Best HP laptops 2024, tested and reviewed by experts

The HP Victus 16 is an affordable gaming laptop that packs quite a performance punch, for both games and everyday tasks.

The HP OmniBook X outpaces M3 MacBooks by about 11% thanks to its powerful Snapdragon X Elite CPU .

On a single charge, this laptop lasted a whopping 16 hours and 47 minutes .

It's not a perfect laptop with a lackluster webcam, a dim “display” with its large bottomzelzel.

HP’s Chromebook Plus x360 14c is an affordable, security-forward laptop for anyone who just needs access to the internet.

The laptop has a 9 -megapixel webcam that's sharp, “excellent at recreating colors,” and features a wide viewing angle.

It's not the most powerful Windows laptop with an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H CPU , but it's a budget-friendly $ 800 laptop.

The HP Elitebook 1040 G11 is ideal for those who want to stretch a laptop’s use as long as possible between charges.

It earns a higher Geekbench 6 score than Apple 's most powerful M3 MacBook Pro .

It also offers that classic springy keyboard we often see from HP, a “smooth and responsive” trackpad, a decently bright display.