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Best Laptops of 2021 – Know which laptops impressed us the most

The year 2021 has been the year for Work From Home and we have faced a lot of ups as well as downs, however, to get through the challenging times, our laptops have been a key part of our lives undoubtedly. I personally cannot remember a day when I didn’t use my laptop for work or even play throughout 2021.

You might make a beastly Gaming/Productivity PC for work or play, however, none can give you the comfort as laptops give you. Previously, laptops weren’t affordable enough, but they started being affordable for the last 5 years and in 2021, thanks to Chromebooks, owning a laptop is easier than ever!

So, we have reviewed a lot of laptops in 2021, not as many others do, still, we could use this time to pick the bests that we have tested this year. Sadly HP, MSI and Dell didn’t make it into this list as we weren’t able to get review samples from them, rest, ASUS remains a dominant force in the market currently.

We have carefully picked some of the Best Laptops in their own genre and here are the ones who have shined in 2021:

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Acer Swift 3 review: A perfect budget laptop under ₹ 60k with Ryzen inside

Best Affordable Laptop – Acer Swift 3 

This is one of the most affordable Acer laptops currently on the market we tested and yes it deserves the best affordable option out there if you have a budget of around Rs.50k to Rs.60k. For work, this is by far the best option you can purchase right now for Rs.60k and in sales you do end up getting discounts.

When we tested it was the Ryzen 5 4500U powered variant, now you can pick up the better Ryzen 5 5500U variant for the same price. So, you do get some extra performance, and for normal everyday work, like MS Office, Powerpoint, Web Browsing, Coding and for any normal stuff, this is a great option.

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Also, as a bonus, it weighs extremely light, just 1.2 kg and you can easily carry it thanks to its 14-inch form factor. Generally, budget laptops do not have good displays or if they do then they are not well balanced, so that’s why even though the ASUS VivoBook K15 OLED is an amazing laptop with a better display but lacks in other key areas.

The Acer Swift 3 is a very balanced everyday use laptop that focuses on the key aspects of buying a laptop and showing you it is always not necessary to spend boatloads of money. The Acer Swift 3 has an outstanding real-world battery, 9-10 hours every day and for an affordable laptop that is great, undoubtedly it is the Best Affordable Laptop of 2021!

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Lenovo Yoga 6 Review - 5_TechnoSports.co.in

Best 2-in-1 Laptop – Lenovo Yoga 6

Lenovo has been making 2-in-1 laptops for quite some time now and its Yoga lineup is one of the best 2-in-1 series laptops in the world without any question. However, if you are looking for a more premium yet value-oriented 2-in-1, the Lenovo Yoga 6 is a great option you should consider.

Though we tested the Yoga 6 with Ryzen 7 4700U, you can now order a Ryzen 7 5700U powered variant for the same price and better performance, paired with 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD. It is a very portable, premium and unique option to carry for your work or casual stuff and gets your job done easily.

With a good display, decent battery life, latest connectivity options and latest Windows 11 Home, you get a complete package. In our review, we also highlighted how comfortable keys you get much expectedly on a Lenovo laptop and that fabric finish is very unique on this Yoga laptop.

Also, as a 2-in-1 laptop, you can do all the stuff you want to in any mode while using it as a tab because its size is extremely easy. The Lenovo Yoga 6 is definitely our pick for the Best 2-in-1 laptop for 2021!

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ASUS Zenbook 13 OLED Review - 23_TechnoSports.co.in

Best Business/Work Laptop – ASUS ZenBook 13 OLED

Now coming to a more serious affair, if you need an all-around laptop, mostly used as a premium business laptop focussing on work and productivity, ASUS’s ZenBook lineup is the perfect example of it. Well, the lineup contains a number of ZenBooks, but, if you are looking at the gem out of the bunch that would be the ZenBook 13 OLED.

A business laptop means a reliable, secure and powerful laptop with enough battery life, though this ZenBook 13 OLED is not specifically created for business oriented purposes, for that get the ExpertBook laptops from ASUS. The ZenBook 13 OLED is for workaholics or productivity lovers who need reliable options at any point in time.

Also, if you have the habit of using a high-brightness with exceptional colour reproduction, these OLED panels used on the ZenBook 13 OLED is one of the best as per review tests. You can get both the affordable Ryzen 5 variant and the Ryzen 7 variant, but spending on the latter will benefit you in the long run.

The unite we got had the top-of-the-line Ryzen 7 5800U and that really excelled in every work or even in daily use, it gave that premium vibe. The 13-inch display is superb with great contrast thanks to the OLED display and performance-wise you are sorted while AMD’s efficiency ensures the battery lasts up to 10-12 hours a day.

The ZenBook 13 OLED also comes with great speakers and that helps in media consumption, now, paired with a quality display, this is a really handy option for business or productivity users. You can carry it easily and anywhere while working on the fly, perfect for travellers, business users and professionals, so it deserves to win the Best Business/Work laptop for 2021.

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ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED (UX582) review: A delight for productive users

Best All-Round Productivity Laptop – ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo 15

If all you care about is productivity, the laptop market right now offers a lot of dedicated productivity-oriented laptops. One of them is the ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED that has this unique dual-screen setup along with a premium magnesium-aluminium alloy design, making it look awesome!

When the laptop’s lid is shut you won’t even realize that it has this dual-screen design and when it opens up it looks pretty cool as the hinge does its magic, effortlessly lifting the secondary screen as well as elevating the keyboard accordingly. For productivity users, the dual-display setup is absolute bliss, even for gamers or writers like me as well.

