Intel Core Ultra

If you prefer Intel, a couple of strong bang-for-buck options are the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K Plus. You can check out our review of both models for plenty of benchmarks and analysis, but the short of it is, these refreshed Arrow Lake chips bring increased performance and an improved value proposition to the table. Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus: $299 Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus: $209.99 after coupon MSI Mag Z890 Tomahawk WiFi Gaming Motherboard: $209.07 These are not sale prices (save for the small savings via coupon on the 250K Plus), but Intel came out of the gate

Devindra Hardawar for Engadget Even before I opened the Yoga Slim 7i, its light weight was noticeable. At first, I thought Lenovo sent me an empty box or a small tablet, not a premium 14-inch laptop. When I lifted the Yoga Slim out of its package, it still felt more like an iPad Pro than a notebook. While Lenovo isn't the first company to deliver a premium laptop at that weight — I was also stunned the first time I held the ASUS ZenBook A14 — it's the first one I've encountered with an Intel chip. The Yoga Slim 7i is powered by Intel's Core Ultra 7 355, an eight-core chip meant for efficient-y

Devindra Hardawar for Engadget Reiterating what I said above, the Omnibook X really gets just about everything right. That was evident the minute I laid hands on it. The Omnibook X's smooth anodized aluminum case feels like it's meant for a tank. At 2.9 pounds, it's still lighter than the 3.4-pound 14-inch MacBook Pro, and it still feels relatively slim with its 12.6mm thickness. Open it up, and you're greeted with a glorious 14-inch 3K OLED screen, a wide lattice-free keyboard and a generously large haptic touchpad. Our review model was equipped with 32GB of RAM and Intel's speedy Core Ultra

Devindra Hardawar for Engadget While it doesn't really stand out in the crowded field of ultraportables design-wise, the Omnibook X does so many things well its simplified looks don't matter much. It's a sturdy and powerful machine that can be specced way up, depending on your needs. Its $900 sale price (at the time of this review) is an excellent deal, even if it comes with a slower Intel Core Ultra 5 chip and 16GB of RAM. You'd have to upgrade the new XPS 13 to a similar price to get the same amount of memory, and it doesn't feel nearly as well-built. If you need a bit more power, you can bu