A laptop is not a luxury, but an indispensable thing in the country, on travel or at school. It is convenient when all the necessary work programs, as well as reading, music and video are always at hand.
It’s better to look for yourself a suitable option in advance, because the period of New Year’s sales is not far off, when good laptops of 2018 You can buy at a good discount. And we’ll show you which model to choose based on the recommendations of experts from Laptopmag, Cnet, Techradar and reviews from Yandex.Market users.
10. DELL XPS 13 Ultrabook
The average price is 101 745 rubles.
- Processor: Core i5 / Core i7
- Processor frequency: 1600 ... 2200 MHz
- RAM capacity: 4 ... 8 GB
- Hard drive capacity: 128 ... 512 GB
- Display diagonal: 13.3 "
- Video Card: Intel HD Graphics 3000 / Intel HD Graphics 4000 / Intel HD Graphics 5500
- Weight: 1.36 kg
- Optical drive: no DVD
- Bluetooth: yes
- Wi-Fi: there is
It is the best laptop for most users, including students, writers, office workers and travelers. It has an excellent keyboard with backlighting changing depending on lighting, a bright screen with a Gorilla Glass protective glass, a long battery life (almost 9 hours) and enough power to work with any office programs. True, playing modern games is unlikely to succeed.
The case is made of metal and carbon fiber, it looks not only elegant, but also expensive. At the same time, the laptop is very light, and you can carry it with you for at least several hours in a row.
Cons: it gets very hot, there are no RJ-45 and HDMI connectors.
9. HP Stream 11-y000
The average price is 19,430 rubles.
- CPU: Celeron
- CPU Frequency: 1600 MHz
- RAM capacity: 2 ... 4 GB
- Hard Drive Capacity: 32 GB
- Display diagonal: 11.6 "
- Video Card: Intel GMA HD / Intel HD Graphics 400
- Weight: 1.17 kg
- Optical drive: no DVD
- 4G LTE: no
- Bluetooth: yes
- Wi-Fi: there is
The ranking of laptops in 2018 in terms of price and quality would be incomplete without a model that is ideally suited for the needs of schoolchildren, both junior high school students and high school students.
HP Stream 11-y000 is characterized by high-quality assembly, low weight, long battery life (10-11 hours), and a nice design, which is important for modern children. He works very quietly, heats up moderately, and the performance is enough to work with office programs and Internet browsers. The screen does not glare, and the sound from the speakers is surprisingly good for such a price.
Cons: you can not expand the volume of the internal disk eMMC 32 GB, the screen is pale.
8. Lenovo THINKPAD X1 Carbon Ultrabook (5th Gen)
The average price is 119,940 rubles.
- Processor: Core i5 / Core i7
- Processor frequency: 2500 ... 2800 MHz
- RAM capacity: 8 ... 16 GB
- Hard drive capacity: 256 ... 1024 GB
- Display diagonal: 14 "
- Video Card: Intel HD Graphics 620
- Weight: 1.39 kg
- Optical drive: no DVD
- 4G LTE: yes
- Bluetooth: yes
- Wi-Fi: there is
The keyboard is one of the best elements of the X1 Carbon. If you have to type large texts, you will quickly appreciate convenient concave keys, with a deep stroke and good resistance to pressing.
Ultrafast SSD, the presence of a fingerprint scanner, nice coverage, fast charging, a minimum of pre-installed software, a large number of ports and a powerful "filling" allowed us to rank the THINKPAD X1 Carbon among the best laptops of 2018.
With this model, you don’t have to worry about battery life. In tests Laptopmag laptop worked without stopping for more than 11 hours.
Cons: the most expensive laptop on the list, although the case is beautiful, but very easily soiled. The memory is soldered and “build up” it will not work.
7. Acer ASPIRE E5-575G
The average price is 30,460 rubles.
