While some people might use this line to divide their notes, we found it distracting and unnecessary. It comes with a thin plastic cover, but we found that more intrusive than useful. Clear, paper, and leather covers are available at JetPens. With page numbers, index pages, two ribbon bookmarks, and sticker labels, this notebook has all the bells and whistles and simply feels a bit more special than competing notebooks.
Get this if: You want a medium-size hardcover notebook that helps you organize and keep track of your thoughts and ideas. All of the tiny details, such as the index pages and labels for archiving, make this notebook gift-worthy, too.
Most of all, the cream-colored paper is exquisite, with a powdery, toothy feel unlike that of any of the other notebooks we tested or have used in the past.
In a pile of more than 20 notebooks, this is the one I could most readily pick out if blindfolded. The paper took well to pencil, ballpoint, rollerball, gel pen, and fountain pens, with very little smudging and no bleeding. Most of our testers said it just felt good to write on. We love the firm cover and the ample page count, as well as all the extras this notebook offers: two thick ribbon bookmarks, labels for the spine and title page, page numbers, index pages, and a sturdy back pocket.
Flaws but not dealbreakers: Because the paper in the Leuchtturm is thin, there is more ghosting with this notebook than with the other notebooks in this list. The line ruling is also narrower than in other notebooks we tested—6 mm versus the typical 7 mm. A difference of a single millimeter might not sound like a lot, but if you have large handwriting, this ruling might be too tight for you.
On the other hand, if you prefer to have more lines per page, it could be a bonus. This simple journal-style notebook offers all the basics and a better writing experience than the more popular Moleskine notebooks it mimics. I compared it side by side with a similar Moleskine notebook, and the Paperage Lined Journal paper was a significant upgrade, consisting of thicker, brighter pages that reliably handled rollerball, gel, and fountain pens with very little smudging or feathering.
Flaws but not dealbreakers: Most of the notebooks we tested had paper measuring 80 or 90 gsm grams per square meter —significantly thicker than your typical composition notebook pages or cheap copy paper—but the Paperage paper was even thicker, weighing gsm.
This made the pages easier to flip, and it also made them feel more substantial than those of competing notebooks, but we were a bit torn about whether the added thickness was actually an improvement.
While we appreciated the rounded corners of the notebook and the sturdiness of the cover, we also noted that the cover felt a bit cheaper than those of higher-priced notebooks—less soft to the touch and with more ragged edges at the corners.
But those are only nitpicky criticisms of an otherwise great notebook. Size: 5. This large, versatile notebook has sturdy twin spiral rings, premium paper, and perforated pages. Its vellum-like smoothness made gel and fountain pen inks shine, with crisp, non-feathery edges. Rather than a simple lined ruling, the NA has a large header at the top for date and title and then divides the rest of the page into thirds via darker lines.
The notebook also comes with a yellow cardstock cover page that describes features of the notebook in Japanese. Size: B5 6. At 7 by 10 inches and with just 66 pages, this notebook is perfect for dedicating to a single project or class.
Get this if: You want a lightweight notebook with fountain-pen-friendly paper and room for lots of notes on each page. The main differences we found between it and the Apica Premium CD Notebook are that the CD15 has a brighter white color and a thinner, more flexible cover. The latter allows you to fold the cover and pages over, which is helpful in a notebook this size. In our tests, ink flowed nicely across the paper, which had a subtle sheen.
The ruling on the pages is slightly different than typical notebooks: In addition to a project number and a date prompt at the top of each page, dark blue indentation rules—lines with tiny ticks about every half inch—appear at the top and bottom. With thick, smooth, perforated paper, this notepad is a fine companion for note taking. As in the other Maruman Mnemosyne notebooks we considered, the paper is smooth and thick yet slightly translucent—a little like vellum.
Inky pens rollerball, gel, and fountain pens glided across it nicely in our tests, and it offers enough tooth to make writing on these pages with a pencil or ballpoint pleasant.
While other steno pads including our previous pick, the Field Notes Steno Book have dark, distracting lines, the light blue-gray lines of the N sit in the background—guidelines rather than dictators for your text. Perforated pages mean you can neatly tear out your notes without jagged edges. The Leuchtturm Reporter Notepad has everything we love about its larger siblings, just in a palm-sized format.
