Mrwhosetheboss Picks
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Laptops

60 products from my videos, with my verdict on each one.

Asus ROG Strix
I'd buy it1 video
Asus ROG Strix

The sort of Windows gaming laptop to spend the £1,600 on if you want to game seriously, with a graphics card almost four times more powerfu…

Asus
Apple MacBook Air 15-inch (M2, 2023)
I'd buy it1 video
Apple MacBook Air 15-inch (M2, 2023)

The winner for Arun's needs, with a sharper screen, better webcam, speakers and trackpad, and far better battery life, though it has fewer…

Apple
Dell XPS 15 (2023)
Worth it if…1 video
Dell XPS 15 (2023)

A strong Windows laptop with great build, more ports and faster specs, but a weaker webcam, speakers and battery life than the MacBook Air.

Dell
Wish fake MacBook
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Wish fake MacBook

The listing claimed impressive specs but turned out to be an SD card.

Apple MacBook Air 15-inch (M2)
I'd buy it1 video
Apple MacBook Air 15-inch (M2)

He rates it as a very thin 15-inch laptop with a good screen, good speakers and fast everyday performance, and expects excellent battery li…

Apple
Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (M1 Max)
I'd buy it2 videos
Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (M1 Max)

The laptop he still uses daily, feeling far faster than Intel models, with a 1080p webcam though the notch is unnecessary.

Apple
Apple MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
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Apple MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

A love-hate laptop: futuristic and fun with a huge trackpad, but the Touch Bar bugged out and few developers supported it.

Apple
Macintosh Portable
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Macintosh Portable

Impressive for 1989 and surprisingly repairable with a great keyboard, but huge and absurdly expensive.

Apple
Apple PowerBook 100
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Apple PowerBook 100

A massive jump from the Macintosh Portable, with a clever trackball placement and a much smaller body.

Apple
Apple PowerBook 500
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Apple PowerBook 500

A big leap that felt much more pro, with a trackpad and see-through loading screen, though his unit died on camera.

Apple
Apple PowerBook G3
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Apple PowerBook G3

The fastest laptop in the world in 1997, and the Wall Street model felt high-end, though he wished for curvier edges.

Apple
Apple iBook
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Apple iBook

A playful, experimental and affordable laptop that introduced consumer Wi-Fi, and he wishes more laptops were this daring.

Apple
Apple PowerBook G4
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Apple PowerBook G4

The first Apple laptop with a metal body; sturdy and functional, starting to resemble the modern MacBook.

Apple
Apple MacBook (2006)
I'd buy it1 video
Apple MacBook (2006)

A nostalgic plastic laptop that felt high-end and was the first fun computer he used.

Apple
Apple MacBook Pro (2006)
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Apple MacBook Pro (2006)

Metal-bodied, with a good display and slick keyboard, and the last Apple laptop with a latch.

Apple
Apple MacBook Air (2008)
I'd buy it1 video
Apple MacBook Air (2008)

A paradigm-changing thin laptop and one of Apple's top moments, with a multi-touch trackpad that felt intuitive.

Apple
Apple MacBook (2008 unibody)
I'd buy it1 video
Apple MacBook (2008 unibody)

Solid, bright and fast, the best-selling MacBook ever and the first proper MacBook design.

Apple
Apple MacBook (2015)
Worth it if…1 video
Apple MacBook (2015)

Impressively thin with a nice Retina screen, but dropping all ports and fanless low-power chip made it unnecessary.

Apple
Apple MacBook Pro (M2 Max)
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Apple MacBook Pro (M2 Max)

An incremental update with longer battery life, newer ports and a 30% faster chip, but no big redesign.

Apple
MSI Katana GF76
I'd buy it1 video
MSI Katana GF76

A chunky gaming laptop with a big step up in screen, graphics and responsiveness, though the build and trackpad are not better.

MSI
MSI Titan
Worth it if…1 video
MSI Titan

An over-the-top $7,000 laptop with the best keyboard, screen, speakers and graphics he has seen, let down only by a poor webcam.

MSI
Lenovo V15 G2
I'd buy it1 video
Lenovo V15 G2

The $500 Lenovo is a big step up from the Coda and has very little wrong with it for everyday use and light gaming.

Lenovo