Best laptop 2022: Laptops for every use and occasion

June 08, 2022

There are so many types of laptops on the market now. But which one is the best laptop for you? Is it a business notebook, a powerful gaming laptop, or a Chromebook?

There's a lot to know about every detail of a prospective system before you decide to hit the buy button. From tips on choosing the right screen size to choosing between an SSD and an HDD.

What are the best laptops right now?

The Dell XPS 13 is currently our top pick for the best laptop of 2022. With an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics, the 1080p version of the laptop is perfect for work, play, and light content creation. And be sure to check out the OLED edition with its bright, vivid display, the laptop is also great for watching videos. Plus, it's also incredibly thin and light, making it the perfect laptop for work.

For Apple fans, the new must-haves are the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air m1 laptops. The ARM-based chips bring unprecedented power and endurance, putting the usually underpowered Air in the shoes of mainstream ultraportables.

Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

Talk about breathing new life into a laptop. Everything about the processor and Apple's M1 SoC turns to gold. With its new engine, the MacBook Air goes from being an underpowered laptop that barely makes it to one of the fastest notebooks — not just in its portable segment, but compared to anything else on the market. And with 14+ hours of battery life, you can easily get through a day, if not two, on a single charge.

Along with record-breaking performance, Apple Silicon adds iOS and iPadOS apps to the Mac App Store. You also get better webcam quality, and macOS Big Sur is a beautiful redesign of Apple's desktop operating system. The new MacBook Air may have a few flaws.

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