Hey guys, how's it going? So, these are

the best 14-inch laptops that I've used

this year in 2025. And I'll get into why

I think that is, but I also want to talk

about why I believe that 14-in laptops

are the best types of laptops. And I

think that they suit the most amount of

people. This whole thing started because

I was compiling the list of my favorite

laptops this year, and it just so

happened that a lot of them ended up

being 14-in laptops. And I think a lot

of that reason is be just because of how

much sleeker and more portable they are.

They're all incredibly light, easily

able to be picked up with one hand, no

problem. In addition to the weight

savings compared to most 16-in laptops,

and I'm going to use the MacBook as an

example, it just takes up less space on

your desk. I I find a lot of times when

I'm using a 16-in laptop, I have to make

space on my desk. I have to move things

around while the 14-in can just be able

to be popped down easily. And again, I

know I mentioned the weight already, but

because of that, I end up being more

productive because I it's just easier to

pick up and take with me everywhere

compared to even the 16-in laptop. And

this is just on the MacBook side.

Sometimes on the Windows side, a 14-in

versus a 16-in can be the difference

between like 4 lb and like six lb. So,

it's just really nice being able to have

something a little bit sleeker and more

compact.

Also, I think laptops were just built to

be 14 in. Like, just take a look at the

chassis here. There's so much wasted

space on the 16-in versus the 14-in. And

you might be thinking, "Okay, no, but

there's bigger speaker grills." But in

just about every comparison you'll see

online, the 14-in MacBook Pro sounds

identical to the 16-inch MacBook Pro.

So, you just end up with just like a

sleeker package overall. And okay, you

might be gravitated towards a larger

trackpad. in day-to-day use, you'll

never notice that this 14-inch trackpad

is more than large enough for anything

else. I never find myself running out of

room when I'm scrolling through, etc.

So, 14 in is the way it is. I mean, yes,

the cons of that is is typically you get

less performance, but we're heading in

the direction to where laptop

manufacturers and finally on the Windows

side is starting to focus more on

maximizing the amount of performance

while using less power than essentially

throwing a whole bunch of power to a

laptop just to maximize the performance.

And while that approach, yes, it does

better in benchmarks and you do get

better performance, but you end up

relying with power bricks this size and

that essentially negates the usefulness

of having a laptop to begin with if

you're going to be dealing with a power

brick that's nearly the size of the

laptop itself. So, this is what this

would be a typical power brick that you

would get on most 16-in Windows gaming

laptops or any high performance laptop.

This is with this one 330 W. But the

reason why these three laptops were

chosen is because they can all fully be

powered by a 140 watt GAN charger like

this small one from Audi. It just makes

my carry a lot lighter. And I and I

mentioned this again and I really want

to drive that home that I find myself a

lot more productive on 14-inch laptops

just because I'm able to take it with me

easily. But you might be screaming at me

right now, but the screen is smaller.

The screen is tiny compared to a 16-in

and especially if you like 18in laptops.

My argument for that is because 14-in

laptops are smaller as it is. And I know

I'm sorry I need to keep using the

MacBook as an example here because

that's the only two laptops I have that

are the same because the 14-in is

smaller overall. You're able to put the

screen a lot closer to your face and

still be able to type properly while the

16-in laptop needs to be a bit further

away from you. And once you start using

both of them and in most cases as a

result the screen size ends up being

very similar in terms of what my eyes

are able to pick up because the screen

is closer to my face. So I don't really

feel like I lose much screen real estate

when I'm using a 14-in laptop. The main

issue on the window side though is you

will lose performance. But in 2026 and

beyond, I hope we keep on heading in the

direction of offering more performance

while using less power. All right, so

let's talk about these three laptops

really quickly and why I chose them. The

MacBook first, that's going to be easy.

I am traditionally a Windows user. I

much prefer Windows laptops, but I hate

to [clears throat] say it and this

breaks my heart to say it, but the

MacBook Pro was probably my most used

laptop this year. I mean, I the thing is

I have a gaming desktop behind me, so

whenever I do want to game, I'm gaming

on that. But for everything else, I've

been using the MacBook. When it comes to

video editing and video production in

general, this is by far the best because

you get the best performance. Scrubbing

on my timeline with Premiere Pro. If you

do find yourself video editing, if you

have a lot of effects and a lot and like

multi- camera and tons of B-roll, etc.,

you could, you know, that that starts to

slow down and bog down on Premiere Pro

on Windows. And on top of that, the

software is just better optimized for

Mac hardware. The problem with Windows

is you may have an AMD CPU, but then

with an Nvidia GPU or you might have an

Intel CPU with either Nvidia GPU or an

AMD GPU and then also different versions

of Windows. There's a Windows for ARM

and there's a different Windows for

Windows laptops that have more tops in

it. So, you get better AI performance.

