1. The list in brief
2. Best overall
3. Best budget
4. Best OLED
5. Best for drawing
6. Best ultraportable
7. Best business
8. Find your perfect touchscreen
9. How we test
10. Why trust Laptop Mag
The best touchscreen laptops are a must for anyone who enjoys working directly with a screen. These are highly responsive to your touch and support stylus input for taking notes or drawing. As a cherry on top, we prioritize the ones that treat your eyes to vibrant and bright panels. Regarding our favorites, we want to unshackle you from the confines of your keyboard and touchpad with immersive, interactive displays.
Touchscreen laptops are perfect for those needing a screen that can accommodate your taps but don't want a tablet necessarily, often featuring a hinge capable of wider angles to let it seamlessly transform from one into another. It's also great for younger individuals who won't be able to use a touchpad or mouse as easily, allowing them to tap on the screen to have fun. And if you're an artist or graphic designer, you'll want a touchscreen laptop (which can sometimes come with a digital pen) to make the most of your work.
Traditional laptops with touchscreens are great, but if you want the full benefits of touch support, buy one of the best 2-in-1 laptops. And if you're a student, check out our list of the best college laptops. If you're not sure you'll need a touch screen, check out our best laptops page, which includes non-touch models.
Momo Tabari graduated with a bachelor's degree in Journalism & Media Studies at Brooklyn College and has been covering tech for four years. She has written over a hundred reviews and has plenty of experience testing and critiquing laptops.
The Quick List
Best overall
If you’re seeking a touchscreen and the best convertible (meaning it can transform into a number of different postures, including use as a tablet), the Spectre x360 14 is one of the best — if not the best — 2-in-1s you can grab today for its versatility and performance.
Best budget
The Acer Chromebook Spin 714 is the perfect budget touchscreen laptop. With its long-lasting battery life, solid performance, and lightweight Chromebook OS, it can be yours for as low as $700.
Best OLED
Our reviewer couldn't stop gushing over the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1. She raved about its stellar 14-inch OLED touchscreen display, adding that its stunning 2,800 x 1800 panel has “mouth-watering vibrancy” and gorgeous color depth. It also has a zippy SSD and great battery life.
Best for drawing
The Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 is excellent for digital artists. After all, it comes with the beloved S Pen right in the box, so you don’t have to worry about purchasing it separately. Add to that a gorgeous display, solid performance, and battery life, and you have a winning combination.
Best ultraportable
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 3 packs solid power and a supremely bright 2K display into a frame so light you'll barely notice it at only 2.2 pounds. Seriously, you’ll be left scratching your head at how small and capable this is.
Best business
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 11) is an excellent option for business users who are frequently on the go. However, we don't hesitate to recommend this machine to everyday consumers, who will appreciate its fast performance and long battery life.
The best touchscreen laptops in 2024
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Best overall
Our review described the HP Spectre x360 14 (2024) as a "near-perfect" laptop, and best of all, it's currently our number one best 2-in-1 laptop. Why is it the best? Because it offers the most consistent balance between performance, battery life, design, audio, keyboard clickiness, a 4K webcam, and a gorgeous OLED display. It has it all, easily making it our best touchscreen laptop.
HP built the 2024 Spectre x360 14 with a powerful Intel Core Ultra 7 155H processor, 32GB of RAM, 2TB of SSD storage, and 11 hours of battery life packed into a 14-inch, 2.8K OLED touchscreen. That's incredible on its own, but the fact that it's somehow only $1,858 is staggering. We wouldn't call this cheap, but if you need a productivity machine, you'd be hard-pressed to find much better.
While far from the most colorful touchscreen laptop on this list, the Spectre covered 85.8 percent of the DCI-P3 color gamut. This is below the average premium laptop (98.5 percent), and you'll find far better in the Lenovo Yoga 9i (142.1 percent), but it's still solid. The benefit of OLED is that it will provide inky blacks to immerse your eyes. Coming in with 366 nits of brightness, the Spectre could be brighter and doesn't meet the category average (431 nits).
On the Geekbench 6.1 overall performance test, its multi-core score of 12 is simply excellent, flying far over the average premium laptop (8,443). Its SSD speeds are also decent at a 1,362 megabytes per second transfer rate, which is close to the average (1,378 MBps).
See our full HP Spectre x360 14 (2024) review.
Best budget
Whoa! Can we briefly discuss the battery life of the Acer Chromebook Spin 714? On the Laptop Mag battery test, which involves the laptop surfing the web over wifi at 150 nits of brightness (until it taps out), the Zenbook 14 lasted a shocking 12 hours and 43 minutes on a single charge.
That's incredibly impressive for a Chromebook boasting an Intel processor, as we have often found these devices can suffer from shorter battery life. Yet even with its productivity power, that doesn't change the fact that it's so much longer-lasting than the 9-hour and 56-minute Chromebook average.
