The best laptops for working from home in 2023

Easily one of our favourite laptops for working from home, and one of the best value laptops of the year - the ASUS Vivobook 16 offers marvellous hardware at a significantly cheaper price than its competition.

Out of the gate, the ASUS Vivobook 16 is well designed - its ultrathin design, complete with full-HD+ screen and punchy keyboard have a premium quality far exceeding the price of the Vivobook 16.

In terms of hardware, ASUS has spared no effort to pack the Vivobook 16 with as much hardware as possible - the AMD Ryzen 5600H, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD storage offer incredibly solid performance across the board.

If we were to nitpick with the ASUS Vivobook 16, we'd certainly like to see more battery life - eight hours, while decent, doesn't exceed our expectations. With some excellent cheap laptops having much higher battery life on the market, we can't deny that more battery would make this laptop truly special.

A fantastically low-priced laptop that's perfect for those in need of an affordable laptop for working from home, the ASUS Vivobook 15 E510MA lacks a lot of the bells and whistles of competing mid-budget laptops, but still offers plenty for those in need of an entry-level laptop.

With hardware that doesn't blow us away - the Intel Celeron N4020 CPU, as well as a particularly low 4GB of RAM, the Vivobook 15 E510MA is perfect for simple office tasks such as note-taking on Microsoft Word or analysing data on Excel.

In terms of build quality, the Vivobook 15 E510MA looks and feels remarkably high-quality, with a sturdy chassis and 180-degree rotation on the laptop itself. Overall, the Vivobook 15 E510MA might not seem like much on paper, but it's easily one of the best laptops for under £300, if you're on a truly tight budget, this might be the laptop for you.

For comfortability that knows no bounds, the HP Spectre x360 2-in-1 laptop is the ultimate laptop for a versatile worker, who enjoys typing away at a desk by day, and relaxing in bed with a touchscreen at night.

A beautifully designed, high-powered laptop that's simply perfect for working from home, regardless of what you're doing, or where you're sat, the HP Spectre x360 laptop is designed with comfort firmly in mind.

Under the chassis, the HP Spectre x360 has a spectacular 11th-generation Intel i7 CPU, along with 16GB of RAM and plenty of storage space for total performance perfection.

The HP Spectre is more than capable of handling an array of heavy-duty programs and software, making it a perfect laptop for photo editing, and even some light gaming.

For those eager to delve into work, be it graphic design, programming or something a little more basic, you won't find many laptops that'll outperform the HP Spectre.

A top contender for one of the best laptops of the year so far, the ASUS Vivobook 15 X1504ZA is a true enigma of a budget laptop.

Made with military durability that'll survive the mishaps of everyday life with ease and packed with solid hardware that doesn't leave home workers wanting more power, the Vivobook 15 delivers performance at a great price.

Keeping everything running smoothly and with high response times is the Vivobook 15's shining hardware, the Intel i5-1235U, a 12th-generation Intel CPU that is unparalleled at its price point. With 16GB of RAM to ensure that programs, large or small, run optimally and a decent 512GB of SSD storage, you won't struggle to keep up productivity, with this practically lag-free laptop.

That being said, you might be disappointed with the Vivobook 15's lack of USB ports, leaving those who prefer to have a few peripheral devices on the go a little high and dry.

All in all, there are certainly ways around the Vivobook 15's lack of USB ports, and it certainly makes up for this minor downfall by being one of the best mid-budget laptops for under £1,000 on the market this year.

Getting your hands on a budget touchscreen 2-in-1 laptop certainly isn't easy, most of them exceed the £1,000 price point, but the Dell Inspiron 14 is without question the exception.

While certainly not the most powerful laptop on our list, with a slightly lacking 8GB of RAM compared to its formidable 13th-generation Intel CPU, the Dell Inspiron still manages great performance at a significantly lower cost than its 2-in-1 laptop competition.

Durable, slick and modern, this brand-new folding laptop under £600 offers some truly welcome features for its price, at the slight cost of some low RAM.

A unique laptop thanks to its sustainable, highly recyclable design, the Acer Aspire Vero is a laptop built to last the test of time.

Underneath the chassis which admittedly has an unusual, yet durable feel, is a range of excellent hardware to outcompete most mid-range laptops on the market.

The shining star of the Acer Vero, however, has to be its mighty Intel i5 11th-generation processor, offering home workers plenty of versatility with what precisely they're capable of running. Alongside the great CPU is a respectable 16GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD storage, leaving users more than equipped for their next big project.

The perfect laptop for programming thanks to its large screen and excellent hardware, the Acer Aspire Vero is a true top contender as one of the best laptops of the year for working from home.