And because of that, I just think it's a

lot more difficult for software

companies to optimize for Windows

laptops. But with Mac, it's all just M

series and they're using a similar

architecture. So they don't need to

recreate their software for different

versions of Mac OS, etc., and different

hardware. So I think that makes a big

difference, too. And what I love the

most about this though is the power draw

is just so low. I can spend like 6 hours

working on video editing on this laptop

and the battery won't die. I can use

this laptop for days, sometimes almost

an entire week without the battery ever

dying. With Windows, it's always a

gamble. Maybe one day I might wake up

and the battery is dead on this guy. And

in general, you just watch the battery

go down on just every single Windows

laptop I use. While on Mac, you just

don't. So, in terms of being productive,

in terms of me just being able to put

this into my backpack and then go

somewhere for like 10, 12 hours and not

have to worry. Essentially, I'm just

talking about reliability, the MacBook

is going to win always. And I hate to

say that because I love Windows, but it

just is the way it it is. Eventually, I

want to do a full review on the MacBook

series, but that's not this video. I

just want to say like I think overall

for mo most people unless you know you

love Windows or you need Windows or

obviously if you're into gaming. I hate

to say it man cuz I'm such a Windows fan

to begin with. But it's not my fault.

This is Windows fault for not fixing

their operating system. But overall the

best laptop for most people is going to

be this MacBook Pro here. But if you do

like gaming and you want an excellent

Windows laptop, this has been my

favorite. And I know there's the Razer

Blade 14 and there's also the the G14

from ROG, which a lot of people might be

screaming at me through the camera

saying that why didn't you go with

those? Well, for me, it comes back to

the basic premise of what a 14-in laptop

is supposed to be. What I love is this

entire laptop. I could do all of my

gaming with just this 140 watt charger

from AI. And it does make a difference

in terms of my overall carry. If I

didn't care so much about portability, I

would have went with a 16-inch laptop or

an 18-inch laptop. And then by that

nature, I would have just carried around

a larger charger. But this is the only

one that can be fully powered through

USBC. If you have a USB dock or a

Thunderbolt dock that supports 140 watt

charging, one cable and you're in. And

what I also love about the HP Omen

series is just this design. It's all

aluminum and a very high quality

aluminum. I feel like HP doesn't get the

credit it deserves for making such a

premium feeling laptop. And I love this

keyboard. This is by far my favorite

keyboard out of any company. The travel

is nice. It's got a nice clickiness to

it. HyperX does a really good job making

keyboards and the fact that it's in this

laptop does really make a big

difference. I And you know what? When I

first saw this pudding style keyboard

with in terms of the RGB lighting, I was

I just thought, "Wo, this is amazing. I

love the way this looks." But then last

year when I did a video on this, a lot

of people did not like the way it

looked, at least on camera. I feel like

it looks a lot better in person. But the

main reason why I chose this as my

favorite 14-in laptop is because it has

the dongle built in for most HyperX

products. So you could connect a mouse

or and a headset like the Cloud 3S

without using any cables or dongles. The

wireless protocol is built right into

this laptop and it's not using

Bluetooth. So you're getting the full

2.4 GHz connection. Again, coming back

to a 14-inch laptop, you just can't beat

the convenience of this. I did order

though I did order a headset and a mouse

from HyperX, but it just hasn't shipped

yet. I really wanted to showcase that

for this video, but I can't. But I think

that's why next year when the 2026

laptops come out, I'm heavily leaning

towards HP Omen laptops because of that

integrated dongle. It just makes my life

easier. I've been playing a lot of games

this year and just sometimes finding the

right dongle and making sure it's it's

connected and set up has just been kind

of a pain. I just really want everything

to be built into the laptop. And that's

another good thing about the MacBook

too. Coming back to that, if you do use

Apple products like AirPods, etc., you

don't have to do anything. You put the

AirPods in your ears, press play, and

the audio output automatically routes

from your MacBook to your AirPods. No

connection necessary. It's just all

about convenience to get whatever you

need to get done much faster. But this

laptop here, I would say that this is

the laptop of the year. I know I wanted

to give it to the MacBook. I think the

MacBook is the best laptop for most

people, but if you really need that

extra screen real estate, this is the

Asus Zenbook Dual 14. And this is my

personal work laptop. The job I signed

up with gave me a budget of $1,500 to

choose whichever laptop I want. So, I

chose this even though it's retailing

for like $1,700. I ended up just putting

the extra $200 in myself, and it was

just totally worth it because not only

do you get an amazing 14-in laptop, but

it also ends up being a dual screen

laptop with a removable keyboard. And

Asus did an excellent job conferring

this laptop the way it works. Everything

just works naturally. And I should also

mention that this is a touchscreen and

this is the only laptop listed here that

is a touchcreen. So that is incredibly

nice to have. And just having two

screens is nice. I don't think I have to

convince anyone that a dual screen setup

is way more productive. And ASUS did a

very good job configuring the software.

a lot of things that were just

thoughtful. Like when you raise the

brightness, it does it on both screens

and not just one. And Asus has some

really cool software that just makes

this entire experience great. This

actually, other than my MacBook, has

been my most used laptop this year

because I use it for my 9 toive job.

Even something simple, just having a

built-in kickstand on your laptop is

really, really functional. Even if

you're not going to do use a dual

screen, it was just nice to have it

propped up next to my monitor when it is

docked and charging. So, yeah, I think

that'll do it for this video. I'm going

to have links to these laptops down

below. I It's I I know I know this is

not necessarily a full review of them,

but I just kind of wanted to do a

celebration to the 14-inch laptops in

general. So, if you like this video,

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