- Processor: Core i3 / Core i5 / Core i7
- Processor frequency: 2000 ... 2700 MHz
- RAM capacity: 4 ... 16 GB
- Hard drive capacity: 128 ... 2128 GB
- Display diagonal: 15.6 "
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 940M / NVIDIA GeForce 940MX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M
- Weight: 2.23 ... 2.39 kg
- Optical drive: DVD no / DVD-RW
- 4G LTE: no
- Bluetooth: optional
- Wi-Fi: there is
In seventh place in the top notebooks is one of the few models that still comes with a built-in DVD recorder. It also comes with many ports, including USB Type-C, USB 3.0 Type A, VGA, Ethernet, and HDMI.
Despite the fact that this budget laptop costs a little more than a good tablet, its screen can reproduce more than 150 percent of the sRGB color gamut. A laptop battery lasts more than 8 hours.
Cons: keyboard buttons can play. And the cooling pad is a necessary accessory for the Acer ASPIRE E5-575G, since the laptop is very hot.
6. ASUS ZenBook UX330UA
The average price is 59 952 rubles.
- laptop with 13.3 ″ screen
- weight 1.2 kg
- Intel Core i5 8250U 1600 MHz processor
- memory 8 GB DDR3, LPDDR3
- integrated graphics
- 256 GB drive (SSD)
- without optical drive
- Bluetooth wifi
- Windows 10 Home
- working time 12 hours
- dimensions (LxWxH) 323 × 222.3 × 13.65 mm
This laptop with a beautiful aluminum case boasts light weight, a bright screen with an IPS-matrix, a backlit keyboard, as well as a good set of ports, including USB 3.0 × 2, USB 3.0 Type-C, as well as a flash card reader.
Another useful feature of the laptop is the presence of a fingerprint scanner. The ZenBook's touchpad is very comfortable, even those who are used to the mouse notice this.
And music lovers will appreciate the excellent sound, with soft bass and pleasant tops.
Cons: heats up quickly, makes noise under load, the price is too high. In foreign online stores you can buy ASUS ZenBook UX330UA cheaper than in Russia. According to user reviews, there is not enough laptop for the declared 12 hours of operation, a maximum of 10.
5. Lenovo Ideapad 330s 15
The average price is 41 930 rubles.
- Processor: Core i3 / Core i5 / Ryzen 3 / Ryzen 5
- Processor frequency: 1600 ... 2500 MHz
- RAM capacity: 4 ... 8 GB
- Hard drive capacity: 128 ... 1000 GB
- Display diagonal: 15.6 "
- Video card: AMD Radeon 540 / AMD Radeon Vega 8 / Intel UHD Graphics 620
- Weight: 1.87 kg
- Optical drive: no DVD
- 4G LTE: no
- Bluetooth: yes
- Wi-Fi: there is
One of the cheapest laptops is interesting for its good features, stylish design, large screen with IPS-matrix and Full HD resolution. On the side faces of the device are two USB 3.0 Type A connectors, 1 USB 3.1 Type-C port, an HDMI video output and a headphone jack.
In size and weight, the Lenovo Ideapad 330s 15 is almost no different from an ultrabook. If you need a thin and light laptop for work or school tasks, then the best candidate is difficult to choose.
Cons: mediocre sound from the speakers, not a very smart hard drive.
4. Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH317-52)
The average price is 88,750 rubles.
- Processor: Core i5 / Core i7
- Processor frequency: 2200 ... 2300 MHz
- RAM capacity: 8 ... 16 GB
- Hard drive capacity: 1000 ... 1256 GB
- Display diagonal: 17.3 "
- Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
- Weight: 3 kg
- Optical drive: no DVD
- 4G LTE: no
- Bluetooth: yes
- Wi-Fi: there is
This powerful machine can handle the most demanding video and game editing programs at medium and high settings. And on a Full HD display with a realistic color palette, it's nice to watch movies and read texts. The laptop is equipped with a comfortable, ergonomic keyboard, with a fairly good rebound.
