The best Windows laptops of 2024: We have a new No. 1 pick

UPDATE: Aug. 10, 2024, 12:42 p.m. EDT This story has been updated to add four new Windows laptop picks: The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, the Lenovo Legion 9i, the Lenovo Yoga 9i (gen 9), and the HP Omnibook X.

The best Windows laptops run an impressive gamut, from 2-in-1s with new Qualcomm hardware to dual-display stunners and liquid-cooled gaming stations. (Some of them, dare we say, will tempt even the most devoted Apple Macbook disciples.) Users who need a new laptop for everyday productivity...