What AI Would Buy

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Best Laptops for Programming

Week of Nov 2 – 8 4-week average 6 AI assistants

  1. #1up 1 since last weekThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 14 Aura Edition)LenovoLast week: #2Weeks in the top 20: 13
  2. #2down 1 since last weekXPS 14 (2026)DellLast week: #1Weeks in the top 20: 16
  3. #3same place as last weekXPS 16 (2026)DellLast week: #3Weeks in the top 20: 14
  4. #4up 2 since last weekMacBook Air 15-inch (M5)AppleLast week: #6Weeks in the top 20: 17
  5. #5up 8 since last weekMacBook Pro 16-inch M5 MaxAppleLast week: #13Weeks in the top 20: 17
  6. #6down 1 since last weekThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13LenovoLast week: #5Weeks in the top 20: 17
  7. #7same place as last weekThinkPad P1 Gen 9LenovoLast week: #7Weeks in the top 20: 6
  8. #8up 2 since last weekMacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro)AppleLast week: #10Weeks in the top 20: 16
  9. #9down 5 since last weekROG Zephyrus G16 (2026)ASUSLast week: #4Weeks in the top 20: 15
  10. #10up 5 since last weekMacBook Air 13-inch with M5AppleLast week: #15Weeks in the top 20: 17