sleep was: 7.5 hours

[@bryans8656]

I still have an ASUS Zenbook S15 from 2019 and it has been completely trouble free. My wife has been using it as her daily driver now that I have an M1 Pro MacBook Pro 14 as my primary laptop. I mention this because these are two of the brands on your list that I have had good experience with.

[@akin242002]

My wife through her job has the M1 MacBook Pro 14-inch. Great laptop for Devops engineers.

[@FUYouTubeCensors]

what antivirus do you run on your pc? I am thinking of switching back to PC from my macbook. thank you

[@bryans8656]

@@FUKZbinCensors Microsoft Defender

[@pratikmurari8182]

This channel is so criminally underrated, Keep up the fantastic work Josh, your mumma gonna be proud of you

[@AA-flyguy]

Absolutely !!!

[@XLchilli]

Got the Strix Scar 16 for Black Nov Sale, it was well within my budget and I’ve never had a device this powerful. I’VE GOT NO REGRETS!

[@alphabasic1759]

The other problem with the macbooks is the weight. the metal case (vs. other materials) makes them heavy and slippery. On the other hand it also makes them very stiff, which is nice.

[@JarrodsTech]

Great video!

[@JustJoshTech]

Yeah but we still can't seem to get as good as this other KZbinr who focuses on Gaming Laptops. What's up with that?

[@kyordannydelvalle523]

@@JustJoshTech Don't cut yourself short. You both my favorite laptop reviewers

[@SyamsulArifinK3LH]

10. Hp pavilion plus 14 9. Asus zenbook 14x 8. Framework amd 7. Apple macbook air 15 m2 6. Asus strix scar 16 5. Asus zenbook 14 4. Lenovo slim pro 9i/yoga pro 9i 3. Apple macbook pro 16 m3 2. Lenovo legion slim 7 1. Apple macbook pro 14

[@blasiohungarien8639]

Thank you.

[@mike4402]

Bonus feature of the macbooks is that they are not repairable, if aomething breaks, just throw it out and buy a new one. How convenient!

[@JustJoshTech]

Lol yep

[@laus7080]

Nice wide range. This video gives me a good starting point to research further what specs are essential in my personal price range. Thank you.

[@serrael-182]

Those US prices are so depressing when you live in germany...

[@tommywurzbacher7519]

Die US-Preise sind ohne Steuern. Rechne jeweils 19% drauf und du kommst ungefähr auf den gleichen Preis.

[@serrael-182]

@@tommywurzbacher7519 nee oft nicht zudem ist der euro 10% mehr wert. Kannst es also nicht 1 zu 1 vergleichen.

[@tommywurzbacher7519]

@@serrael-182 natürlich. Du hast in den US-Bundesstaaten unterschiedliche Steuersätze. Du kannst da keinen Bruttopreis angeben.

[@tommywurzbacher7519]

@@serrael-182 alleine die Liste am Anfang mit den Preisen. Da steht msrp. Dazu sagt Google: „Der MSRP (manufacturer's suggested retail price) ist das amerikanische Pendant für die unverbindliche Preisempfehlung im deutschsprachigen Raum, allerdings ohne Steuern und sonstige Gebühren, so dass der Endpreis für den Kunden von den jeweiligen Steuersätzen der einzelnen Staaten abhängt.“

[@serrael-182]

@@tommywurzbacher7519 das meinte ich nicht. Ich meinte dass es selbst mit der mehrwertsteuer sehr oft noch günstiger dort ist und du eben den währungsunterschied noch einberechnen musst. Das hp spectre gibts dort gerade für 1100 dollar. Hier 1600€. Das sind einfach 400€ unterschied wenn ich ungefähr richtig rechne.

[@carlosalvarez8076]

Such a good video Just, with you time watching videos is never lost. Your categorization of laptops makes perfect sense. I want to go for a Lenovo Slim Pro 9 16", I don't like Intel, and have a poor battery life, but it's a good compromise of quality portability and performance. Thanks for your videos man, such a great value.

[@vjvjvjvjvjvjvjvjvj]

How many hours does it take to drain the battery?

[@ikennaonwunli5072]

You are one of my favourite laptop reviewers. I really enjoy your content. Jarrod did his tier ranking of laptops he reviewed this year and he ranked the Legion slim 7i at B tier and you ranked the slim 7 at 2nd best. Quite intriguing.

