The best laptops in 2020 come in a variety of packages. From Chromebooks, ultrabooks and 2-in-1s to powerful gaming portables on par with their desktop counterparts, there’s no lacking in choice, no matter what your needs are. So, if you’re looking to replace your old laptop, look no further. We’ve collected our top picks for the best laptops on this list.
These machines have all been put through the ringer here so you know that they’re quality choices. They’re best-in-class with excellent performance and, often, outstanding battery life as well.
We only include devices in our best laptops list that consistently deliver, so you can’t go wrong with any of these picks. We’ve also included our price comparison tool so you can find the best deal once you’ve picked a laptop out.
It’s not just overpowered devices on the list either. Sure, you’ll find gaming laptops with robust discrete graphics and flagships like the Dell XPS 15 (2020), our current top pick for best laptops in 2020, but there are options for every budget including some excellent Chromebooks.
The Dell XPS 15 is our new pick for the best laptop of 2020. Dell's 2020 update to its 15-inch flagship ticks pretty much every box when it comes to what we want from a laptop. The end result is that the Dell XPS 15 (2020) is about as close to perfect as a laptop can get and one of the best Dell laptops to date; there's really not a lot we can fault it for. It's got some of the latest, and best, mobile tech from Intel, and can even be configured with a discrete GPU, making it adept at image and video editing, and even a spot of light gaming.
It also features one of the finest designs we've seen in a laptop, and is arguably the most stylish Windows 10 laptop on the market right now. Battery life is also phenomenal, and the price, while high, isn't that bad considering what you get. We're used to seeing Dell's smaller XPS 13 (featured below) at the top of this list, so we're glad to see its bigger 15-inch sibling bask in the limelight.