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Best laptops with 32GB RAM

Thirty-two gigabytes is the comfortable floor for heavy multitasking, virtual machines and large creative projects. These ship with 32 GB or more out of the box, ranked by our hand-scored average across the six categories.

Top 10 of 115 that qualify, ranked by our hand-scored average. How we score.

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Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5 Max, 2026)

18-core M5 Max with a 32-core GPU, 36 GB unified memory base, 100 Wh battery and the same 1000 nit 120 Hz ProMotion mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR panel from 3899 dollars.

€ 4.399 8.7/10 Linux not supported

Strong on Battery 10Screen 10

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Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Max, 2024)

A reference creative workstation: M4 Max, 40-core GPU, 48 GB unified memory in the base SKU, a 1000 nit 120 Hz ProMotion mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR panel, 14-hour battery.

€ 4.499 8.7/10 Linux not supported

Strong on Battery 10Screen 10

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Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M3 Max, 2023)

The 2023 M3 Max 16 was the first to hit 1000 nits sustained on the 120 Hz ProMotion mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR with a 22-hour battery claim, 36 GB unified memory in the base SKU.

€ 3.254 8.5/10 Linux not supported

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ASUS ProArt P16 (H7606, 2024)

A 1.81 kg creator machine with a 4K 120 Hz OLED touch panel, 64 GB, and an RTX 4070, well-supported on Linux via asus-linux.org.

€ 2.999 8.0/10 Linux, minor tweaks

Strong on Screen 9Build 9

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ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED UX3405CA (2025)

The 2025 Arrow Lake refresh of the Zenbook 14 keeps the excellent 2.8K 120Hz OLED and adds a faster Core Ultra 9, but it inherits the same CS35L41 silent-speaker problem on Linux unless you hand-load an SSDT patch.

€ 1.399 7.8/10 Linux not supported

Strong on Screen 9Battery 8

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ASUS Zenbook S 16 OLED (UM5606, 2024)

A genuinely good 3K 120 Hz OLED with Strix Point and a 78 Wh battery doing about 10 real hours.

€ 1.599 7.8/10 Linux, minor tweaks

Strong on Screen 9Battery 8

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition

982 grams, the best keyboard here and a strong Linux story on a current kernel, with two catches: the IPU7 webcam needs kernel 6.13+ and a firmware bug can pin the CPU at 400 MHz.

€ 2.700 7.8/10 Linux, minor tweaks

Strong on Build 9Keyboard 9

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Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition (2026)

A 1.19 kg 13.9 mm Panther Lake ultrabook with a 2.8K 120 Hz OLED at 750 nits, 32 GB LPDDR5X-9600 and a 75 Wh battery, from 1449 dollars.

€ 1.348 7.7/10 Linux unverified

Strong on Battery 9Screen 9

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Tuxedo InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen10 (AMD)

Zen 5 HX 370 with slotted RAM to 128 GB and a 3K 120 Hz panel from about 1427 euro, let down by Wi-Fi 6 only and fans that get loud at full load.

€ 1.427 7.7/10 Linux out of box

Strong on Speed 9Screen 8

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ASUS Zenbook S 14 (UX5406SA, 2024)

A 1.2 kg Ceraluminum Lunar Lake ultrabook with a 3K 120Hz OLED and a 77Wh battery that does roughly 13 hours, but the IPU6 webcam stays unusable in normal Linux video apps and the cs42l43/cs35l56 audio chain needs a current alsa-ucm-conf before speakers and the mic come up.

€ 1.699 7.7/10 Linux, minor tweaks

Strong on Battery 9Screen 9

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