With the advent of the new Apple MacBook Pro, we now have competent, powerful laptops that provide great design, portability, performance and versatility. With the hefty price tag of the recently-launched Apple MacBook Pro, we look at the best premium Windows laptops that you can buy in India today. These offer the best of productivity, design and class, and are great computing devices for those looking beyond macOS and MacBooks.
Dell XPS 13
With its gorgeous display and fast performance, the Dell XPS 13 is an obvious choice, and a good alternative for the MacBook. Not only is it light and easy to carry around, but can also provide a screen-on time of 8-9 hours.
Dell inspiron 7559
If all you need is a good, reliable work machine, the Dell Inspiron 7559 will get the job done well. It looks elegant, clad in matte black livery. Available with 6th generation Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, the Inspiron 7559 can go up against the MacBook quite easily.
HP Spectre
The HP Spectre is a good alternative to the Apple MacBook Air, being one of the thinnest and lightest laptops available around, along with 7th generation Intel Core i7 processors. The only thing you will miss here is Apple's Retina display.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon
Lenovo's ThinkPad laptops are well known for reliability and performance. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is the thinnest and the lightest ThinkPad you can own today. It is quite powerful, and even offers good battery life. This is also one of the few laptops to sport a Quad HD display.
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Microsoft Surface Book
Microsoft’s take on a hybrid laptop is one of the best laptops you can buy internationally. Microsoft has optimised the software to the hardware in here, making it one of the best alternatives for the MacBook Pro.
Razer Blade Pro
If you are looking for the best Windows machine to give the top-of-the-line MacBook Pro a run for its money, the Razer Blade Pro is possibly among the pick of recommendations. This slim and light machine is powered by an Intel Core i7 processor, but more importantly, even boasts of the venerable NVIDIA GTX GeForce 1080 GPU.