Laptops, PC Components, and E-Readers in AI answers

Updated Oct 27, 2026Based on 16 AI responsesReviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

AI summary

Apple has a clear lead in recommendations for choosing a laptop around budget, portability, performance, and personal needs. For broad laptop selection, though, answers do not settle on a clear winner.

Most-mentioned brands

Rank and Mentioned in · since Sep 24

#	Brand	Mentioned in	Recommended for
#1tied	ASUS ZenBook Asus product line 25% A named laptop option in comparisons for varied buyer needs.	25%	A named laptop option in comparisons for varied buyer needs.
#1tied	Apple 25% Laptop recommendations weighing budget, portability, performance, and personal needs.	25%	Laptop recommendations weighing budget, portability, performance, and personal needs.
#1tied	Dell XPS Dell Technologies product line 19% A named laptop option in comparisons for varied buyer needs.	19%	A named laptop option in comparisons for varied buyer needs.
#1tied	Intel Core Intel product line 19% Processor options considered in laptop selection discussions.	19%	Processor options considered in laptop selection discussions.
#1tied	Lenovo 19% A named laptop option in comparisons for varied buyer needs.	19%	A named laptop option in comparisons for varied buyer needs.
#1tied	Asus 13% Laptop options considered alongside budget, portability, performance, and personal needs.	13%	Laptop options considered alongside budget, portability, performance, and personal needs.
#1tied	HP OmniBook 3 14 13% A named laptop option in comparisons for varied buyer needs.	13%	A named laptop option in comparisons for varied buyer needs.
#8tied	Apple MacBook Air Apple product line 6%	6%
#8tied	Apple Inc.6%	6%
#8tied	NVIDIA RTX NVIDIA product line 6%	6%
#8tied	Apple Mac Apple product line 6%	6%
#8tied	AMD Ryzen 7000 AMD product line 6% A named processor option in laptop selection discussions.	6%	A named processor option in laptop selection discussions.
#8tied	HP OmniBook 5 14 6%	6%
#8tied	Acer Swift Go Acer product line 6%	6%
#8tied	Lenovo Yoga Series Lenovo product line 6%	6%
#8tied	Dell Owned by Dell Technologies 6%	6%
#8tied	Dell XPS 13 Dell Technologies product line 6%	6%
#8tied	Samsung Galaxy Book Samsung product line 6%	6%
#8tied	AMD 6% Processor options considered in laptop selection discussions.	6%	Processor options considered in laptop selection discussions.
#8tied	Apple MacBook Pro Apple product line 6%	6%
#8tied	Snapdragon Qualcomm product line 6%	6%
#8tied	macOS Apple product line 6%	6%
#8tied	NVIDIA 6%	6%
#8tied	Microsoft Windows Microsoft product line 6%	6%
#8tied	ChromeOS 6%	6%
#8tied	Apple M-series Apple product line 6%	6%
#8tied	ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 Asus product line 6%	6%
#8tied	Acer 6% A named laptop option in comparisons for varied buyer needs.	6%	A named laptop option in comparisons for varied buyer needs.

Sources AI cites16

11% of citations point at the ranked brands’ own sites. rtings.com, tomsguide.com, techradar.com are the most-cited sites outside the ranked brands’ own domains.