Whether you’re looking for powerful hardware or an awesome keyboard, Lenovo laptops are highly rated and extremely reliable. At PCWorld, we’ve been personally using and testing Lenovo laptops for years, from ThinkPads to Yogas and everything in between.
In a crowded field, there’s one laptop that really stands out from the rest—the Lenovo ThinkPad Carbon Gen 9. It earns our top spot because of its large display, excellent keyboard, and surprisingly quiet operation. But Lenovo has plenty of other noteworthy models to meet a variety of personal and professional needs.
Read on to learn more about our recommendations for the best Lenovo laptops, and be sure to visit our guide to the best laptops overall if you want to see our picks across all laptop makers.
Updated 04/07/2023: To include the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Gaming as our choice for best Lenovo Chromebook for gaming. Read our summary below for more info on this new pick.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 – Best Lenovo laptop overall
Pros
- Roomy 16:10 display
- Thin and light yet rugged
- Stellar keyboard
- Quiet operation
- Booming audio
- Two Thunderbolt 4 ports
Cons
- Webcam limited to 720p
- Display color is a bit cool
ThinkPads are generally hailed as being awesome business laptops because of their comfortable keyboards and silent operation. With its quiet keyboard, security features, and booming audio, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 is one such laptop. It’s packing a quad-core Core i7-1185G7, 16GB of RAM, and integrated Iris Xe graphics. That means it’s well-equipped to handle “Office and other productivity apps” and “a variety of multitasking scenarios.” The real star of the show is the 16:10 display, though, as it gives you plenty of room to work with. If you consider yourself a business professional, you’ll definitely want to pick this one up.
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 (2022) – Best convertible Lenovo laptop
Pros
- Sturdy and sleek all-metal chassis
- Long battery life
- Impressive audio output
- Comfortable keyboard
Cons
- 16:9 screen feels cramped
- Included stylus is too skinny
- Undersized touchpad
- Limited ports all on left side
The Lenovo Yoga 9i is a fantastic convertible. It has an attractive design, a dazzling OLED display, and great sound quality. Plus, the 12th-gen Intel processor really boosts performance. According to our tester, the processor “packs four performance cores and eight efficiency cores.” That’s quite a bit of power. The 74 watt-hour battery is quite large for a compact 2-in-1 as well. When we put the laptop through our battery test, it died in about 12 hours. You can expect this laptop to last through the work day. There’s a couple of minor nitpicks to be aware of, though. The 19:9 aspect ratio makes the screen feel a bit squished and the touchpad is smaller than we like. If you can live with those small drawbacks, the Yoga 9i is well worth considering.
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Mediocre keyboard and touchpad </li>
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Lackluster webcam and microphone </li>
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