If you are in the market for the best 14-inch laptops, then you have come to the right place. These laptops find the perfect niche between the smaller 13.3-inch and the larger 15.6-inch and 17-inch models. The advantage of a 14-inch laptop is that it tends to be smaller and more portable while having a larger display than its 13.3″ counterparts. As an added bonus, the battery life is usually significantly better than that of larger laptop models.
The biggest challenge is that this laptop form factor is relatively rare. It can be difficult to find the best models at the best price. Many websites that write reviews of 14-inch laptops don’t go into much detail about how long the laptop lasts or how long it will last when fully charged. We want you to make the most informed purchase decision you can make, so we’ve done a lot of research on what makes our top 5 selection brilliant.
Best 14-inch Laptops
We’ve looked at the best 14-inch laptops currently available and offered a selection across a wide range of price points and specifications. Do you want a portable, high-quality computer workhorse or do you just need something for everyday computing and video streaming? The choice is yours.
ASUS Zenbook Duo
A decent laptop for web development, web design
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For professional web development, it is often necessary that the developer is involved in graphic design. If that is the case with you, then ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo is the right choice for you. The most exciting feature of this high-performance laptop is ScreenPad Plus. This screen is as interactive as the main screen. While you also get a stylus for a precise touch experience. It means that you get extra screen space where you can place your tools while writing codes.
Also, this 14-inch 4K matte screen helps designers, photographers, and video editors to manage their screen tools while working. And that’s not all it offers. This laptop also includes premium hardware. Essential specifications are the Intel 9th Gen Core i7-9750H Quad-Core processor, 16GB RAM, 1TB PCI-E, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060. The latter provides excellent graphics without any problems. Overall, this is one of the best 14-inch laptops.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon
Best business laptop in the world
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Lenovo has made our favorite business laptop even better by enhancing its speakers, giving it a sleek carbon fiber structure, and adding some useful security features, including a webcam shutter and an IR camera. You’ll even get distant field microphones in case you need a digital assistant. What’s more, you get the strong performance and fast SSD. This means that if you are working on large spreadsheets, the X1 Carbon will process them with aplomb.
You also get a long battery life (on the 1080p model) and two beautiful, 1080p, and 4K display options, all in an impossibly lightweight chassis. But it’s that classic ThinkPad X1 features a durable (military tested) chassis, best-in-class keyboard, and stylish black/red aesthetics, that carry the X1 Carbon to greatness. Overall, this is one of the best 14-inch laptops that you can buy right now.
Lenovo Yoga C940
The best 14-inch 2-in-1 laptop
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With the Yoga C940, Lenovo took a formula and refined it. Subtle design improvements, long battery life (up to 11:46), and updated 10th generation Intel’s processors make the Lenovo Yoga C940 a worthy successor to last year’s excellent Yoga C930. As you would expect from a Yoga series laptop, the C940 has a premium, ultra-portable chassis and a unique hinge that also serves as a soundbar speaker. As a 2-in-1, that hinge can rotate 360 degrees to turn the Yoga C940 into a real tablet.
When it comes to viewing content, the Yoga C940’s 1080p and 4K displays are clear, rich, and vibrant; beware, the Ultra-HD display takes the battery out of sight. For the basics, my favorite things about the Yoga C940 are the extra features. These include a webcam cover (no more tape needed), a slot for the included stylus, and a fingerprint sensor. Overall, this is one of the best 14-inch laptops that you can buy right now.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga
Performance of ThinkPad in a 2-in-1 form factor
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Lenovo took a chance with the ThinkPad X1 Yoga, the first metal ThinkPad, and it paid off. While we still love the distinctive matte-black carbon fiber found on most ThinkPads, the aluminum and magnesium ThinkPad X1 Yoga is an excellent change of pace. Not only does it have a sleek design, but this convertible 2-in-1 shows off a clear display and offers a best-in-class keyboard and long battery life. You’ll also get lots of extra goodies, like a built-in stylus slot and a webcam cover. There is simply no better business convertible than the ThinkPad X1 Yoga, apart from HP’s beautiful new Elite Dragonfly.