[@JarrodsTech]

I also said it could easily be an A 😎 the list is also somewhat skewed towards my own preference. I probably should have just put it in A, kind of felt like I was already very lenovo heavy at the top haha

[@ikennaonwunli5072]

@@JarrodsTech first, thank you for responding. This is one of the highlights of my 2023. Second, Lenovo does a lot of fantastic laptops and I definitely understand. Excellent content from your channel and keep up the amazing work. Looking forward to the gaming laptop awards for 2023.

[@aarohanyt7374]

Watching proudly from the Macbook Pro 14 (M1 Pro) lol, it was my dream laptop when it launched and I was finally able to get it after months of saving . Nice to see the lineup holding up

[@Stan_sprinkle]

Yeah same. I flippin love mine and I bought it hoping it would be the laptop that lasts me 7 or more years (like I did with my 2011 MBP). I believe it will.

[@NN010]

I’ve been using one for over a year now and I haven’t loved using a laptop this much since I was a kid. It’s just been productivity bliss compared to the Intel based laptops I’ve used in the past. I’m probably never going to use an x86-based laptop ever again after how great my Apple Silicon experience has been and continues to be.

[@ep.sdp.]

​@@NN010How would you compare the apple environment to Windows? I use a bunch of cracked software for video editing, excel and music producing and I am indecisive between a Macbook air M2 or some windows based laptop, which one would you pick?

[@booohooooo]

I've got my m3 pro 14 (my first apple device) one or 2 weeks ago.... im a computer science student and although I might need to virtualize/emulate an x64 linux os sometimes, which is kinda annoying, I truly love it. I'm a lifetime windows user, and switched to linux 2 years ago. this year I wanted to test the MacBook in first person and oh my, I indeed recommend it! I no more carry the charger around! I've never heard the fans spin, no joke, not even while playing lol. what they say about this laptop is TRUE! I do not understand why some people hate it so much... coming from windows and linux, I do see more than one flaw, like gaming is extremely limited, macOS lacks of some basic features like tiling, or the sound mixer... I've spent an hour or so just to create a keyboard shortcut that creates a new file in the current active folder and let me choose the name of it. a feature so basic that it's almost embarrassing to not have on a 3k laptop out of the box... BUT, at last I managed to find a solution to (almost) everything... I'm so happy with my purchase, im sure you will be too! next order: iPhone 15 plus

[@trainerzard7]

I could never waste so much money

[@ep.sdp.]

How would you compare the apple environment to Windows? I use a bunch of cracked software for video editing, excel and music producing and I am indecisive between a Macbook air M2 or some windows based laptop, which one would you pick?

[@muemmelil]

There seems to be a lack of knowledge provided for us engineering students. There are categories such as software engineer or gamer, but what do we engineers need an integrated GPU for CAD Work and what kind of chip do I need? it would be nice if this channel provides us with these infos :)

[@NicholasDrake-d1e]

An excellent video, as always. I'm not sure though why having a touch screen and being stylus enabled don't feature at all as pluses (or why not having them isn't a con). I understand that some people might find never use a touch screen, but quite a lot of people do. In my academic department most people have Macbooks because they have the impression they're the best laptops; but those people also have to have an expensive Remarkable tablet or something similar so they can annotate academic papers by hand, which we do a lot. (We also have to sign a lot of forms that don't allow e-signatures, and using a 360 is *so* much quicker than printing them, signing them, and scanning them.) Other academics are often shocked to see that having a 360, I don't need to spend the extra money, to buy a tablet, don't have to always carry two devices around, and don't have problems syncing my annotated documents - a lot of people don't have 360s or stylus enabled computers just because they don't know they exist. I think that tech reviewers tend to not care about touch and stylus contributes to that, but I don't think there's a good reason for it. Again, I understand not everyone needs or wants touch and stylus capabilities, but that goes for most laptop features you talk about.

[@schmintendont]

I've noticed that as well - all the professors I work with have a MacBook and an iPad, not realizing that they could have some sort of 360 device and be able to do both at once.

[@schmintendont]

@JosephJ360 that's fair, but I was more saying that a lot of people didn't know the option existed, since they're stuck in the Apple ecosystem

[@jasmansangha487]

I was thinking about getting a hp envy x360 for this exact reason

[@briimarie2218]

I really love that you didn't have a computer manufacturer as your sponsor and that you took that into consideration for the unbiased experience for someone who does not enjoy reviews about products when the manufacturer sponges the video. I really really appreciate the effort, detail, and time you put into your videos

[@xavierbonin2290]

He gets money when you use his links

[@georgeh6856]

I love my AMD-based Framework 13. I don't know how it doesn't "feel premium" with its aluminum top and bottom covers as well as aluminum surrounding the keyboard and trackpad. It is incredibly thin, especially for being user-upgradable. Two other features I like about its screen: 1. It has a 3:2 ratio instead of the typical widescreen displays. When I watch videos, I can mouse down to the controls (stop, pause, ffwd, rev, etc.) without them overlaying the video. 2. Its screen has a matte finish. No reflections. Excellent.

