Nikolay Palaozov

While the ZBook Firefly 16 G11 lacks the big cooling system and powerful professional-grade GPUs of the

What about a 28W AMD Zen 4 CPU fitted in a light 14-inch device? Yep, the Zenbook 14 OLED UM3406 has the powerful AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS under the bonnet alongside the Radeon 780M. The latter is pretty snappy for an iGPU and thanks to it, you can play CS2 on Medium details with around 152 FPS on average which is a respectable result for integrated graphics.

The Dell Vostro 5640 looks like a typical daily driver or a standard office machine. It's powered by Raptor Lake-U / Refresh CPU options which are based on the Alder Lake architecture.

Compared to its predecessor, the Acer Swift Edge (SFE16-44) looks like a mild refresh.

In the last few years, we've seen and tested many compact gaming laptops like the ASUS TUF Gaming A14 (FA401) HP OMEN Transcend 14 Nitro 14 (AN14-41) , or

The Microsoft Surface Pro 11 could be a dream come true for users who want to replace their laptop with an ultra-portable yet powerful 2-in-1 with good AI capabilities. Speaking of which, the configurations with the top 12-core X Elite CPU model are tied to the OLED display and the more modest 10-core X Plus-based machines are available only with an IPS panel. Still, both screens come with 2880 x 1920 resolution, a 3:2 aspect ratio (which is great for work), and a 120Hz refresh rate. Of course, the OLED panel has the upper hand when it comes to contact ratio. The 1TB storage configuration is available for the Wi-Fi-only iteration of Surface Pro 11.

Smaller doesn't always mean less powerful. Or at least on paper. The ProBook 440 G11 is a compact version of the bigger 460 G11 model.

There are sub-classes in every laptop segment. The HP OMEN 16 (16-xd0000) is not as high-end as other OMEN models like the

For users who need a capable workstation for serious work, Dell offers the Precision 5690. The manufacturer mentions that the device is “Dell's smallest footprint 16″ mobile workstation”. It's not as thin as a premium office machine but this laptop is compact for such a powerhouse. Speaking of which, you can choose from four Meteor Lake CPUs and five NVIDIA RTX Ada Generation GPUs. The maxed-out configurations rely on a 45W Core Ultra 9 185H and a 16GB RTX 5000 Ada Generation at the price of an arm and a leg. The memory is soldered – yep, SODIMMs take more space. Still, the storage upgradability is just fine. Also, the port selection is modern. The high-end devices are treated with a vapor chamber cooling. Our machine has a conventional thermal system.

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 (Gen 9, 15ILL9) is a thin Copilot+ PC paired with efficient 17W Intel Lunar Lake processor options.