Top Three Laptops of 2024:

Best overall – MacBook Pro – Rating: 18/20

(Price R40 000 – iStore)

Advanced chips :

M3 Chip: 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, Up to 24GB unified memory

M3 Pro Chip: Up to 12-core CPU, Up to 18-core GPU, Up to 36GB unified memory

M3 Max Chip:Up to 16-core CPU, Up to 40-core GPU, Up to 128GB unified memory 

Up to 22 hours of battery life for the ultimate in pro portability.

The world’s best laptop display with Extreme Dynamic Range (XDR) brings refined specular highlights, incredible detail in shadows, and vibrant, true‑to‑life colors.

Six-speaker sound system with Two pairs of force-cancelling woofers with two tweeters fill the room with sound. And Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos creates a three dimensional sound experience.

MacBook Pro – Best Overall Laptop

Best Gaming Laptop – Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 – Rating: 17/20  

(Price R54 999 – Incredible Connection)

Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 

Processor: Intel® Core™ i9 Processor 14900HX 2.2 GHz

Memory: DDR5 32GB 

Massive Storage: 1TB + 1TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe™ M.2 Performace SSD (RAID 0)

Expansion Slots: 2x DDR5 SO-DIMM slots, 2x PCIe

Display: 18-inch 2.5K (2560 x 1600, WQXGA) 16:10 aspect ratio

Max Brightness: 500nits

Discrete/Optimus: MUX Switch + NVIDIA® Advanced Optimus

Graphic Wattage: ROG Boost: 2090MHz* at 175W (2040MHz Boost Clock+50MHz OC, 150W+25W Dynamic Boost)

Best Gaming Laptop – Asus ROG Strix Scar 18

Best 2-in-1 Laptop – HP Spectre 14 x360 Ultra 7 – Rating: 16/20

(Price R39 999 – Incredible Connection)

Crystal Clear Display with Touch Screen: 14 inch 2,8k OLED touch display

Significant Ram & Storage: 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD storage

Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 155H processor

Intel® Arc™ graphics