{"id":51333,"date":"2026-11-13T11:34:39","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T10:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/best-laptops-of-2026-top-picks-tested-by-cnet\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T11:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T10:34:39","slug":"best-laptops-of-2026-top-picks-tested-by-cnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/best-laptops-of-2026-top-picks-tested-by-cnet\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Laptops of 2026: Top Picks Tested by CNET"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s note (November 2026): This list reflects our most up-to-date recommendations, but prices may have changed due to Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. Deals on our favorite products can vary, so be sure to track the latest discounts on CNET\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/deals\/best-early-black-friday-deals-2026\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/deals\/best-early-black-friday-deals-2026\/\">Best Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals<\/a> Hub.<\/p>\n<p>I have favorite laptops across a variety of sizes, shapes, operating systems and prices. Looking for something small and cheap? The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/computing\/apple-macbook-neo-review\/\">MacBook Neo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/computing\/dell-takes-aim-at-macbook-neo-with-xps-13\/\">Dell XPS 13<\/a> each offer a portable, premium design for less than $1,000. The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/computing\/hp-omnibook-ultra-14-review-stunning-design-strong-performance-make-it-a-macbook-killer\/\"> HP OmniBook Ultra 14<\/a> is a little larger and costs considerably more but boasts a head-turning design along with strong performance and long battery life.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"echo_read_more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/computing\/best-laptop\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0More Info >>><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s note (November 2026): This list reflects our most up-to-date recommendations, but prices may have changed due to Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. Deals on our favorite products can vary, so be sure to track the latest discounts on CNET\u2019s Best Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals Hub. I have favorite laptops across a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":51334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","wpai_meta_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1399],"tags":[1117,36],"class_list":["post-51333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-techplus","tag-laptops","tag-mixtv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}