Choosing the best laptop for your use case can be quite difficult, considering the plethora of options available in the market. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. We’ve got here a list of the best laptops in India that cover a wide range of use cases across various budgets, from power users, to gamers, to just about anything under the sun. All of the laptops in this list are best in class or very close to it when it comes to all-purpose laptops. As such, they feature good performance across the board and are very versatile; you should have no trouble finding the best laptop for your needs.
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The MacBook Air 15-inch is equipped with Apple’s fantastic M3 chip, which includes an 8-core CPU and a 10-core GPU. It supports up to 24GB of unified memory. The laptop features a Liquid Retina display with a native resolution of 2560x1664p at 224 ppi. The laptop is without a doubt one of the best thin and light creator laptops in the market right now. It offers storage options of 256GB or 512GB, configurable up to 2TB. The MacBook Air 15-inch also includes a MagSafe 3 charging port and two Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports. The M3 chip is a powerhouse, providing approximately 20 per cent more single-core and 18 per cent more in multi-core performance compared to the M2 chip. The laptop also runs very silently, thanks to the lack of fans, and has great battery life to boot.
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The Dell XPS 15 is another fantastic laptop for creators who need a top notch display. This laptop comes with a 15.6-inch OLED touch screen, offering a 3.5K resolution of 3456×2160. It is powered by a 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700H processor with 14 cores. The laptop comes with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 GPU with 6GB GDDR6 VRAM as well, for heavier rendering workloads. It has 16GB DDR5 RAM, expandable to 32GB. The storage is a 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD. The laptop includes a backlit keyboard and supports Wi-Fi 6. It weighs approximately 1.9kg, making it fairly portable and lightweight as well. The laptop offers great battery life and the hardware on board allows you to tackle almost all creative workloads while on the go. Note that the laptop only has Type-C ports when it comes to connectivity.
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The Acer Aspire 5 has been our go-to all rounder budget laptop suggestion for some time now. For under 60K, you get a laptop that’s capable of handling most tasks, from general everyday productivity to even light gaming. The latest iteration of the Acer Aspire 5 features a 15.6-inch Full HD display. It is powered by a 13th Gen Intel Core i5-1335U processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 GPU with 4GB GDDR6 VRAM. The laptop has 8GB DDR4 RAM which can be expanded (and should be ASAP if you plan to do any intensive tasks or gaming) and a 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD. It supports Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.1 or above. The laptop includes a backlit keyboard and a fingerprint reader for added security.
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- Exceptional performance
- Stunning display
- Long battery life
- Limited colour gamut (only 81.8% DCI-P3)
- A bit heavy at 2.2kg
The 16-inch MacBook Pro 16 is possibly the most powerful creator laptop in the market right now, and for good reason. The laptop comes equipped with Apple’s newest M3 Max chip, which includes a 16-core CPU and a 40-core GPU. It supports up to 128GB of unified memory. The laptop features a Liquid Retina XDR display with a native resolution of 3456×2234 at 254 ppi. This is a fantastic, colour-accurate display, that will more than suffice for all of your creative and editing needs. It offers storage options of 1TB, configurable up to 8TB. All the space and RAM you’ll ever need if you have the budget for it. The MacBook Pro 16-inch also includes a MagSafe 3 charging port and three Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports. We’ve already spoken about how well the M3 Max chip performs, even with the MacBook Air above. Thanks to the chip’s power efficiency, the MacBook Pro also has a great battery life. Of course, none of this comes cheap.
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- Excellent performance and battery life
- High resolution and color accurate display
- Solid build quality
- Display is very reflective
- Misses out on fingerprint scanner
You don’t always have to break the bank when looking for a laptop with a great display. Enter the ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED. This is a 14-inch laptop powered by Intel’s Core Ultra CPUs, ranging from a Core Ultra 5 125H to an Ultra 9 185H. So you have options with the latest processors in the market right now, for under INR 1 lakh. It features integrated Intel Arc Graphics, up to 32GB of RAM, and up to 1TB of storage. The OLED display on the Zenbook 14 is fantastic, especially if you consider the price. The display options include a 60Hz FHD+ OLED and a 120Hz 2.8k OLED panel. It also comes with decent battery life, and is compact and lightweight, making it an ideal laptop for users on the go. The laptop includes one USB-A, two USB-C/Thunderbolt 4s, an HDMI 2.0, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
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If you’re the market for a solid gaming laptop that can handle most modern gaming titles at high settings without sacrificing on performance or breaking the bank, we recommend the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16. This gaming laptop features a 16-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 2560×1600 and a refresh rate of 165 Hz although we would recommend gaming at 1080p for best results. It is powered by a 13th gen Intel Core i7-13700HX processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 GPU with 8GB GDDR6 VRAM. The laptop has 16GB DDR5 RAM and a 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD. It supports Wi-Fi 6 and has a 90Wh battery. The laptop includes two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ports, and one HDMI 2.1 port. You have plenty of port options paired with great build quality and performance. The only drawback is the battery life, which is usually the norm when it comes to gaming laptops.
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The Yoga 9i 13th Gen is a 14-inch laptop powered by the 13th Gen Intel Core i7-1360P Processor. It features an Integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics card, 16 GB LPDDR5-5200MHz memory, and a 1 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 TLC storage. The laptop has a 14-inch WQUXGA (3840 x 2400) OLED display. The laptop has a stunning, vivid OLED display, with 100 percent sRGB and DCI-P3 coverage. The performance is also speedy and smooth as per our testing.
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Another solid gaming laptop option for those looking to step beyond an entry level gaming laptop is the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition. This gaming laptop comes with a 16-inch FHD+ display. It is powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS or Ryzen 9 7940HS CPU and an AMD Radeon RX 7600S or RX 7700S GPU. This is the only laptop on this list with an AMD + AMD combo, and the performance is fantastic in its price range. The laptop has 16GB DDR5 RAM and a 1TB PCIe 4 SSD. It supports Wi-Fi 6 and has a 90Wh battery. You should have no trouble tackling modern AAA games at high settings. The laptop also has a wide port selection, and user-replaceable RAM and storage drive which is big brownie points to ASUS. The laptop does get a bit toasty under intense workloads, but has a surprisingly decent battery life when not gaming.
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The HP Spectre x360 is a 16-inch 2-in-1 laptop powered by the 12th Gen Intel Evo platform Core i7 Processor. It features a UHD+ (3840 x 2400) OLED touchscreen display with Intel Arc A370M 4GB VGraphics. The laptop has 16 GB DDR4 memory and a 1 TB SSD. The laptop includes a backlit keyboard, fingerprint reader, True Vision 5MP IR camera, and B&O Speakers. The 16-inch display on the Spectre is vibrant and vivid, and the laptop offers great performance with the specs on board. You also get a huge touchpad, and a sleek design making this a great travel companion. Note that like many thin and lights, it does suffer from a lack of I/O port options.
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The Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro is a solid alternative to the MacBook Air for anyone looking for a powerhouse creator laptop that runs on Windows. The 16-inch laptop is powered by the 13th Gen Intel Core i7-1360P Processor and comes with Intel Iris Xe integrated graphics. You have 16 GB LPDDR5 Memory, and a 1 TB NVMe SSD for RAM and storage. Samsung is known for making fantastic displays, and that is what you get here. The Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro has a Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 3K Display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The laptop is lightweight, weighing just under 1.6kg making it very portable. It includes an expanded touch pad and a wide range of built-in ports.
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