At Dell Technologies World 2025 this month, one laptop quietly stole the show, and it didn’t even have a GPU. The new Dell Precision Pro Max Plus is a mobile workstation with a bold twist: It ditches the graphics card for an enterprise-grade discrete NPU.

The three-day weekend has come and gone, but there are still post-holiday discounts on a wide variety of Dell products, including gaming laptops, OLED monitors, and desktop workstations.

That means more choices for consumers, but choosing the best laptop can be confusing with all the new models. Memorial Day laptop deals that are still live this week may make it easier. I've gone hands-on with many of the newest models -- from MacBooks,