[@Yayaloy9]

What I hate about the Framework is the design, if only they design it to look like Asus g14 from 2022 or 2023, or the newer design 2024 similar to the razer blade, then I would have absolutely support it. Right now, It is some of the hideous looking laptop I have seen.

[@georgeh6856]

Yayaloy9 Actually, I think the design of the Framework 13 looks a lot like the previous-generation Macbook Air. It tapers front to back. The keyboard has separated black keys inset into a silver aluminum frame, which I like better than current Macbooks. The screen bezel is a bit large, but you can select different colors if you want. The back of the screen even has the Framework logo where the Apple logo would be. Sure, it is not as light or slim as even the last-gen. Macbook Air. But it does not look bad at all. And the upgradeability beats every other laptop out there.

[@brandonspencer0093]

You put the Lenovo Slim (Yoga) Pro 9i 14 and 16 inches in the same spot. Yet, you put the Mackbook Pro 16 and 14 in two different spots? When they are the same laptop.

[@thefilthycasual05]

I love this extensive review for all of these laptops, very good at keeping up with the details. Side-note: the macbook m2 segment is labeled as a framework laptop!

[@freecourseofamazon]

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[@DoctorShaunB]

Surprised XPS didn't make the list, must be price and that so many other companies have improved their keyboards and trackpads. Lenovo seems to be killing it, I'm going to look at their lineup more closely

[@Mysteryboy0007]

why that laptop has sht battery life

[@christianpihlhansen4820]

I absolutely hate my XPS

[@Mysteryboy0007]

@christianpihlhansen4820 same. I had to spend 3k after on the Asus zen book pro duo 15. So much better.

[@DoctorShaunB]

@@Mysteryboy0007 I settled on Zenbook Pro 14 OLED, very happy.

[@PayneWewton]

​@@Mysteryboy0007Was that English?

[@MA-sm7kl]

This channel by far my favorite when it comes to tech. I'm starting college next year and I would like to know what is the best laptop for programming and comes with a minimum of 2 year longevity under $900?

[@JustJoshTech]

I'd get the Zenbook 14x. Check our links. It isn't on sale right now but regularly goes on sale

[@MA-sm7kl]

Thx for insight. Will do. @@JustJoshTech

[@syedmohdfaize7813]

Hi Josh, just planning to buy M3pro. Shall I go with 18gb ram or 36gb ram. Which is the best ?

[@jackiehale7087]

I appreciate your reviews

[@PeterS94]

I could be wrong. Didn't your earlier video recommend the zenbook 14x over the 14? Why the 14 ranked higher here? Thank you in advance.

[@mustafarasheed6097]

Same question!

[@PeterS94]

Would be nice to have an answer, Josh. Thanks.

[@CaffeinateNCode]

He answered this in another comment. The 14 was ranked higher here because of its better battery life

[@rondobrondo]

The memory bandwidth decrease for the M3 vs M2 makes essentially 0 difference except in really extreme cases. 150GB/s is still way higher than even high end PC builds, so it's really not gonna hurt you much at all, if ever at all.

[@banigrisson]

I want a touchscreen. Any suggestions? After using a touchscreen for a month is just so much quicker and comfortable. Not going back.

[@zojirushi1]

0:38 where can we find that google spreadsheet with all the up to date laptop prices?

[@sheridanniall]

Would love to see this too!

[@nhbountyhunter]

I have to admit apple has made great laptop out of the box lately. However, imo they could never be on a top 10 list. Thier either overly expensive to fix or cant be fixed at all. Macbooks are known to be frail. They mostly alway have SMD issues of some sort. If you don't back up to you are screwed becuase apple says F U to you data in the name of "security." Thier customer serices is only there to sell you apple care as well. The software and individual components are amazing. They use highend everything. But when you combine them on a subpar board, lock it down, have ZERO support, and act like your a god... You will never get my money. I hope people will wake up and demand more from them, if not things will never change.