Regarding productivity power, the Acer Chromebook Spin 714's Intel Core i5-1335U managed a Geekbench 6 multi-core score of 6,335. That's pretty decent for a Chromebook, but remember that you can get nearly double the performance on particular laptops utilizing the latest Intel Meteor Lake CPUs.
While the Zenbook 14 does feature an OLED display managing a DCI-P3 coverage of 76 percent, it's nowhere near as staggering as others we've tested, like the Lenovo Yoga 9i, with its 142.1 percent. Its brightness average of 389 nits is solid, but it might make the screen a tad hard to see if you're in an area caked in sunlight.
See our full Acer Chromebook Spin 714.
Best OLED
I fell in love with the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 as soon as I saw it, and after hours of testing, I knew it would be one of my favorite laptops ever. It's almost a year later, and I can confirm it's the best laptop I've used. It charms with its sleek, elegant chassis and sturdy hinges for a seamless convertible experience. Still, it has continued to prove itself with its fantastic keyboard, stunning OLED display, and excellent speaker system.
It's built with an electrifying 14-inch, 2880x1880-pixel OLED multi-touch glossy display with a 90Hz refresh rate. Beyond just using it for writing, it is an excellent way to pass the time when sitting in bed binging Brooklyn Nine-Nine. And even with that beautiful display, its 10-hour battery life on a single charge is pretty impressive. That's not to mention that its speakers are loud and impactful, its SSD is blisteringly fast, and its performance is top-notch for anyone seeking seamless productivity.
Our color tests revealed the capacity of its exceptional display, reproducing 142.1 percent of the DCI-P3 color gamut. This is an incredible score that crushes other laptops on this list, like the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 (85.2 percent), Dell Inspiron 16 (69.9 percent), and HP Spectre x360 14 (2024) (85 percent).
The Yoga 9i stumbled on our brightness tests, but its average 353 nits are still okay if you don't plan to use the laptop in direct sunlight. It can handle well-lit office spaces without an issue. And if you're deciding between this generation model when compared to the last, it surpasses the Gen 7 Yoga 9i with an improved battery life of 10 hours and 10 minutes of longevity, versus its predecessor, which only hit 8 hours and 6 minutes.
Anyone who buys the Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 8 will almost certainly not regret their purchase. I still use it for creative writing projects, work, and entertainment.
See our full Lenovo Yoga 9i review.
Best for drawing
Are you looking for a touchscreen 2-in-1 that is perfect for your content creation and digital artistic needs? Stop looking right now. The Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 fits the bill. First, it ships with the beloved S Pen, the stylus that is one of the most significant selling points for the Samsung Galaxy S-series flagship phone line. Now, you can use that stylus to take notes and draw precisely on the Galaxy Book 3 Pro's 360 display.
Beyond that, it's built with an Intel Core i7-1360p processor, 16GB of RAM, 512GB of SSD storage, and a 16-inch, 2,800 x 1,800-pixel resolution AMOLED display with a 16:10 aspect ratio and a 120Hz refresh rate.
We ran the Geekbench 5 overall performance test on the Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360, which achieved a multi-core score of 8,250. Ultraportable laptops sometimes make sacrifices to achieve their incredibly low weight and size, and while that performance is still decent, keep in mind that there are more powerful options on this list if you want them.
Its display offers a solid color depth with enough brightness to handle most conditions. With its 85.2 percent coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut and a brightness of 380 nits, artists and any workers needing a responsive touchscreen will appreciate its 2.8K resolution, high brightness, and vibrancy. And even if you need to focus less on the touchscreen and more on the deck, its chiclet keys have enough travel to reduce the soreness of shallow boards. Its inclusion of a number pad is also perfect for data entry.
As the best 16-inch touchscreen laptop, portability is vital. The Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 is undeniably heavier than other 2-in-1s, but if you want a display of this size, you'll have to make that trade. Its dimensions are 14 x 9.9 x 0.5 inches, and 3.6 pounds, and it is surprisingly light.
Unfortunately, the Laptop Mag battery life test, which involves continuous web surfing over wifi at 150 nits, lasted a disappointing 7 hours and 46 minutes. We recommend 9 to 10 hours for any non-gaming laptop, so don't get too invested in this one if you're keen on taking things on the go.
See our full Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 review.
Best ultraportable
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 3 balances ultraportable litheness with business laptop sensibilities to create a compelling storm for users who need a great touchscreen device. It's built with a total weight of 2.2 pounds in a 11.5 x 8.2 x 0.6-inch frame. If you're in need of something truly light and capable, look no further.
It has an Intel Core i7-1360P processor, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of SSD storage space underneath the hood, while its 13.3-inch 2K-pixel IPS touchscreen offers a crisp display for getting work done. The model we reviewed is $1,599, so expect to pay a good bit for the benefit of something so small and light yet capable.
On the Geekbench 5.5 overall performance test, its multi-core performance of 9,268 is solid for a laptop of the size. It is packing a processor from the previous generation, but that's still a rather impressive score. You can find better if you need to, though, but you'd likely have to invest in something larger and heavier.
