Picking the best laptop is no easy task and finding the balance between power and a fair price can make for a daunting search for even experienced buyers. With so much choice just a few clicks away, The Telegraph has broken down some of the main questions you should be asking when making a purchase and selected some of the best laptops, notebooks and you can buy, from the top performers to those which won’t break the bank. We've picked out some of the best cheap laptops available and reviewed our favourite high-rated laptops from the last year to help you buy. The best laptops to buy in 2018 1. Screen: 13.3 inches Weight: 1.29kg Battery life: 13 hours The is considered the lead challenger to the MacBook Pro. The XPS 13 features a virtually borderless 13.3 inch Infinity Edge display, which is available with touch. Dell also claims the laptop offers up to 22 hours of battery life, although in practice this is more like 12 to 13 hours when streaming video.

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It also is one of the first laptops to feature 8th generation Intel processors for an even more power. • See Telegraph Recommended's look at the on the market This version comes with eighth generation Intel i5 processors and a 256GB SSD. It doesn't have a touchscreen, but that saves you around £200 and this model comes in at just £999. The main drawback is an awkwardly placed webcam, sitting to the bottom left of the screen. Screen: 13.3 inches Weight: 1.37kg Battery life: 10 hours Coming four years after Apple’s last high-end laptop, is thinner, more powerful and features innovations not seen on other laptops, such as its Touch Bar and a Touch ID fingerprint scanner.

And the new edition has done away with some staple features, dropping support for standard USB sticks and SD cards, meaning you may have to buy new dongles or wires for its USB-C ports. Following a 2017 refresh to its range, models with the Touch Bar and fingerprint scanner will set you back £1,749, while the price of the standard 13-inch model has dropped to £1,199. The new MacBook Pro remains the top performing device for Apple lovers, with a beautiful screen, exquisite butterfly keyboard and easy-to-use trackpad. Telegraph rating: 8.5/10 3.

Microsoft Surface Laptop. Drawbacks include the fact this laptop is built to run on Windows 10 S, Microsoft's new operating system that limits access to some apps. It should mean the laptop runs better in the long run, but this has yet to be tested. The entry level model also comes with just 4GB of RAM, quite low for this price point. It is not cheap at more than £959, but you can get an extra discount as a student buying through Microsoft. Despite this the Microsoft Surface Laptop was one of the best models we tested in 2017. Telegraph rating: 8.5/10 4.