STACK #224 June 2023

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Microsoft 365 If your shiny new laptop

means business, it’s hard to go past Microsoft 365. A yearly subscription, for either an individual or a family, grants you access to premium versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint, plus ad-free Outlook email and calendars. It works on all your devices – be they Windows or Mac desktops or laptops, iPads, iPhones, or Android phones and tablets – and lets you access your data from anywhere with a generous 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage.

Available in Personal, Family and Business subscription options.

EOFY is a great time to refresh your work gear. Here are our picks for laptops that know how to get down to business – and play a game or two during a break. Words Michael Irving

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro EVO Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 7i Pro is a powerhouse in a petite package. A 12-core processor teams up with 16GB of RAM to make short work of intensive creative apps, which display beautifully on the Quad HD+ screen. All this comes in an ultra-slim form factor measuring under 15mm thick and weighing just 1.32kg, plus a nine-hour battery life. 14” 2.8K display Intel Core i5-12500H (4.5 GHz)

HP 15s-fq2739TU If you need something that will get the job done on a budget, this HP laptop is a

by the Lenovo AI Engine, which automatically optimises CPU and GPU use based on the program or game you’re running. 14” Full HD display Intel Core i7-1255U (4.7 GHz) 512GB SSD 8GB RAM HDMI/2x USB-A/USB-C/4-in-1 card reader Dell Inspiron 14 7430 2-in-1 If your work is more creative, a 2-in1 might

great starting point. It packs a variety of ports

to plug in accessories and transfer files, and a huge Full HD display for when you need a streaming or gaming break. 15.6” Full HD display Intel Core i7-1165G7 (4.7 GHz) 512GB SSD 8GB RAM HDMI/2x USB-A/USB-C/MicroSD Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i Portability is important for laptops, and the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i has you covered. It weighs just 1.43kg and is thinner than 20mm when closed. Smaller doesn’t mean slower,

512GB SSD 16GB RAM USB-A/2x Thunderbolt 4.0 HP Envy X360 EVO 2-in-1

be your jam. This 14-inch Full HD+

touchscreen display can work in a laptop

This premium 2-in-1 sports a better-than Full-HD display,

pose or fold right back on itself to be used like a tablet. And that doesn’t come at the cost

which is of course a touchscreen for when you want to flip it to tablet mode. It’s running a 10-core processor with 8GB of RAM and Intel Iris Xe graphics.

of performance – it packs a powerful 5GHz processor, 16GB of RAM and a roomy 1TB of SSD storage.

14” Full HD+ Touchscreen Intel Core i7-1355U (5 GHz) 1TB SSD 16GB RAM

13.3” Full HD+ IPS touchscreen Intel Core i5-1230U (4.4 GHz) 512GB SSD 8GB RAM 2x USB-A/2x Thunderbolt 4.0/MicroSD

though – it’s running a powerful Intel Core i7 processor backed

HDMI/USB-A/2x Thunderbolt 4.0

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