[@ninawilliams1845]

The way my m1 macbook pro 2020 stopped working FOR NO REASON

[@jankengu3428]

Personally I will simply never trust apple again. To be fair, my first MacBook ever was I think their 2019 MacBook Air? And it was probably the worst experience I have ever had with a device, for something so expensive. -Constant Heating problems, so much so I had to buy one of those seperate fans (didn't do shit) -Slow as shit. I legit couldn't believe it. I don't know wtf was wrong with it. But sometimes it would spazz out too and the screen would become like a glitched out fuzzy green. Not to mention the OS problems and how it makes it virtually impossible to game. EVEN FUCKING LEAGUE OF LEGENDS WAS DIFFICULT. I simply can't let myself buy another MacBook ever again. No matter how good that M1 chip supposedly is.

[@MEMESFOREVERYONE24]

Zephyrus g16 is almost or the same

[@tica4lyfe]

Completely agree, I’ve been an Apple person for years and my last MacBook the screen completely shattered in the box for no reason. Fixing it costs $600-$700 🫤 getting a windows now and not looking back I’m tired of Apple

[@ultrabear1583]

😂

[@maxtornogood]

I'm glad the AMD Framework made it into the list. I honestly prefer something that is serviceable & upgradable compared to other laptops & especially MacBooks.

[@Pond6]

I had a Dell from 2008 that lasted over 15 years, the only thing that went bad on it a few times was the removeable battery which was easy to replace on ebay lol.

[@megamastah]

I appreciate that you mentioned people not wanting the MacOS. There is a multitude of people who simply don't want to suffer through MacOS use, or can't because their workflow depends on apps that don't run there (or games for that matter). For me the price doesn't really matter, I need a quality, semi-performant, portable, long battery life laptop with good linux support. Right now on XPS 13.

[@shamarthomas2788]

What model xps13 are you using right now and how do you like it? I’m actually looking to buy an XPs 13 but my friend said his experience with the battery wasn’t good.

[@MrJeremyprince]

​@@shamarthomas2788 I regret not getting a Macbook pro 14 or even Macbook Air 15, I previously had a MacBook that was stolen unfortunately. I have both the XPS13 9310 and the Precision 5570 (which is the xps 15 platform with a quaddro card for CADing at work); these machines are sleek, the display is amazing, they look great, the keyboard feels alright, the trackpad on the xps 15 is the perfect size but isn't as great as Apple. All to say that you're friend is right, the battery life on these laptops suck, you'll get 4-5 hours on light work and about 2 hours if you're lucky on medium to higher demand usage, and lastly my other bone to pick is if you forget to turn the laptop off windows may randomly decide to do an update or run in the background making it scortching hot in your backpack; these latops get hot just running chrome. Overall, I would recommend you skip the xps 13. If you're deadstuck on going with a windows laptop, here are my recommendations, and a bit of background as to put you in context of how I use machines. I am a recent graduate in mechanical engineering, I do own a Windows desktop that I use for heavier CAD models, I use Excel a ton along with PowerBi, and PowerAutomate. -For small form factor and light work: Hp Envy (there are amazing deals right now), windows Surface lineup, Zenbooks, framework seem to be doing great stuff right now. -Large Laptops: Asus ROG Strix seem to be making good laptops, XPS 15 and XPS 17, MSI also seem to be doing great things. I've considered the Framework 16 Laptop. I know I spit out a ton of stuff typing this out, the laptops I am recommending are mainly from my research and the most used laptops that my friends had at school. I don't do much CADing these days and have my work laptop to do PowerAutome, but I do travel a lot and the battery life on a MacBook is just different, you really don't think about the battery life at all, I understand that you might really hate MacOs but if you haven't used it in a while I would seriously reconsider. If you do go with windows, I would recommend an AMD CPU for better efficiency. This is personally my own opinion and if you have any questions please feel free to write me, I don't typically comments, and I wouldn't want you to all in the XPS 13 trap (my laptop got hot just writing this comment).

[@megamastah]

@@shamarthomas2788 Dell XPS 13 9310 i7-1185G7 16GB 1TB Win. Got the windows version since Dell doesn't sell Linux (Ubuntu) ones in my country, but Ubuntu + i3 works perfectly on it (since they are factory compatible), including fingerprint scanner (which I don't utilize, they should move it to the left of delete button as well). I know people on all kinds of hardware have problems with deep sleep (windows laptops as well) - no problems here, I lose 6-7% of battery per 24 hrs standby. Light usage nets you 8 hrs battery life easily. It's an ultrabook mind you, so not the best choice for video/3d rendering I'd wager. Good enough for some compiling work though. Given a chance I'd get something with a bigger (14-14.5") and better (higher res, non-touch OLED) screen, the rest is perfect for my use case.

