- Four brands now sell laptops powered by Intel’s Ultra 9 285HX processor
- Lenovo along with Dell, MSI and HP offer Intel’s fastest mobile chip
- Ultra 9 285HX laptops remain expensive, but two are suddenly a lot cheaper
If you’re looking for a new business laptop and you want one that’s super fast and will age well, then a PC powered by Intel’s Ultra 9 285HX, its fastest mobile processor ever, is a no-brainer.
They’re not cheap – but the problem is that you’re not exactly spoiled for choice when it comes to brands or models, as there are currently only four manufacturers making them.
If you’re after an absolute beast, then the Dell Pro Max 18 Plus Laptop with Windows 11 Pro is the one to look at. It includes an Nvidia RTX Pro 5000 Blackwell GPU with 24 GB GDDR7 memory, 128 GB DDR5 memory and a 4 TB performance SSD.
Price reductions!
At $9,458.02, Dell’s monster workstation is comfortably the most expensive, but for professionals who need maximum computing power for demanding tasks, it’s got you covered.
If your budget doesn’t stretch to that, MSI’s Raider 18 HX AI is a more “affordable” choice. It uses the same Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX processor running at 2.1GHz, paired with 64GB of DDR5 memory and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 GPU with 16GB of GDDR7 memory.
The 18-inch QHD+ 240Hz screen, 2TB NVMe Gen4 SSD and Wi-Fi 7 make it ideal for creative work and heavy multitasking.
It is also the first of the four to benefit from a solid price cut. Microcenter is currently selling it for a bargain (relatively speaking) $2,699.99, down from $3,399.99, while prices for the ExcaliberPC start at around $3,052.50.
If you want to feel like you’re getting an absolute steal, HP has a sale you’ll appreciate.
The ZBook Fury G1i 16 Mobile Workstation PC is priced at $6,999, down from its usual $14,212. It has the same Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX processor, an Nvidia RTX Pro 5000 GPU, 128GB DDR5 ECC memory and a 16-inch 2.5K IPS display.
It also includes a 2TB PCIe Gen4 SSD, Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 support.
Lenovo is late to the party, but the world’s largest laptop maker has quietly launched the ThinkPad T16g Gen 3 business laptop built around Intel’s Core Ultra HX series, including the flagship Core Ultra 9 285HX, with GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 notebook GPUs.
It comes with up to 192GB of DDR5-5600 memory and three M.2 PCIe drives totaling 12TB. No word yet on pricing, but it’s fair to say you won’t see a discount on it anytime soon.
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