Any ultraportable business laptops needs a panel bright enough to handle the outdoors. If you don't plan to get work done underneath sunlight, you might not care too much for it, but having the ability to pull your laptop out while at a park or sat on a bench, or even when next to a window, is vital. Its 483-nit peak brightness is amazing, and while its 70.9% coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut is only just okay, the former makes up for the latter.
It's far from a perfect laptop, though, with it only lasting 8 hours on 28 minutes on the Laptop Mag battery test (continuous web surfing over wifi at 150 nits). Its two Thunderbolt 4 ports will be enough to accommodate the best laptop docking stations, but we do wish it had more than just those and an audio jack.
See our full Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 3 review
Best business
The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 is plain and simply our best laptops pick for business, so it's no surprise that it's also on this list (since it has a touchscreen). What makes its so special is its combination of a shockingly lightweight exterior, blistering fast SSD, and superb battery life.
It’s dimensions of 12.4 x 8.8 x 0.6 inches and weight of 2.5 pounds make it the perfect, lithe pick for taking on the go. And with a longevity of 13 hours and 45 minutes on the Laptop Mag battery test, which consists of surfing the web over wifi at 150 nits of brightness, it continues to prove that you won't be disappointed bringing this out-of-home.
Built with an Intel Core i7-1355U processor, its earned solid marks on the Geekbench 5.5 test with a multi-core score of 8,628 that easily surpasses the premium laptop average of 7,768. While this is far from the best-of-the-best in terms of speeds, it should be enough to handle moderate workloads. On the other hand, its 1,704 megabytes per second SSD transfer speed is perfect for moving files.
These numbers coalesce into a business laptop that balances performance, battery life, and lightweight design for something that any businessperson will appreciate. It's not completely flawless, though, as its keyboard is subpar with our reviewer finding it a little mushy for her tastes.
See our full Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 11) review.
How to find your perfect touchscreen laptop
Finding the perfect touchscreen laptop for you differs from a traditional laptop. After all, they're often 2-in-1s, which means they should be portable.
Display: You need something bright and sharp
Touchscreen laptops aren't exclusively reserved for artists and designers, but it's often used by them, with many products frequently featuring their own branded digital pencil. As a result, you absolutely need a display that can accommodate your creative endeavors, and if it's too dim to be taken on-the-go or too lackluster to accurately present color, you will absolutely be disappointed.
OLED is a great start, but IPS displays can also feature excellent color in some cases. 80% coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut should be your minimum if you're an artist, but the closer you can get to 100%, the better off you'll be.
We also recommend higher resolutions to let you get into the nitty gritty when illustrating, as it will present crisper detail for artists and designers. 2K should be your floor, but the higher the better.
Design: Sturdy portability is a necessity
As touchscreen laptops are often 2-in-1s, flexibility is vital. Not only do its hinges need to support up to 360-degree angles, but you don't want a screen that constantly bounces when drawing or tapping against it. Hinges that creak and a lid that feels like it'll snap off every time you lift it are an absolute no.
Sturdiness is a necessity, and we've found that the best touchscreen laptops can support themselves in any position and require conscious force to move about. An aluminum chassis is a great start, but you'll want to read our reviews and see which ones feel the best in practice.
And since 2-in-1 laptops are frequently moved around quite a bit, we recommend something light. Anything around 4 pounds and under is recommended, but depending on the size, some can be a little heavier.
Battery life: Long-lasting is vital for being on-the-go
Battery life is another key component of any good laptop. If you plan to take the notebook to class, work, or spend a whole day illustrating in a park, don't count on there being an outlet! Consider a laptop that gets at least 9 to 10 hours of battery life, which should be enough to get you through most of a day without worry. In any case, the longer the better.
How we test touchscreen laptops
We put each laptop through extensive benchmark testing—both synthetic and real-world—before we send it to our reviewers. We evaluate each aspect of the laptop, including its performance, battery life, display, speakers, and heat management.
In our benchmark testing, we use a Klein K10 colorimeter to detect the laptop's display's brightness and DCI-P3 color gamut. For performance testing, we run the laptop through a gauntlet of benchmarks, including Geekbench 5 and 6 and 3DMark professional graphics tests.
To determine real-world performance, we task the laptop to convert a 4K video to 1080p resolution and duplicate a 4.97GB multimedia file. Our real-world graphics test is Sid Meier's Civilization 6 Gathering Storm benchmark with medium settings at 1080p resolution.
We also run heat tests by playing a 15-minute full-screen video and measuring temperatures in different areas of the laptop. Last but not least, our battery test consists of continuous web surfing over wifi at 150 nits of brightness. For MacBooks and premium Windows 11 laptops, a runtime of over 9 hours is considered a good result, whereas gaming laptops and workstations that can stay powered for longer than five hours deserve praise.
These tests are complemented by extensive hands-on testing from our reviewers, who critique everything from the laptop's materials to the feel of its touchpad.
See this page on How We Test Laptops for more details on our benchmarking procedures.
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