This week’s race
Lenovo holds the top of the sub.
Power ranking
Who leads this sub.
This week?
Lenovo holds the top spot for a second week in the laptop category. Huawei took the hardest hit, dropping eight positions to number twenty-three. Gateway climbed three spots to number sixteen, while Alienware moved up two to number eleven. ASUS ROG and Lenovo Legion both entered the rankings this week, landing at fourteen and seventeen respectively, as the field shifted around the established leaders.
The questions?
These rankings answer 5 buyer questions. Open any one for the head-to-head.
The subcategory score is an aggregate. Each question has its own AI ranking, reviewer check and weekly movement — that's where the picks actually come from.
Act one
Where the machines rank them.
Three AI models rank every brand in this sub — who just arrived, the full board, the lineups each fields, and who owns each trait.
Newcomers
Just arrived.
new · Jun 2026
#23 · in best budget laptops
new · Jun 2026
#18 · in best budget laptops
new · May 2026
#16 · in best gaming laptops
new · May 2026
#19 · in best budget laptops
new · May 2026
#20 · in best budget laptops
new · May 2026
#17 · in best budget laptops
new · May 2026
#15 · in best gaming laptops
new · May 2026
#12 · in best laptops for programming
new · May 2026
#13 · in best gaming laptops
Full ranking
Every brand ranked.
as of June 15 · vs June 16 · 5 intents?
Brand portfolios
What each brand fields here.
Act two · ★ new
What people & press say.
Where the AI ranking and the reviewers part ways — and which of these brands are making news right now.
In the press
Which brands are making news.
6 brands in Laptops drew coverage in the last 30 days — the mood skews positive.?
LenovoPositive
Lenovo faces mixed coverage dominated by price increases and affordability concerns, offset by positive product reviews and strong market performance tied to AI chip advances.
via NHL.com, crn.com, 9to5Google · 8 stories
HPPositive
HP benefits from strong AI PC momentum as a key partner in Nvidia's new chip launches, with positive coverage of its enterprise sales growth and consumer product innovations.
via Yahoo Finance, TechPowerUp, Autoweek · 8 stories
DellPositive
Dell receives favorable analyst coverage and product recognition, with strong positioning in AI-driven PC and networking markets, though some articles are unrelated to the technology company.
via Yahoo Finance Singapore, The Globe and Mail, TechCrunch · 8 stories
ApplePositive
Apple coverage is predominantly positive ahead of WWDC, with excitement around new Siri capabilities and developer initiatives, while regulatory and supply-chain stories remain factual.
via The Verge, Barron's, CNET · 8 stories
ASUSPositive
ASUS gains positive coverage for innovative Wi-Fi 8 routers and gaming displays, while expanding into tablets and wearables with mixed reception.
via Tom's Hardware, Phoronix, GSMArena.com · 8 stories
AcerPositive
Acer receives predominantly positive coverage for new gaming and portable monitor products, though a security vulnerability in Wave 7 routers presents a notable concern.
via TechPowerUp, PCMag, TechRadar · 8 stories
as of June 4 · 6 brands?
Act three
How the models think.
Where each brand actually competes across the buyer questions, and the running ledger of what just moved in this sub.
Intent dominance
Where each brand actually competes.
as of June 15 · 5 intents?
Ledger?
What just moved in this sub.
- ✦ debutdebut at #16
- ▲ climb#30 → #18
Onn
- ✦ debutdebut at #19
Jumper
- ✦ debutToshiba/Dynabookdebut at #23
- ▲ climb#25 → #20
- ▲ climb#26 → #21
- ▼ fall#11 → #14
- ▼ fall#1 → #3
- ▲ climb#10 → #8
- ▲ climb#13 → #11
- ▲ climb#14 → #12
- ▲ climb#2 → #1
- ▲ climb#3 → #2
- ▼ fall#8 → #9
- ▼ fall#9 → #10
- ▼ fall#12 → #13
- ▼ fall#16 → #17
about laptops
Pick by what you need
- buying intents · in products →
- Best Laptops for Students
- Best Laptops for Work
- Best Gaming Laptops
- Best Budget Laptops
- Best Laptops for Programming
interesting facts from laptops
Apple builds machines for designers and people who want the system to work without thought. Dell sells to offices and schools. Lenovo moves volume. HP does both. Asus courts the builder. Each has its people. Each has its way.
The brands split along old lines. Some chase thinness and polish. Others chase power and price. A buyer knows which one she is before she starts looking.
The brand rail stops here. For the individual products inside this sub, switch to the product view.