- Four brands now sell laptops with the Intel Ultra 9 285HX processor
- Lenovo joins Dell, MSI and HP to deliver Intel’s fastest mobile chip
- Ultra 9 285HX laptops are still expensive, but two are suddenly a lot cheaper
If you’re looking for a new business laptop and want one that’s super fast and ages well, then a PC powered by the Intel Ultra 9 285HX, its fastest mobile processor yet, is a no-brainer.
They are not cheap, but the problem is that you will not have many options to choose from in terms of brands or models, since they are currently only made by four manufacturers.
If you are looking for an absolute beast, then the Dell Pro Max 18 Plus laptop with Windows 11 Pro is the one to consider. It includes an Nvidia RTX Pro 5000 Blackwell GPU with 24GB of GDDR7 memory, 128GB of DDR5 memory, and a 4TB performance SSD.
Price cuts!
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 more than covers you.
If your budget doesn’t stretch to that, MSI’s Raider 18 HX AI is a more “affordable” option. It uses the same Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX processor running at 2.1 GHz, combined with 64 GB of DDR5 memory and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 GPU with 16 GB of GDDR7 memory.
The 18-inch 240Hz QHD+ display, 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD, and Wi-Fi 7 make it ideal for creative work and intense multitasking.
It’s also the first of the four to enjoy a solid price cut. Microcenter is currently selling it for a bargain (relatively speaking) $2,699.99, down from $3,399.99, while on ExcaliberPC prices start at around $3,052.50.
If you want to feel like you’re getting an absolute bargain, HP has a deal you’ll appreciate.
The ZBook Fury G1i 16 Mobile Workstation is priced at $6,999, down from the usual $14,212. It features the same Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX processor, an Nvidia RTX Pro 5000 GPU, 128GB of 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 quietly launched the ThinkPad T16g Gen 3 business laptop built around Intel’s Core Ultra HX series, including the flagship Core Ultra 9 285HX model, with GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 laptop GPUs.
It comes with up to 192GB of DDR5-5600 memory and three PCIe M.2 drives totaling 12TB. There’s no word on pricing yet, but it’s fair to say you won’t see a discount on that one anytime soon.
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