Best Laptops For NYK

February 13, 2021

11. Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15

A beautiful, versatile 2-in-1 laptop

QLED display

Epic battery life

Good performance

Quiet speakers

Oddly placed fingerprint scanner

Shortened Shift key

We love a beautiful laptop. So we are infatuated with the Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15. With its royal blue aluminum frame, the Flex 15 is drop-dead gorgeous. And thanks to its 360-degree hinges and bundled S-Pen, its incredibly versatile transforming from a traditional clamshell into a powerful note-taking machine. And Samsung didn't stop there, the Flex 15 is also the first laptop to feature a QLED screen that's incredibly bright and vivid.

With its 10th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, the Flex 15 is a powerful workhorse, able to handle most productivity tasks with ease. And with its discrete Nvidia graphics card, the laptop can also do some light gaming. And despite its beautiful display, the Flex 15 still managed to last over 15 hours on our battery test, making it one of our longest lasting systems.

See our full Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15 review.

Best Laptops 2021: Dell XPS 15 (2020) review — (Image credit: Laptop Mag)

12. Dell XPS 15 (2020)

The best 15-inch laptop money can buy

Attractive premium chassis

Great overall and graphics performance

Good battery life for a 4K laptop

Expensive

Runs a bit hot

The Dell XPS 15 continues to sit atop the throne by instituting small tweaks that amount to big changes. The company managed to make the laptop 5.5% smaller than the previous model while making the keys and touchpad significantly larger. And while that might seem minor, the four-border InfinityEdge bezel has made possible one of the highest resolution displays on the market.

And while physical changes are great, this top-rated laptop's interior is just as exciting. Armed with a 10th Gen processor and discrete Nvidia GeForce GPU, the Dell XPS 15 is a serious force to be reckoned. It's also got a speedy SSD and excellent audio thanks to its powerful quad speakers. Plus, it lasted over 8 hours on our battery test, which is good for a 4K laptop.

If you want a powerhouse with a gorgeous display, excellent audio and a host of other premium features, the Dell XPS 15 is the absolute way to go.