Best Windows Laptop for 2026
Two laptops recently joined the ranks among my Windows favorites in the HP OmniBook Ultra 14 and Asus Zenbook A16. The OmniBook Ultra 14 offers a choice of Intel Panther Lake or Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 processors, and I tested both. I lean toward the Qualcomm model, but there are reasons to side with Intel. In either case, the laptop offers strong overall performance, long battery life and a fabulous design. Meanwhile, the Zenbook A16 has no right being so thin and light for a 16-inch laptop. It also supplies a gorgeous OLED display and leading AI performance from its Snapdragon X2 chip. Keep reading to see the best Windows laptops that CNET has tested.
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