The hard cover makes it easy to hold in one hand for writing without a table nearby. Size: 3. This stylish reporter pad is lightweight and has toothy, thick paper. Using even the wettest, inkiest pen we tested for our guide to pens the Uni-ball Vision Elite , we had a hard time creating a smudge or bleed-through with this notebook. The spiral-ring binding and thicker paper 70 pounds or gsm—the thickest of the notebook papers we tested make page turning much less of a nuisance than with other reporter notepads we tested.
The overlapping cardstock cover keeps the double-ring spirals from catching or getting warped in your pocket or bag. And the pocket on the back cover, though open on one side, can serve as a convenient spot for any scrap you need to hold on to until you get back to your office. Save this notepad for perhaps more precious notes you might want to refer to in later years. The cover on the Front Page is thin cardstock—not as sturdy as what you get with other notebooks, and more prone to getting bent or frayed.
This notebook has high-quality paper and accessories that you can arrange and rearrange for the ultimate in versatility. Get this if: You want the flexibility of a binder but in a more grown-up, professional notebook format. That means you can add tab dividers, narrow pages with to-do lists, pouches to hold cards or small supplies, and more.
Levenger also offers the widest range of accessories and style options for its Circa line—from leather covers to discs in more than a dozen colors to punches to make any paper fit into the Circa notebook. Page refills are available in all sorts of ruling as well as special formats like agenda planners.
The sampling kit comes with 60 sheets of paper in junior 5. That should give you enough of a feel for a disc-bound notebook system without requiring too much investment in it.
The paper is a thick gsm , toothy, matte white stock that takes all sorts of ink well. Flaws but not dealbreakers: Prices for the paper refills are on the high end of the spectrum, on a par with the cost of Field Notes notebooks. You can expect to spend about 9. A binder with loose-leaf paper would definitely be cheaper but would offer a poorer writing experience. Size: junior 5. With a bargain price, a durable cover, and smooth, sturdy pages, the Muji is almost a no-brainer for a pocket notebook.
It's a panel befitting of the XPS 15's stylish and portable design that blends a machined aluminum exterior with a woven pattern on the inside. On the deck are a gargantuan touchpad, spacious keyboard and powerful speakers. If you want a powerhouse with a gorgeous display, excellent audio and a host of other premium features, the Dell XPS 15 is the absolute way to go.
HP's Spectre models have always stood out against uninspired competitors, but the new Spectre x 14 is downright luxurious. The newest edition to HP's premium 2-in-1 lineup combines a startlingly attractive chassis with gorgeous display options, fast performance and long battery life. It separates itself with a unique aspect ratio and OLED panel option, a pair of features capable of enhancing work and play. Add to that a clicky keyboard and a large, silky touchpad and the Spectre x 14 is one of the most impressive laptops we've ever reviewed.
See our full HP Spectre x inch review. Lenovo takes the hybrid concept and improves it with all the goodies associated with the "ThinkPad" brand. That includes a durable, yet lightweight chassis, a relatively bright and vivid Plus, the internal specs offer consistently solid performance. It's a is a standout option for business users who are frequently on the go.
Alienware continues to raise the bar of what a gaming laptop can and should be. Need more? From display brightness and vividness, to battery life, the X17 gave a stellar performance that put it on a par or transcended the competition. It's a prime example of what a gamer-centric desktop replacement should be. Alienware even brought back a fan favorite — the light up touchpad while tweaking the company's proprietary Cryo-Tech cooling solution. It a beautiful badass of a gaming laptop and if you have the budget, it should definitely sit at the top of your list.
See our full Alienware X17 review. Lenovo made our favorite business laptop even better by improving its speakers, giving it a svelte carbon fiber texture and adding some useful security features, including a webcam shutter and IR camera. You even get far-field microphones in case you want to use a digital assistant. On top of that, you get strong performance and a fast SSD. That means if you're working on large spreadsheets with plenty of calculations, the X1 Carbon will handle them with aplomb.
