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GETTING STARTED
Finding the Perfect Laptop
An educated customer is the best customer.
With so many choices available and the almost daily model updates, it can get confusing. And, laptops aren't cheap. So, whether it's for your first grader or your college bound freshman, we hope this laptop review guide helps.
Specs
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Specifications
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2
| CPU Intel Core i5-1135G7 |
Speed 2.4 GHz |
| Drive 8 GB |
Type SSD |
| Size 256 GB |
Display LCD |
| Screen 12.4 inches |
Resolution 1536 by 1024 |
| Refresh 60 Hz |
Graphics Intel Iris Xe |
| Dimensions 0.62 x 10.95 x 8.12 inches |
Weight 2.48 lbs |
HP Laptop 17
| CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5625U |
Speed 2.3 GHz |
| Drive 8 GB |
Type SSD |
| Size 256 GB |
Display IPS |
| Screen 17.3 inches |
Resolution 1920 by 1080 |
| Refresh 60 Hz |
Graphics AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Dimensions 0.81 x 15.78 x 10.15 inches |
Weight 4.58 lbs |
Apple MacBook Air
| CPU Apple M1 |
Speed |
| Drive 8 GB |
Type SSD |
| Size 256 GB |
Display IPS |
| Screen 13.3 inches |
Resolution 2560 by 1600 |
| Refresh 60 Hz |
Graphics Apple M1 |
| Dimensions 0.63 x 11.97 x 8.36 inches |
Weight 2.8 lbs |
HP Pavilion Plus 14
| CPU Intel Core i7-12700H |
Speed |
| Drive 16 GB |
Type SSD |
| Size 1 TB |
Display OLED |
| Screen 14 inches |
Resolution 2,880 by 1,800 |
| Refresh 90 Hz |
Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Dimensions 0.72 x 12.3 x 8.8 inches |
Weight 3.09 lbs |
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim7
| CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5800U |
Speed 1.9 GHz |
| Drive 16 GB |
Type SSD |
| Size 512 GB |
Display OLED |
| Screen 14 inches |
Resolution 2880 by 1800 |
| Refresh 90 Hz |
Graphics AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Dimensions 0.59 x 12.3 x 8.5 inches |
Weight 2.42 lbs |
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i 14
| CPU Intel Core i5-1235U |
Speed |
| Drive 16 GB |
Type SSD |
| Size 512 GB |
Display IPS |
| Screen 14 inches |
Resolution 1920 by 1200 |
| Refresh 60 Hz |
Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Dimensions 0.69 x 12.3 x 8.9 inches |
Weight 3.31 lbs |
Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 5i
| CPU Intel Core i3-1215U |
Speed |
| Drive 8 GB |
Type SSD |
| Size 128 GB |
Display LTPS |
| Screen 12.35 inches |
Resolution 2560 by 1600 |
| Refresh 60 Hz |
Graphics Intel UHD Graphics |
| Dimensions 0.35 x 11.22 x 7.36 inches |
Weight 2.53 lbs |
Microsoft Surface Pro 9
| CPU Intel Core i7-1255U |
Speed |
| Drive 16 GB |
Type SSD |
| Size 256 GB |
Display IPS |
| Screen 13 inches |
Resolution 2880 by 1920 |
| Refresh 120 Hz |
Graphics Intel Iris Xe |
| Dimensions 0.37 x 11.3 x 8.2 inches |
Weight 1.9 lbs |
MSI Cyborg 15
| CPU Intel Core i7-13620H |
Speed |
| Drive 16 GB |
Type SSD |
| Size 512 GB |
Display IPS |
| Screen 15.6 inches |
Resolution 1,920 by 1,080 |
| Refresh 144 Hz |
Graphics Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU |
| Dimensions 0.9 x 14.1 x 9.85 inches |
Weight 4.5 lbs |
Dell XPS 15
| CPU Intel Core i7-13700H |
Speed |
| Drive 32 GB |
Type SSD |
| Size 1 TB |
Display OLED |
| Screen 15.6 inches |
Resolution 3456 by 2160 |
| Refresh 60 Hz |
Graphics Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU |
| Dimensions 0.71 x 13.6 x 9.1 inches |
Weight 4.2 lbs |
Specifications and details listed are subject to change without notice and should be verified prior to purchase.