[@squidge903]

@@shamarthomas2788 lots of reviews of the latest XPS 13s have been not very good. I have one from 7 years ago and I love it and was looking to replace it, but can't bring myself to go back given what I've read.

[@xc5103]

​​@@shamarthomas2788 Battery is indeed bad, running up to only 5-6 hours. You're better off just getting an MSI Prestige EVO 14 (up to 10 hours) or an Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (up to 8 hours). You can wait for the 2024 Asus Zenbook 14 OLED one that will ship with the new Intel 9 chips.

[@RunForPeace-hk1cu]

If it’s only about performance, Ofc you’ll get the 16” But 14” is so much lighter and it’s worth the compromises to run it a bit slower. It’s a miracle how fast a M3 max mbp14 can go!

[@nfsdanz]

I hope we get to see more AMD configurations next year. Frustrating how OEM's are still sticking with intel despite their poor lack of progress. 12th gen Alder Lake has literally been the only significant architectural update since 6th gen Skylake. Early rumours are suggesting that meteor lake is going to be a dud too...(more efficient at lower TDP's but very little performance improvement)

[@warking4257]

Love not hate bud..

[@TheQxY]

Intel doesn't need more performance, the performance (especially single core) is great. Their poor efficiency however is why I'd not buy an Intel laptop right now. If the next gen is same performance but matches AMD efficiency would actually be great for laptops.

[@nfsdanz]

@@TheQxY I understand your point. But the idea with improving efficiency is to improve performance per watt so that there's more scope to push clock speeds within a given power draw. But this isn't happening with meteor lake, it isn't more efficient when it's being pushed, only when it's in a low power state. Sure, that will be a benefit for casual users who want to use their laptop on the go, but it doesn't bring anything new to the table when it comes to outright performance. AMD, on the other hand, is benefiting from improved efficiency across the entire TDP range. This means that they don't have to use extra E cores to make up the lost ground.

[@patrick.991]

You regularly make “Best of” videos. Could you please make a “The Quietest Laptop” video at some point if that’s interesting for your channel? This would be VERY useful for me (and I guess others too). I'm still looking for a laptop that is powerful for photo and light video editing (fan noise okay) but also dead quiet when I browse the web or watch youtube (I know, there's the Macbook Air but I don't want an Apple device).

[@YamiKisara_]

What I really want is a laptop with the battery life, build quality, nice trackpad, low fan noise and low temps like a silicon Macbook but also be able to play games if I want to. 😅

[@JustJoshTech]

The only laptop remotely close to that in 2024 is the Omen Transcend 14 (it does underpower it's gpu to do that) or the 16inch Yoga Pro 9i for 2024

[@onelove4all]

Could you review the best 2 in 1 laptops please?

[@DuffesArts]

I've bought the MacBook Air M2 base model as it was discounted here in my country back in September. As a student I'm extremely happy with the purchase, it does everything I need perfectly, great performance for my needs, it is dead silent, incredibly light and premium

[@ZhuJo99]

Air M2 is not discontinued, it is still Apple recent Air and there is no other (except for M1 Air, which is still selling).

[@DuffesArts]

@@ZhuJo99 I’ve said discounted

[@ArthropodSpidey]

You need better eyes, my friend.@@ZhuJo99

[@ZhuJo99]

@@DuffesArts my bad

[@NoThing-ec9km]

*Framework making it into top 10 is huge. They just need to clear out those cons and make it more affordable and it would be gamechanger.*

[@juroncsgo6910]

Hey Josh, great Video, Thanks! I´ve just noticed that the timestamp for the Framework Laptops seems not to be correct. I also watched the video on my PC and feel like that the sound has not the same quality as your other videos.

[@jtouch99]

I have the Lenovo X1 14 inch, 13th Gen i7. A bit warm to the touch but overall better performance so far compared to the dross from HP that was my previous laptop.

[@justinwang8339]

Any thoughts on the Asus Zenbook 14 Flip? I'm interested in it and would like to hear your thoughts on it

[@Hyperion1040]

Hi, can you recommend any Dell laptop series? Is Dell dead?

[@sumedha_k]

one thing ive been struggling with in my old laptop has been the ports get dented SUPER EASILY, i hope to get the 4th place one (slim pro i9) but its so expensive smh

[@alexkoulouris8768]

Love all your in-depth videos truly amazing work. Can you help me as I am torn between the Pavilian Plus 14 OLED 8845HS 16g/512 @ $746 vs the Zenbook 14 OLED 16g/512 @ $799 (The link you have at this price is for the 1920 touch model). This is intended for my student going to university in Aug and wanted something light, powerful for anything they need with a great screen. Other option was an MacBook Air M3 same spec for $1329. Any advice. I did order the Pavilion. It still waiting to receive it just having second thoughts. Please help. TIA!