You can also expect long battery life on the p model and two gorgeous, p and 4K display options, all in an impossibly lightweight chassis. Price is another big selling point of the Lenovo Chromebook Duet. Everyone likes getting more for less. With the Chromebook Duet, you get the colorful display and solid performance.
Overall, we recommend the Duet for kids who want an attractive 2-in-1 for light gaming, YouTube, Netflix and web browsing. Best of all, it's hundreds of dollars cheaper than a similarly-specced Windows 10 laptop.
It's a great starter system for kids and secondary device for more advanced users. Read our full Lenovo Chromebook Duet review.
The Surface Laptop 4 proves, a few tweaks are sometimes all that's needed to refine a not-quite-there-yet product like its predecessor. Our biggest complaints with the previous model, the subpar speeds and endurance, were addressed with the new chips.
With those major drawbacks resolved, the inch Surface Laptop 4, with its sleek design, colorful display, and excellent keyboard and touchpad, finally shines. It should be on every shopper's shortlist as one of the best laptops on the market. The Surface Laptop 4 addresses the major flaws we found in the Surface Laptop 3 by delivering faster performance and longer battery life.
With the right CPU, the Surface Laptop 4 has all of a sudden become a laptop with very few downsides. The sleek, sturdy design is as stylish as ever, the inch panel is bright and vivid, and the keyboard and trackpad are darn-near class-leading. Bigger is better, particularly when it comes to the Dell XPS Since its reemergence onto the premium laptop market, the big brother of the XPS 15 and 13 has flexed its muscle at every turn, serving up big heaps of performance, a head-turning inch display, and excellent audio.
And it has done so without being any bigger or heavier than your average inch laptop. Thanks to its 11th Gen Intel processor and series Nvidia GPU, the premium system has more than enough power to keep even its fiercest competitors struggling to keep up.
See our full Dell XPS 17 review. Laptop Mag has been testing and reviewing laptops for over two decades. We test over different models per year, subjecting each system to a series of rigorous benchmarks that provides a complete picture of performance, battery life and usability. Our expert reviewers also use each product to see how it looks and feels in everyday situations. Because we see so many different notebooks, we can compare each to its direct competitors and give you an idea of how it stacks up to the average laptop in its price band.
When we bring a laptop into our laboratory, our goal is to see how it would work if you brought it into your home or office. While we use a number of industry standard benchmarks such as Geekbench and 3DMark, we focus heavily on real-world tests that we have developed in-house.
To test endurance, the Laptop Mag Battery test surfs the web at nits of brightness until the system runs out of juice. To judge pure processing power, we use a giant spreadsheet macro that matches 65, names with their addresses, a video transcoder that converts a 4K video to p and the Geekbench 4 synthetic test.
We use a colorimeter to measure screen brightness and color gamut while other instruments help us determine a laptop's key travel and ambient heat.
See this page on How We Test Laptops for more details on our benchmarking procedures. When shopping for a laptop, there's a lot to consider. To help you choose a system, we've put our up-to-date list of favorite notebooks above, along with five points to keep in mind when choosing a system. Knowing a laptop's screen size tells you a lot about its portability overall. If you want to use your computer on your lap or carry it around a lot, go for one with a 12, 13 or inch display.
If you want to use the computer on tables and desks and won't carry it around much, a inch model may give you more value. Some gaming rigs, media machines and workstations even have 17 or inch screens, but those are hardest to carry. More and more of today's laptops are 2-in-1s with screens that either bend back degrees or detach so you can use them as tablets.
If you like the idea of using your laptop in slate mode for drawing, media consumption or just using it standing up, a 2-in-1 could be for you. However, you can often get better features or a lower price by going with a traditional clamshell-style laptop.
Unless you only plan to use your laptop on your desk, battery life matters. Even within the home or office, having plenty of juice enables you to work on the couch or at the conference table, without being chained to the nearest outlet. For the best portability, we recommend getting a laptop that lasted over 8 hours on the Laptop Mag Battery Test. The longest-lasting laptops endure for over 10 hours. You can spend a lot of time delving into specs, but here are the key components to think about.
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