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14
A gaming laptop with an exceptional battery life
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Asus is stepping up his game when it comes to gaming laptops. Example: the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14. Powered by AMD’s powerful Ryzen 9-4900HS processor, the laptop is a powerful multitasker. But when combined with an Nvidia RTX 2060 Max-Q GPU, the laptop is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to gaming. Equipped with a lightning-fast SSD, a bright 14-inch, 120Hz screen, a comfortable keyboard, and strong speakers in a beautiful milky white magnesium alloy, and the ROG Zephyrus G14 is a near-perfect gaming laptop.
But where the Zephyrus G14 shines is the battery life. The top laptop lasted 11 hours and 32 minutes on our Laptop Mag Battery Test, making it the longest-lasting gaming laptop ever. It’s nearly three times the average length of a 4:26 gaming laptop. Ultimately, between its murderous AMD performance and epic battery life, the Zephyrus G14 is the gaming laptop to beat. And overall, this is one of the best 14-inch laptops to buy right now.
Asus ExpertBook B9450
The best ultraportable business laptop
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16 hours and 42 minutes. That’s how long the ExpertBook B9450 lasted on our battery test, surfing the web continuously over Wi-Fi with 150 nits. Nearly 17 hours. Can you believe that? Because I can’t. No other laptop has lasted that long. It’s incredible for so many reasons. Sure, that’s super long. But what if I told you that the longest laptop ever weighs only 2.2 pounds. Or that it has a 10th generation Intel U Series processor in it? Or that the midnight blue chassis is one of the finest we’ve ever seen. There are so many reasons to love the ExpertBook B9450 and even place it above the ThinkPad X1 Carbon. Asus still has a few things to fix – like the frustrating keyboard – but it’s on the right track.
Asus ZenBook 14
Good specs and tasteful design make this robust all-round laptop.
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A simply gorgeous laptop from Asus that we like to have in our best laptops list; if you want the perfect combination of power and style, this might be the case, and as a bonus, you get a trackpad that can also be used as a handy secondary display. If you look at the specs, you’ll see that this is a laptop that more than lends itself to any task you want to perform, even some low-resolution video editing and gaming (note the Nvidia GeForce option).
Despite all this raw power, the price is not too high. And then there’s the design: this is one of the best looking laptops we’ve seen, and even the display hinge is a work of art. It will rotate everything you need with aplomb, and it will look the part as you do it – what more do you need?
Acer Swift 3
The best budget laptop
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Another budget laptop in our best 14-inch laptops list, the Acer Swift 3, runs on AMD Ryzen CPUs. This laptop goes toe to toe with the Dell XPS 13 and MacBook Pro. That’s how fast the Ryzen 7 4700U CPU is. The Swift 3 also wins points for its comfortable keyboard, which features clicking keys that provide plenty of feedback. Students also save login time thanks to the Swift 3’s built-in fingerprint reader on the keyboard deck.
And all this power is wrapped in aluminum and magnesium to make it look like a champion, too. The only major caveat is the display, which is on the dull and boring side of the equation. If your student already has another large screen for watching the best Netflix shows, consider the Swift 3: it’s a surprising beauty.
Asus Chromebook Flip C436
Best Chromebook overall
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The best overall Chromebook, the Flip C436, is an excellent successor to the Flip C302CA, our previous topper. Not only do the super small edges allow Asus to fit its large 14-inch screen in a smaller chassis than you’d expect, that screen is both bright and colorful. What’s more, the aluminum design provides a more premium feel than most Chromebooks. Oh, and I almost forgot: it takes about 10 hours on a single charge. Overall, this is one of the best 14-inch laptops right now.
Acer ConceptD 7
A mobile workstation for creatives
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The formidable Acer ConceptD 7 can perform complex and demanding tasks such as intensive video editing, thanks mainly to Nvidia RTX graphics. Designed specifically for creative professionals, including filmmakers and videographers, it has the sheer power you’ll find in gaming laptops. In addition to its outstanding performance, it also offers decent port selection, a minimalist solid white design, and that stunning Pantone validated 4K IPS display. It’s still pretty pricey, but no professional tool is cheap. If you’re looking for a Windows-powered MacBook alternative for video editing, it’s one of the best 14-inch laptops.
