No (USB4) Thunderbolt — 3 Laptops Compared

Decision table

No (USB4) Thunderbolt: which one for what?

The 3 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: Razer Blade 16 (2025)85%

Leads for Thin & Light: Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (13.8)59%

Leads for Battery Life: HP OmniBook Ultra 1468%

Leads for Content Creation: Razer Blade 16 (2025)91%

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HP OmniBook Ultra 14HP
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 · 32 GB · 14 inch
53% 57% 68% 53%
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.
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Razer Blade 16 (2025)Razer
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU · 32 GB
85% 50% 62% 91%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Discrete graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU
- 240Hz display
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- 90 Wh battery — top of the pool
How long does the battery last?
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- Discrete graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU
- OLED panel
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (13.8)Microsoft
Snapdragon X Elite · 16 GB · 13.8 inch
45% 59% 57% 48%
Why it ranks here
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Good for gaming?
Why it ranks here
- 1.34 kg — among the lightest in the pool
- 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