[@ant4686]

The only negative about Lenovo Slim pro 9 is its atrocious battery. People report that it lasts up to 2 hours on average.

[@firstspar]

I saw the same reports and comments online. If it would have lasted 6 hours I could have accepted it. Instead gone for my first ever apple, with M3 Pro Macbook pro.

[@RedBeardedRabbit]

And as Josh said, slower ports on the 16. Otherwise, that would be a 10 year laptop for me.l

[@galaxyphone7784]

Wow, that's not great at all...any negative reports for the legion 7pro slim?? Thanks

[@robycore5841]

Any reason why never reviewed the Samsung book4 for the 2024 top of the line? Does it worth to be in a top of the line list?

[@HKBoba]

Any thoughts on something light at 15.6" screen size?? all these are quite heavy. Looking for something for my wife

[@svinatraktore]

Josh, bravo, it was a really cool review/comparison!

[@walkingtheearthin4k]

Josh, one of the largest lens in analyzing laptops. You cover almost everything, except I would like to see a category for customer service. It's significant when making a purchase.

[@Funkfreed]

Man all of these are too expensive. I guess there's no budget laptop nowadays.

[@KalvinPatel]

Josh I need help on what laptop to get lmao, I'm so conflicted

[@Kerrathul]

You may want to verify the HDMI port speed difference on the two versions of the 9i. According to the Lenovo website, even though the 14" has 2.1, it is limited to 12GB/s. Which is slower than HDMI 2.0's maximum speed of 18 GB/s. I don't 100% know what the result of this is, but it's worth looking into.

[@og951]

Nice video 🙌 Is it possible to do a video on the best music production laptops? Mcpro 14 m3 pro.. lenovo slim pro 9 14"

[@FoxxFire]

I know you can't fit everything but a main con of the MBA is the lack of a high refresh rate option. One pro you may have missed (or skipped due to space/time constraints) is you get better 'integrated' graphics with M2 than any other thin and light laptop without dedicated graphics (its fanless design with no corresponding noise may have been worth a mention, but that can be a pro or con, depending on how you look at it, so I understand why you may not have mentioned that point).

[@ep.sdp.]

How would you compare the apple environment to Windows? I use a bunch of cracked software for video editing, excel and music producing and I am indecisive between a Macbook air M2 or some windows based laptop, which one would you pick?

[@another-niko-pfp-holder]

having a laptop with native linux support on here is really nice. still hope everything works fine on the zenbook because it sounds really good to me

[@gustavoholo1007]

Hello. Did you try the Acer Swift Go? Is it bad compared to these? It's the only laptop with intel core ultra I can find in my country (Mexico)

[@JustJoshTech]

It's coming in next week. Review out March

[@gustavoholo1007]

@@JustJoshTech great I can't wait!

[@AjharuddinAnsari1]

Please make a video for best laptop around or under $1000.

[@SanDiego278]

Do you have a recommendation for IT admins? In terms of priority, Ethernet port, battery life, and build quality. No need for a dedicated gpu.

[@mahiru20ten]

Hi Josh, I think you mistyped one of your segments. Number 8 is supposed to be on 3:14.

[@LearningAndGrowingInLife]

Hi Josh, really enjoying the valuable content you're putting out! Your insights on the Framework laptop and its upgradability got me thinking. I'm currently considering the ZenBook series, particularly drawn to their OLED screens. I'm eager to hear your thoughts on the Framework laptop versus the ZenBook, given my quest for a new laptop. I'd also love to hear your perspective on the 14-inch laptop versus other form factors, like the 15.6 inches. Your video on the top 10 laptops for 14 inches was fantastic, and it's great to see the ZenBook 14 featured with its impressive 16:10 aspect ratio and OLED screen. Any chance you'll do a similar breakdown for 15.6-inch laptops? That would be incredibly helpful. What's your take on the ZenBook 15, especially with its 16:9 aspect ratio on the 15.6-inch screen? Thanks for consistently delivering top-notch content; your mom would undoubtedly be proud! 😊

[@alekseigorskikh]

Please do a review on the asus Zenbook 14 pro

[@JustJoshTech]

It's thoroughly covered in my Best 14inch Laptop video

[@burtonyan8467]

Do you plan to review the Lenovo Slim 7 or would you only review laptops available in USA?

