5 Best Laptops for Working from Home in 2025
5 Best Laptops for Working from Home in 2025 – A good work from home laptop has a few important requirements. First, it needs to have a decent webcam. The whole idea of remote work often depends on replacing in person meetings with video calls so having a laptop with a decent webcam, display, and microphones is key.
You also probably need your work from home laptop to have decent port selection. While some people are fine working off just a single laptop screen, many will want to connect one, two, or even more external monitors. You may also have some peripherals and accessories to connect. For all that, a wide array of fast, high end built in ports is handy.
Beyond those two factors, the other elements you want in a work from home laptop are the same you’d want when hopping for the overall best laptop. Performance, battery life, keyboard, build quality, and all of the other important components of the best laptops need to be in place too hopefully without breaking the bank.
MacBook Pro M4
Specification
Dimension : 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches, 3.4 pounds
Display      : 14.2 – inch XDR (3024 x 1964), 120Hz
Processor   : M4 (10 – core CPU, 10 – core GPU)
Ports           : 3 x Thunderbolt 4 1 x HDMI 2.11 x SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 power
Webcam    : 12 – megapixel
MacBooks might not be the go to option for IT departments, but if you’re someone who can pick your own remote work laptop, you can’t do better than one of the latest M4 MacBook Pros. Unless you need the extra GPU performance, you likely don’t need to go for the M4 Pro or M4 Max either – the M4 will do you just fine, which means you’ll need to stick with the 14 – inch model.
But what you get in return is the ultimate work from home laptop. It has the highest resolution webcam on any laptop we’ve reviewed, ensuring you’re getting the sharpest image in video calls. It also has top of the line microphones and speakers, meaning you can even take calls without needing to always use headphones and an external microphone. In my own testing, the webcam quality is the best of any laptops l’ve used, not only due to its sharpness but also its great low light performance.
Asus Zenbook 14 OLED
Specification
Dimension : 12.30 x 8.67 x 0.59inches, 2.82 pounds
Display      : 14 – inch OLED(2880 x 1800), 120Hz
Processor   : Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
Ports           : 2 x USB-C with Thunderbolt 4 1 x USB-A 1 x HDMI 2011 x 3.5mm audio jack
Webcam    : 1080p
You might think buying a $700 laptop would present some compromises. But not the Zenbook 14 OLED.
Really, the only sacrifice you’re making by opting for a laptop of this price is the processor. Because it uses an Intel Core Ultra Series 1 processor, you’re getting significantly less battery life than with a newer laptop. But the performance is there. The OLED display is there. And it’s certainly a thin, portable laptop.
It also has a 1080p webcam, which might not be the highest resolution camera in the world, but should do the trick when it comes to your daily video calls. For $700, that’s a really solid deal.
HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14
Specification
Dimension : 12.35 x 8.51 x 0.59 inches, 2.97 pounds
Display      : 14 – inch OLED(2880 x 1800), 120Hz
Processor   : Intel Core Ultra 5 226v Intel Core Ultra 7 256v Intel Core Ultra 7 258v Intel Core Ultra 9  288v
Ports           : 2 x USB-C with Thunderbolt 4 1 x USB-A 1 x HDMI 2011 x 3.5mm audio jack
Webcam    : 9- megapoxel camera
The HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 matches a lot of what the Zenbook 14 OLED has. It has the same OLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate and resolition, the same port selection, and very similar dimensions for the chassis. So why pay more for the HP?
Well, you’re getting two major improvements. First off, it comes with Intel’s latest gen processors, the Core Ultra Series 2. These are much more efficient chips that provide vastly improved battery life. Don’t expect a huge improvement in performance – at least not outside the faster integrated GPU.
Asus ProArt P16
Specification
Dimension : 13.97 x 9.72 x 0.68inches, 4.08 pounds
Display      : 16 – inch OLED(3840x 2400), 120Hz
Processor   : AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
Ports           : 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 1 x USB-C (USB4) 2 X USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 1 x HDMI 2011 X 3.5MM audio jack 1 x SD card reader
Webcam    : 1080p
There’s never been a rival to the MacBook Pro quite like the Asus ProArt P16. It comes with a 4K 16-inch OLED display,
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, and either an RTX 4060 or 4070.
It also comes with a 1080p webcam, and a very similar arrangement of ports as the other laptops in this list.
It even throws in a full size SD card slot for good measure. Don’t buy this if you don’t need the GPU performance,
of course, but if you need a MacBook Pro like device for work that sticks with Windows, the ProArt P16 is as good as it gets.
MacBook Air 15
Specification
Dimension : 12.40 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches, 3.3 pounds
Display      : 15.3 – inch OLED(2880 x 1864), 60Hz
Processor   : M3 chip (8-core CPU, 10-core GPU)
Ports           : 2 x Thunderbolt/USB-C with Thunderbolt 4 1 x USB-A 1 x HDMI 2011 x 3.5mm headphone jack 1 x MagSafe 3 power
Webcam    : 1080p
The MacBook Air 15 -inch is only marginally cheaper than the MacBook Pro, but you can get either the M2 or M3
model for fairly cheap these days. Yes, technically, you’re paying a bit extra for the premium feel and Apple logo
on the lid, but you’re getting fantastic battery in a super thine chassis.
There is one pretty big caveat here, though, which is the ports. Not only are your limited to just two Thunderbolt
4 pets bit the MacBook Air can only support one external monitor (or two, if have the laptop lid closed while using it).
I realize that doesn’t make it the best work from home laptop for some, but let’s not forget: not everyone needs more than one
external monitor to use for remote work.
If you just need a more affordable MacBook with a single, large display, the 15- inch MacBook Air will suit your needs.
