2024 Release Year — 7 Laptops Compared

Decision table

2024 Release Year: which one for what?

The 7 models on this page are scored only against each other, for the use you pick. Scores come from the spec sheets; no price and no advertising go in.

What will you use it for? Gaming Thin & Light Battery Life Content Creation

Leads for Gaming: Lenovo LOQ 15IAX9I77%

Leads for Thin & Light: Huawei MateBook X Pro (Core Ultra Premium Edition)76%

Leads for Battery Life: Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4 Pro)69%

Leads for Content Creation: ASUS Zenbook S 14 (UX5406)71%

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HP OmniBook Ultra 14HP
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 · 32 GB · 14 inch
54% 55% 68% 54%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#3#1#4#2
Huawei MateBook X Pro (Core Ultra Premium Edition)Huawei
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H · 32 GB · 14.2 inch
54% 76% 58% 67%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Thin & Light
- 0.98 kg — among the lightest in the pool
Why it ranks here
- 70 Wh battery — top of the pool
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- OLED panel
#5#6#1#3
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4 Pro)Apple
Apple M4 Pro · 24 GB · 14.2 inch
48% 47% 69% 65%
Why it ranks here
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 72.4 Wh battery — top of the pool
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
#6#4#3#7
Dell XPS 13 (9350)Dell
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V · 16 GB · 13.4 inch
46% 54% 59% 49%
Why it ranks here
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- 1.2 kg — among the lightest in the pool
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
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ASUS Zenbook S 14 (UX5406)ASUS
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V · 32 GB · 14 inch
49% 54% 55% 71%
Why it ranks here
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- 1.2 kg — among the lightest in the pool
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 72 Wh battery — top of the pool
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- OLED panel
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
#7#5#5#6
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (13.8)Microsoft
Snapdragon X Elite · 16 GB · 13.8 inch
46% 52% 57% 50%
Why it ranks here
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
#1#7#7#4
Lenovo LOQ 15IAX9ILenovo
Intel Core i5-12450HX · Intel Arc A530M · 12 GB
77% 45% 49% 57%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Discrete graphics: Intel Arc A530M
- 144Hz display
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Discrete graphics: Intel Arc A530M
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near