Best of · Laptops
Best laptops for students
The laptops that score highest on the Versus leaderboard with the criteria that matter for students.
Student laptops trade peak performance for battery life, portability, and value. The best picks balance an efficient chipset, an OLED or IPS display you can read in a lecture hall, and at least a day of mixed-use battery. Every product in the list scores highly on the laptops leaderboard and stays under flagship pricing.
What to look for
- 12+ hours mixed-use battery
- Under 1.6 kg chassis weight
- 16 GB memory minimum
- Backlit keyboard and Wi-Fi 6 or better
Top 10 picks
64Points
ASUS
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (GU605CX)
16 "Screen size
1.95 kgWeight
64 GBRAM
2000 GBStorage
64Points
Apple
MacBook Pro 16-inch M4 Pro
16.2 "Screen size
2.14 kgWeight
48 GBRAM
512 GBStorage
63Points
Apple
Apple MacBook Pro 16 M4 Max
16 "Screen size
2.13 kgWeight
48 GBRAM
1000 GBStorage
61Points
Alienware
Alienware Aurora R15 – i9-13900KF (24 Cores)
64 GBRAM
Core i9 13900KFCPU
RTX 4080GPU
60Points
Razer
Razer Blade 18 (2023)
18 "Screen size
15.8 kgWeight
32 GBRAM
8000 GBStorage
59Points
Apple
Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max
14.2 "Screen size
1.62 kgWeight
36 GBRAM
1000 GBStorage
58Points
Gigabyte
AORUS MASTER 18 BZH
18 "Screen size
3.5 kgWeight
32 GBRAM
Core Ultra 9CPU
58Points
ASUS
ASUS ProArt 16 OLED H7606WI
16 "Screen size
1.85 kgWeight
32 GBRAM
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370CPU
58Points
ASUS
ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 GU605CW
16 "Screen size
1.95 kgWeight
32 GBRAM
Core Ultra 9CPU
57Points
Acer
Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI PHN16-73
16 "Screen size
2.7 kgWeight
32 GBRAM
Core Ultra 9CPU