In our review of the top 10 laptops of 2017 in terms of price / performance ratio, we tried to cover all price categories - from inexpensive models for study to flagship devices for business. The list includes models that have gained the first places in rating, reviews and popularity on the Yandex.Market website.
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10. Lenovo IdeaPad 310
Average price: 31,000 rubles.
The very good price / performance ratio makes the Lenovo IdeaPad 310 one of the best laptops on the market - if you know why to buy it and don't expect more.
- The device has up to 8GB DDR3L;
- screen 15.6 inches;
- processor from the Intel Core i3 line;
- able to work from four hours minimum;
- it is compact, lightweight and with a comfortable keyboard.
The main disadvantage is a mediocre screen with a budget TN matrix; such a laptop is difficult to recommend to people dealing with graphics programs. But the rest of the filling is quite enough for everyday tasks.
9. ASUS X540LJ
Average price: 30,000 rubles.
Next up on the list of good 2017 laptops is ASUS 'popular budget model with a 15-inch display.
- It is compact, lightweight, powerful enough for everyday tasks thanks to the maximum Core i3 or Core i7 processor and 8 GB of memory;
- can work without recharging for 4-5 hours;
- and a comfortable keyboard, touchpad, excellent display and good sound guarantee that working, surfing the Internet, watching videos and listening to music on a laptop will be a pleasure.
8. Lenovo Yoga 910
Average price: 116,000 rubles.
The target audience of the laptop is business users who are not averse to showing off non-standard solutions to each other. The Lenovo Yoga 910 is a slim (5mm lid) convertible laptop with a swivel screen that allows you to rotate itself up to 360o. It looks very stylish, and the system for attaching the screen to the body is generally beyond praise.
The characteristics of this elite model are corresponding:
- 13.9-inch display;
- memory up to 16 GB;
- solid state drive up to 1 TB;
- Windows 10 Pro OS;
- and the battery life (up to 15.5 hours) will surpass all expectations.
7. Apple MacBook Pro (Late 2016)
Average price: 160,000 rubles.
The manufacturer made several significant changes to the Apple MacBook Pro version at the end of 2016:
- new design;
- new connectors;
- new controls in the form of a touch panel-screen Touch Bar and a fingerprint scanner;
- and, of course, a new filling with higher performance.
New solutions give the MacBook Pro a touch of experimentation, which is not always pleasant for the average consumer - it is difficult to get used to innovations, and it is not known whether they will like them. Moreover, the MacBook Pro is the most expensive laptop in the rating.
6. HP Specter x360
Average price: 90,000 rubles.
An updated model of a kind of laptop and tablet hybrid, now even more productive.
Distinctive features:
- new Intel i7 ULV series processor, with extended battery life and great sound.
- Design at Hewlett-Packard has always been oriented towards serious people in suits and ties, and this laptop is no exception - austere, laconic, thin.
- And the ability to turn it into a tablet with a slight movement of your hand gives you an excellent opportunity to show off in front of your friends (or comfortably watch a video / surf during a trip).
Cons: weak backlighting and screen glare in bright light.
5. Microsoft Surface Book
Average price: 110,000 rubles.
Microsoft also decided not to rest on its laurels, but continued to work on improving its first hybrid laptop. Now she has acquired a new cooling system, a more powerful GTX 965M graphics card, a sixth generation Intel Core i7 processor and a larger battery.
The advantages remain the same:
- very comfortable keyboard, touchscreen and pen;
- the ability to connect to the Dock-station;
- eye-pleasing high-definition screen.
Minus: the software is clearly made without relying on Russian realities (for example, news applications show foreign news, albeit in Russian).
4. Acer Aspire S13-S5-371
Average price: 59,000 rubles.
While the Acer Aspire S13 doesn’t reach any particular heights on its own, it is one of the best laptops of 2017 in the aggregate. Is he:
- sufficiently productive (Intel Core i7 6500U, 8 GB of RAM);
- with an excellent display (13.3 inches, Full HD resolution);
- long battery life;
- and all this wealth is packaged in a thin and light body.
Minus: it heats up under heavy loads and is not suitable for serious games.
3. ASUS Chromebook Flip
Average price: 19,000 rubles.
Chromebook (laptop based on Chrome OS from Google) is a popular solution in Western Europe and North America, but you rarely find it in Russia. But in vain:
- they are small;
- lungs;
- sufficiently productive for everyday tasks;
- very convenient for work / school / watch video in transport.
And yet some of the cheapest laptops on the market. The peculiarity of the ASUS Chromebook is a metal case, which favorably distinguishes it from the crowd of the same type of plastic brothers, as well as a touch screen.
2. ASUS Zenbook UX305
Average price: 47,000 rubles.
It's so thin and light that it's scary (but the lid is tough enough to keep the delicate contents intact).
It's a pleasure to work with this excellent quality keyboard:
- good screen reproduces colors adequately;
- has excellent viewing angles;
- does not glare;
- the cooling system is practically silent.
Of course, it is not suitable for games, but it will perform work and educational tasks 100%.
1. DELL XPS 13
Average price: 100,000 rubles.
Best laptop of 2017 according to experts at the same time one of the most expensive in its class.
- Its distinguishing feature is a very thin and almost invisible frame around the screen.
- A comfortable backlit keyboard with two brightness levels, a gorgeous clickpad, a wonderful 13.3-inch touch screen with a resolution of 3200 × 1800 (there is also a smaller one, but this practically does not affect the price), speakers located on the sides of the case with deep sound.
- With all this, the laptop is very productive for its price category and with a great SSD.
The only drawback is the non-standard position of the camera in the lower left corner of the display. Thanks to this, the video interlocutor will see you from an original angle that will add ten years or a kilogram to you.