See the Top-Rated Laptops at Micro Center

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Mainstream laptops continue to evolve, delivering sleek designs, powerful performance, and prices that appeal to a wide range of people. Today’s best models balance form and function, making them ideal tools for work, school, social media, and entertainment.

To help choose your next laptop, we've curated a list of the top-rated ones according to Micro Center customers, offering insights into which laptops they've chosen and why. Read on to see which models are earning raves based on real-world feedback, and why they might be perfect for your needs. This list will be updated periodically, and current prices can be found on the sidebar to the left. 

Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC 

The Surface Laptop is small, light, and comes with a long-lasting battery making it ideal for someone who considers long life a major selling point. It’s powered with a Snapdragon X Elite (12-Core) Processor and has 16GB of RAM with a 256GB SSD. A big change with this Surface Laptop is the unique AI experience with Copilot. Unique features for Copilot+ laptops include deeper Copilot AI integration, image generation, and more. Customers say, “Battery life is around 16 hours so it can go multiple days and doesn't drain overnight at all.” Read our hands-on review here. 

HP ZBook Firefly G11 Mobile Workstation 

If you want a Windows laptop that tackles the biggest tasks while staying portable, then the HP ZBook Firefly G11 Mobile Workstation could be for you. The ZBook is designed to be ultraportable with a weight of 3.8 lbs and a solid battery life that can recharge to 50-percent in 30 minutes. This is a laptop for professionals who want the power to handle tasks like AutoCAD, video editing, and 3D rendering, but don’t want to carry around a heavy workstation that always needs to be plugged into the wall. Read our hands-on impressions here. 

Apple MacBook Air 15-inch (2024)

Apple’s line of MacBook Air laptops continues to provide a lot of power in a small package. The M3 chip offers more power than older Intel MacBook Air laptops and is 1.6 times faster than a MacBook Air with the Apple M1 chip. Despite having a big 15-inch Retina display, at just over 3 lbs., it’s truly ultra-portable and has up to 18 hours of battery life. Customers call it a “Great value.” 

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Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 

For well under $800, the 16-inch WUXGA IPS Anti-Glare display has a 1,920 x 1,200 resolution, along with an Intel Core i7 13th Gen 1355U 1.2GHz CPU, 16GB DDR5-5200 RAM, and a 1TB PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe M.2 SSD. The RAM is also upgradeable with one Micro Center customer reporting that they bumped up the memory to 64GB and another saying “Love the form factor and build quality.” 

Dell Latitude 5550

A sturdy laptop that can do double duty as a work or home machine, this 15-inch Latitude from Dell has Intel’s latest AI-capable Core Ultra 7 CPU, plus 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. The built-in NPU (neural processing unit) saves battery life on AI tasks, while there’s also a TPM chip (trusted platform module) for workplaces that require extra security. 

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Oscar Gonzalez is a tech journalist originally from San Antonio, Texas, and currently based in NYC. He previously worked for Gizmodo, CNET, Inverse, CBS News Radio, TheStreet, Wired, and NBC News, covering topics such as tech, misinformation, conspiracy theories, video games, pop culture, the economy, and the stock market. In his downtime, he plays video games, lifts weights, and collects sneakers.