[@JustJoshTech]

I do, but after Black Friday

[@aidenwarner2536]

But all the laptops are expensive??? Not all students have a lot of money to spend on a work horse laptop. I personally would recommended buying second hand and not worrying about storage as that can be upgraded when needed or ssd are a thing

[@boltove]

I really now am confused between the yoga pro 9i and the slim 7. The description of "programmer who does gaming" fits me perfectly so I was going to go for the pro 9i, but the slim 7 feels like it also fits the description. What should I go for? Is it just a matter of my budget at that point?

[@josephnl81]

What do you think about the yoga 7, AMD 7, 16 go ramb 😅

[@JeffBear1]

I keep getting mixed answers regarding whether 18gb is enough memory on 14" mbp m3 for advanced amateur/ entry pro level photography editing in lightroom and photoshop. Would you recommend upgrading to 36gb? Want to ensure editing process remains quick/ efficient with no/ minimal lag. Thanks!

[@JustJoshTech]

Thats because memory needs depends entirely on what data you are working on and what operations you are performing. For example if you are editing medium format photos you will need a lot more processing power and memory than full frame or APSC. Thats because the files are larger. As a general rule of thumb 18gb should be fine for you. As you said you are advanced amateur level. However, I don't know your financial position. If you are in the top 0.5% of income earners. Then doesn't hurt to get 36gb.

[@JeffBear1]

@@JustJoshTech Thank you!

[@haardikh4944]

Is MacBook Pro M2 13'in model still good in 2024?

[@sayan_panda]

You're the best laptop reviewer on KZbin. You deserve way more subscribers. I hope you'll reach a million subscribers soon. Thanks for making such great videos.

[@jjed09]

Could you tell me when one you would prefer between ASUS-ROG strix 18 or Alienware m18 both same price 2k but minor differences, I can’t decide 😢

[@iz723]

Great video. It's a pity that its really difficult to find the 14in Yoga Pro 9i in the UK.

[@JustJoshTech]

We will have more recommendations this year

[@DerMacher2005]

The 9th one was really appealing but I can’t find it in Germany included Amazon. Very pity that I can’t buy this model.

[@xenoas1er197]

Thanks for thoses incredible videos, I will soon start my student life in the equivalent of CS and cybersecurity and I was looking for the best mix between performance and portability. Is the battery life on the lenovo slim pro 9i have good battery life ?

[@RJM-Media]

You rate the MacBook M3 above the Lenovo slim 9i, but don't specify at what chipset/specs the MacBook is superior. Is the base m3 pro superior to the Lenovo? Or is it only superior after adding a few hundred bucks in upgrades?

[@FreakyStreaky-y8v]

Cool review :) Is it better to choose rtx4060 or 4070 with i9 intel?

[@reza310]

Great video . Appreciated

[@ActionManXVI]

got my macbook pro 14, in m3 pro. Its brilliant. cant agree more with the list

[@LightOtt]

Did you run by chance some battery test for the Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 14? The test I did using continuous video playback at 50% brightness resulted in 5.5 hours. Not impressive.

[@shadowKamiyama]

i want to ask about the ASUS ZenBook 14 can you use it for only movies ?

[@MihajloSeva]

Hi Josh, I bought a Lenovo Legion S7 gen 7 (i5-12500H and 3050ti 4GB model) laptop based on your recommendation :) and I'm very satisfied. Considering that I only use the laptop for programming and college purposes, that is, I don't play games, I'm interested in your opinion on whether I can use the Lenovo 65w usb-c charger all the time. For now, I'm using the charger that came with the laptop (because I haven't bought the 65w one yet), although it irritates me because it's really big (230w charger). Will it harm the laptop (whether it's the battery or the components in general) if I constantly use a 65w charger? Of course, if I ever think of playing games, I will certainly use the original 230w charger. Do you have any other suggestions I could use? Maybe some other charger such as 100w, but which model? PS I love your content, I look forward to every video and I'm grateful that there is someone like you, keep it up!

[@audiophile...]

I also got a 3050ti model, g15 strix, for the same purposes but man i tried gaming on it, it really sucks how this cards vram throttles down the performance so much. You should have atleast got a 3060 now that u were spending money on it. Also u can use the type C if you aren't doing CPU GPU intensive power hungry tasks, not just gaming.

[@sahilsinha2066]

A1!

[@fwertheimer]

Thanks Josh for the great work and advise. Can you review HP elite laptops and business laptops?