In addition to the two USB 2.0 ports and the headphone jack, the Acer Predator Helios 300 also has a USB 3.0 port, a USB 3.1 port, an HDMI port, an Ethernet port, and an SD card reader, which will definitely come in handy if you use a laptop to store photos and the like. content.
Despite the excellent performance and reasonable price (compared to the top competitors), this model has two glaring drawbacks, namely a poor cooling system and weak speakers. It is still not possible to adjust the brightness of the keyboard backlight and choose its color.
3. ASUS VivoBook 15 X542UF
The average price is 43 641 rubles.
- Processor: Core i3 / Core i5 / Core i7
- Processor frequency: 1600 ... 2400 MHz
- RAM capacity: 4 ... 8 GB
- Hard disk capacity: 500 ... 1000 GB
- Display diagonal: 15.6 "
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce MX130
- Weight: 2.3 kg
- Optical drive: DVD no / DVD-RW
- 4G LTE: no
- Bluetooth: yes
- Wi-Fi: there is
According to SquareTrade, ASUS laptops are among the three most reliable (along with Toshiba and Sony products). And if this information did not inspire you to buy a VivoBook 15 X542UF, then here are some more facts about it: it is a very quiet, fast and beautiful device (it is especially good in a golden case), with fast charging technology, thanks to which it charges up to 60% for 49 minutes
Several preset display modes allow you to choose the one that is most suitable for reading, watching movies or working with text and other tasks.
By cons of this model include the TFT TN matrix. It would be better if the manufacturer used an IPS matrix.
2. Huawei MateBook X Pro
The average price is 99,990 rubles.
- Processor: Core i5 / Core i7
- Processor frequency: 1600 ... 1800 MHz
- RAM capacity: 8 ... 16 GB
- Hard drive capacity: 256 ... 512 GB
- Display diagonal: 13.9 "
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce MX150
- Weight: 1.33 kg
- Optical drive: no DVD
- 4G LTE: no
- Bluetooth: yes
- Wi-Fi: there is
The best laptop of 2018, according to Techradar experts. It has an excellent screen with a resolution of 3000 × 2000, the presence of a full-sized keyboard with backlight and a fingerprint sensor. Huawei claims the MateBook X Pro is the world's first FullView notebook with a 91 percent body ratio.
The device is made of sandblasted aluminum and looks expensive and stylish. When closed, its thickness is only 4.9 mm in the thinnest place and 14.6 mm in the thickest. Therefore, this laptop Huawei can safely be ranked among the thinnest laptops.
It weighs only 1.33 kg and will be the perfect companion for a person who travels frequently and needs a high-quality and powerful laptop.
Cons: there is no SD card slot, the webcam cannot be tilted up or down ..
1. Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2017)
The average price is 106 990 rubles.
- Processor: Core i5
- CPU Frequency: 2300 MHz
- RAM Capacity: 8 GB
- Hard drive capacity: 128 ... 256 GB
- Display diagonal: 13.3 "
- Video Card: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
- Weight: 1.37 kg
- Optical drive: no DVD
- 4G LTE: no
- Bluetooth: yes
- Wi-Fi: there is
The best laptop reviews on Yandex.Market. High-quality assembly, a screen with excellent color reproduction, a keyboard with large keys and uniform illumination, a fast 128 or 256 GB SSD and excellent sound quality of the built-in speakers justify the high price of this model. In addition, she has one of the best touchpads on the market and is stable, convenient (especially for those who write under iOS) macOS.
The battery can withstand 8 hours of Internet surfing, and at the same time there is still a bit of charge. Another nice feature of the laptop is the powerful integrated graphics Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640, which competitors do not have.
Cons: scratches and chips easily appear on the aluminum case, and the keyboard, despite its convenience, is noisy. And if it’s important for you to have several full-sized USB ports or a microSD card slot, then the Apple MacBook Pro 13 is not the best laptop for you. Instead, Apple offers two Thunderbolt 3 ports, one of which will be periodically occupied by a charger.
