Best Laptops for Under 1000 The following is a list of top picks from sources including Wirecutter, PC Magazine, ZDNET, CNET, RTings, NotebookCheck and Wired. These sources tend to distinguish Windows laptops from Macbooks, rather than assessing these two types of laptops together. A top Windows laptop pick was given the same score - 10 - as a top Macbook pick.

Note not all the laptops listed below were highighted in every publication. Some of the laptops were selected as a top pick in only one publication. Macbook Air 13’’ stands out as having been selected as a top choice in 6 publications

An aggregate score was devised by calculating a Bayesian average for each laptop based on numerical ratings that were attributed to each review.

Macbook Air 13'' received the highest score with an aggregate score of 9.95

Model Wirecutter PC Magazine ZDNET CNET RTings NotebookCheck Wired Aggregate Score
Dell 14 Plus - X - - - - -

9.9
Macbook Air 13'' (2024, M4) X X X X X - X

9.95
Lenovo Yoga 7i X - - - X - -

9.78
HP OmniBook 5 - - X - - - -

9.9
Asus Zenbook A14 - - - - - - X

9.9
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 - - - - - X -

9.9
Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G2 - - X - - - -

9.9
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 GG - X - - - - -

9.9
Acer Swift Go 14 - - - - X - -

9.9
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 - - - X - - -

9.9
Asus Vivobook 14 - - - - - - X

9.78