Obviously, this main OLED display will cost you a bit more, however, it’s worth it if you are someone who is into professional videography, photography or even animation or any production-related work. With 440 nits of peak brightness and covering 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut, undoubtedly, this is one of the best displays you buy for professional work.

The secondary screen or the ScreenPad Plus is a really handy addition that helps you do two works together or helps you do secondary stuff like changing tracks, chatting with someone on the go while still editing or working on the main display. When we tested we had this had the Intel Core i9-10980HK processor inside it, so, it did get a bit hot, we suggest you wait for the new generation processor to arrive on this same laptop.

As 12th Gen series mobile processors are near, we will suggest you wait, but do note that you won’t get discounts on those newer laptops, so, if you need more discounts get these 10th Gen powered models with powerful GPUs like NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 and accelerate your workflow. Without any hiccups, we can assure you this is the ultimate productivity laptop you could wish for if you are opting for Windows.

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ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Review - 38_TechnoSports.co.in

Best Gaming/Productivity Laptop – ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14

One of the most critically acclaimed gaming laptops of 2020-21 has to be the ROG Zephyrus G14, indeed, it is a phenomenal laptop as a whole, be it for work or gaming, its unique design and performance makes it a standout laptop that excels in both the worlds.

It has this amazing display, now also available in QHD option, the ROG Zephyrus G14 is a great option for both gaming and productivity, covering 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut, also is Pantone Validated. The laptop also supports a 120Hz refresh rate and up to 300 nits of peak brightness, making it a great option for running productivity applications like PhotoShop and Primer Pro.

Underneath this, you have up to AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS paired with up to RTX 3060, this gives good gaming performance been at 1440p. Also, this means, not only you can use features like DLSS and Ray tracing in games but also use the NVIDIA Studio drivers for professional work, and the AMD processor drawing up to 35W of TDP is very efficient for all kinds of usage.

The best part is the gaming laptop adapts itself to your usage and the optimizations of ASUS is incredible, uses only iGPU when discrete is not needed to extend battery life. As it’s also very light, considering this to be a full-fledged gaming laptop, carrying it around is not difficult at all, along with a battery life that lasts up to 10 hours (depends on the type of work), the ROG Zephyrus G14 is our Best Gaming/productivity Laptop of 2021.

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Acer Nitro 5 Review_TechnoSports.co.in - 18

Best Budget Gaming Laptop – Acer Nitro 5

If you want a gaming laptop that is both affordable and a powerhouse then you can look towards the Acer Nitro 5 with an FHD display, powered by both AMD and Intel processors along with NVIDIA RTX-30 series GPUs, this is a great option for budget gamers out there.

It features a 15.6-inch display with a high refresh rate, helpful for gaming, paired with up to Ryzen 7 5800H and RTX 3060, you can expect good numbers in all almost all modern games. Thanks to ray tracing and DLSS, you enjoy games at full resolution and max settings without any frame drops.

As said in the review, both the entry-level variant and the top-end variants make sense because either of those provides more value for the money spent on this gaming laptop. It has a comfortable RGB keyboard, good design and the latest ports & connectivity options with room for upgradability as well.

If you want a value-for-money gaming laptop with good overall performance, the Acer Nitro 5 is your pick in 2021!

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Rog Zephyrus M16 Review - 2_TechnoSports.co.in

Best Overall Gaming Laptop – ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16

If you need a no-compromise powerhouse gaming laptop in 2021? It was a year of ASUS ROG gaming laptops, with a variety of them at your disposal, the ROG Zephyrus M16 easily wins the Best Overall Gaming Laptop of 2021, thanks to its insane gaming performance.

The Zephyrus M16 with its 16:10 aspect ratio already makes it a unique gaming option with more display to use and is powered by up to Intel Core i9-11900H processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 laptop GPU, this is a total beast.

Being based on the newer 11th Gen Tiger Lake-H platform means it also supports the latest PCIe Gen 4 SSD with mind-blowing speeds and here it is up to a whopping 7000MB/s read speed. So, overall the gaming experience, the load speeds, the frame rates are best on this Zephyrus M16, giving you a desktop calibre performance.

In all triple-A titles or even in Battle Royal games, this gaming laptop is able to deliver hundreds of FPS at your disposal with that taller 16:10 aspect ratio to give more room to your gaming laptop. Though it doesn’t give that much battery life, however, for pure game lovers this is a delight and indeed the overall Best Gaming Laptop of 2021!

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Best Laptop Brand of 2021 – ASUS

The year 2021 has been a year for the Taiwanese OEM, who has significantly stepped up its game for past few years, from improving its ZenBook line to its budget VivoBook series. From dominating the gaming notebook market with ROG laptops to be daring enough to introduce ultra-affordable Chromebooks, ASUS has indeed overturned the market in 2021.

Also one the main reasons it deserves to be the Laptop Brand of 2021 is mainly because of its quick shift to OLED displays, yes, this is one the biggest reasons along with consistency and wide range of notebooks it deserves this spot. They have made such affordable OLED display laptops that until 2021 was beyond imagination and they are damn good, solid competitors to MacBooks.

With phenomenal success in the laptop market we do have some heavy expectations from ASUS in 2022 as well, however, undoubtedly the Taiwan giant ruled in 2021!

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Raunak Saha
Raunak Saha
A cs engineer by profession but foodie from heart. I am tech lover guy who has a passion for singing. Football is my love and making websites is my hobby.
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