[@JustJoshTech]

Maybe, right now we are completely overwhelmed with consumer focused devices. We did get an Elitebook in last year and liked it. Never got around to reviewing it though

[@CaffeinateNCode]

I’m looking to go back to school/certifications for coding/cyber security but want to have flexibility for gaming as well (nothing too high end I don’t think). I am stuck between the Asus G14 (AMD 9 7940HS/RTX 4060) and Zenbook 14X (i7-13700H/2.8K OLED) 16gb/512gb SSD for both. Which would you recommend?

[@realeatisaiy]

Hey that's a very nice picture you have framed on the wall, is it available somewhere on the internet? Also great video

[@mohammedalown6130]

How is it the asus rog zephyrus g14 2024 ?? because I didn’t saw it in the list

[@Tucs25]

First off thank you so much for your reviews. I was wondering if you considered the samsung galaxy books and if so what left them out?

[@leearnie]

Hi Josh, unrelated to the video, but what external SSD would you recommend? I'm using MacBook Air M1 base specs, and will use SSD for backup for photos and videos only.

[@MoMo-vj1fk]

dear Josh thanks to you I will unsubscribe from all other tech reviewers .thank you for great work you're doing and yes I got 14 pro and never looked back, keep shining on KZbin

[@guillermoguevara7171]

for all the people considering buying the Lenovo Legion slim 7 (a16APH8) , theres a major issue that is not spoken in this video: they have a BIOS "error" that make intermitent and annoying fan noises when is in sleep mode, with a intermitent on/off light of the ports in the back of the laptop. Just to make you an idea, people are returning this laptop for that issue. i solve it just putting a black tape on the lights port and just turn off the computer when i go to sleep. Its a very good laptop and i love it but just consider that

[@savannah7575]

Any suggestions on deciding between Lenovo legion slim pro 7 or the yoga pro 9i? I also liked the asus strip gaming laptop.

[@pb-yx7ig]

Best of these computers for basic video editing... I do some basic drone footage editing? Any suggestions would be great thanks

[@ajitnandakumar]

Have you considered Dell Inspiron 16 PLUS?

[@omairahmed6172]

What do you think of the Microsoft Surface Studio Laptop 2?

[@Burkery373]

bros really milking laptops of 2023 dry guess i’m famous now(it’s a joke 💀)

[@simon_ghost_rilley252]

I honestly like these videos quite useful

[@HeadshotKillaa]

He gets money for each laptop sold by his links. Not every laptop manufacturer has a deal w/ him, so I'd take his 'reviews' with a pinch of salt.

[@alfredoaraujo9294]

He is one of the most thorough.

[@noesse4736]

Facts, tbh I’m just clicking it for the reassurance that the laptop I want keeps getting recommended.

[@RawDeal-mo1ng]

Yeah, I like these videos too.

[@siri4496]

What about hp spectre x360 14 or 16 inch? Is it good for programming?

[@mavrk.d]

Can you do gaming with a MacBook like games from Steam? How good is it?

[@aerohydra3849]

Gaming is very limited on Macs since very few games have mac ports. There are workarounds like GPTK but still support is spotty and performance can be a tossup. If you are planning to do much gaming a windows laptop is highly recommended.

[@Lowest_Levels]

You can play games on the Macbook. I have a M1 Max with a separate harddrive and I have 35 games specifically ported to the Mac from Steam. Baldur's gate 3, Metro Exodus, No Man's Sky, Tomb Raider series, Borderlands series, Dying Light, Dirt Rally, Layers of Fear, Psychonauts 2 and others...Plus as the other commenter stated, you can play Window games with Crossover and with the addition of the GPTK, you can access to more games if that's something you wanted to do. Also, mac app store games are available, some not on Steam. I just counted on Steam and have 35 games on my external hard drive that i can play separate from the App store games. Death Stranding is coming out soon. I didn't buy my laptop for gaming at all but was presently surprised that they play very well and if you are fine with the limited selection, yes, gaming with a Macbook is doable, on steam. For performance, I can play Metro Exodus 2k with almost maxed out settings with good framerates above 60. Deus Ex Mankind Divided at 2k on ultra settings. I might play a game a few hours a week so it's nice to have the option but as the other commenter pointed out, if you are wanting access to all the latest game and do a lot of gaming, a windows PC would be much better. If you are buying a macbook and like the idea of having a few games to play from time time, then it's fine.

[@MohitChotia-fh6bg]

Where will you rate Ideapad pro 5i 2023? Can it challenge bottom half of this list?

[@consumertech8706]

What about LG Gram? What position would it be for a top 50 laptop recommendation? 20-ish? 40-ish?