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Laptops to look for this spring

You might just want to hold off on your next laptop purchase until one of these is available.

Lenovo Yoga 720
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Lenovo Yoga 720

Price: $1,099

Availability: April

The outlook: Lenovo took its winning Yoga 2-in-1 design and traded integrated graphics for an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 graphics card, making this an interesting option for an entry-level gaming system.

Check out all of our spring 2017 tech previews.

Porsche Design Book One
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Porsche Design Book One

Price: $2,495

Availability: April

The outlook: The Book One basically one-ups Microsoft's portables by combining the Surface 4 Pro and Surface Book into one design.

Check out all of our spring 2017 tech previews.

Razer Blade Pro
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Razer Blade Pro (early 2017)

Price: $3,999

Availability: April

The outlook: Razer's flagship 17-inch gaming laptop is now the world's first to be THX certified. It also gets a new overclocked Core i7-7820HK CPU and faster memory.

Check out all of our spring 2017 tech previews.

Asus Pro B9440
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Asus Pro B9440

Price: $999

Availability: May

The outlook: Asus says this is the lightest 14-inch business notebook around (2.31 lbs). The keyword is "business," though. It runs on Windows 10 Pro with support for its SimPro Dock USB-C docking station, which has dual DisplayPort, USB-C and USB 3.1 ports, VGA, HDMI, LAN and an SD Card reader.

Check out all of our spring 2017 tech previews.

Asus Zenbook 3 Deluxe
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Asus Zenbook 3 Deluxe

Price: $1,699

Availability: May

The outlook: Asus knows how to make an attractive and powerful ultraportable laptop. This one nearly eliminates the bezel around its 14-inch display, taking it down to the size of your average 13-inch clamshell.

Check out all of our spring 2017 tech previews.

Samsung Notebook Odyssey
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Samsung Notebook Odyssey

Price: $1,199

Availability: 15.6-inch available now; 17-inch TBD

The outlook: Samsung's first laptops made for gaming come in 15- and 17-inch models with midrange Nvidia 10-series graphics, full HD matte displays and interesting designs that Samsung is known for.

Check out all of our spring 2017 tech previews.

HP Elitebook x360 (2017)
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HP Elitebook x360 (2017)

Price: $1,679

Availability: Now

The outlook: This 2-in-1 is built to MIL-spec standards, but with looks so nice you'll want to take it into any boardroom meeting.

Check out all of our spring 2017 tech previews.

Lenovo Miix 320
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Lenovo Miix 320

Price: $199

Availability: April

The outlook: The Lenovo Miix 320 is a budget-friendly 10-inch Windows 10 tablet PC with just enough performance for daily tasks, but with 10 hours of battery life.

Check out all of our spring 2017 tech previews.

Samsung Galaxy Book
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Samsung Galaxy Book (12-inch)

Price: TBD

Availability: TBD

The outlook: If the 12-inch crazy-sharp super-AMOLED screen doesn't grab your attention, the full PC-like potential inside of an ultracompact build will.

Check out all of our spring 2017 tech previews.

HP Pro x2 612 G2
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HP Pro x2 612 G2

Price: $979

Availability: Now

The outlook: A complete redesign of 2014's G1, the new 12-inch x2 is a Windows tablet with all the features business users need.

Check out all of our spring 2017 tech previews.

Lenovo Yoga A12
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Lenovo Yoga A12

Price: $299

Availability: Now

The outlook: This stripped-down Android version of the company's Yoga Book is basically a 12-inch tablet attached to a virtual keyboard on 360-degree hinges.

Check out all of our spring 2017 tech previews.

Lenovo Miix 720
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Lenovo Miix 720

Price: $999

Availability: April

The outlook: Lenovo's newest 12-inch Windows 10 tablet has a detachable keyboard cover with a touchpad, pen support and Thunderbolt 3.

Check out all of our spring 2017 tech previews.

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