Laptops
For office work, studies and creative work. The question is not power but use: an oversized machine costs you in weight and battery life, and the memory is almost always soldered, so it cannot be added to later. The keyboard and the screen cannot be changed either.
Choose by use
The right product depends on the situation. Each page below takes the category’s criteria and changes their weight for one specific need.
What we rate in this category
Every product in the category is rated from 0 to 100 on these criteria — the same for all of them, whichever merchant sells it.
- Price
- Where the product sits against the others in its category, at comparable specifications, on the market being browsed. The longer the bar, the better placed the product is on price.
- Speed
- The speed you actually feel in use: launching, moving from task to task and holding up over time, not just the maker’s figures.
- Battery life
- Real use time between two charges or two refills, measured in mixed conditions rather than at the maximum quoted.
- Screen
- Sharpness, brightness and colour accuracy, including when viewed from an angle.
- Build
- Resistance to daily use: build quality, moving parts and how it holds up over time.
Price brackets by tier
Orders of magnitude, not displayed prices: a price only appears on Kalyneo once it has been collected from a merchant, with its collection date.
Under €800
Office work, web, studies. Expect an average screen and a plastic chassis.
€800 to €1,200
The most common balance: light, long-lasting, a decent panel, enough memory for several years.
Over €1,200
Video editing, 3D, heavy development. Weight and battery life degrade in exchange for the power.
No price collected yet
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