The best laptops have improved dramatically in recent years. The landscape has also become more confusing – with chipsets from Intel, AMD, Apple and Qualcomm posing the 'what's right for me?' question from many consumers.
Now we're into 2026, Qualcomm is the first of those 'big four' out of the gates, with yet another new announcement. It's the Snapdragon X2 Plus, which is designed for 'everyday' laptop form factors – and might mean a MacBook isn't what most people want after all.
