laptop request - new work laptop 2026

Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US: UK. £900 max, preferably as low as possible

Are you open to refurbs/used? No

How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life? Performance, lightweight, battery life. This will be used as a work laptop for a social media / digital officer, inc. multiple tabs, word for web, graphic design on figma, Capcut video editing, document writing etc.

How important is weight and thinness to you? Not a dealbreaker, but lightweight preferred as I will need to carry it to and from work everyday

Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. N/A as will mostly be connected to monitor, but not tiny screen please

Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. Figma, Capcut, lots of word docs. Video editing, graphic design and documents + social media etc.

If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? N/A

Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Last laptops have crashed out on graphics and battery, so something which is good on those is preferred. Just want a strong fast laptop that can handle the usage!

Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. Will be used as a work laptop for social media and digital work, carried to and from office daily. Would be great if it could also handle some easy games (something like Sims 2 and expansion packs but nothing crazy like the witcher 3 or something)