The 3 Best 2-In-1 Laptops of 2025

The best 2-in-1 laptop we've tested is the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition 14 (2025). This well-built 14-inch model is a nearly perfect device for work and media consumption. You can choose between a 120Hz 2.8k or a 60Hz 4k+ OLED display; the former is likely sharp enough for most people, especially on a 14-inch screen, and it's a much better choice for viewing HDR content, as it can reach a brightness of almost 1,000 cd/m² in HDR. There's pen input support if you want to take handwritten notes or draw, but you may have to buy the stylus separately, as it doesn't always come with the device. 

Another standout feature of this laptop is its full-sounding, well-balanced speaker system, which is built into the hinge, so they fire directly at you. Performance is great; its Intel Lunar Lake SoC can easily handle general productivity tasks like text processing and spreadsheets. Battery life is outstanding at around 13 hours of light use or 15 hours of local video playback. You might have trouble finding this laptop via major retailers. If so, you can get it directly from Lenovo's website.

If you prefer a tablet with a detachable keyboard form factor, check out the Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition (2024). This type of 2-in-1 is better if you mainly use the device as a tablet, as you can detach the keyboard to make the device easier to hold and pop it back on when you need to type something out. The 11th Edition has several upgrades over its predecessor, including a 1440p webcam, Wi-Fi 7, and a new Flex keyboard that works even when detached from the device. The keyboard is still a separate purchase, though, and the same goes for the pen. This device runs on an ARM-based Snapdragon processor. Performance isn't a problem, but since most programs don't run natively on ARM, make sure the apps you use are compatible or can run well enough through emulation.

If you want something a bit more affordable than the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition 14 (2025), check out the Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14 (2024). Like the Spectre above, it's also a 2-in-1 with a 360-degree hinge that lets you flip the screen around. However, because it's a more budget-friendly model, there are a few compromises to know about, which we'll get into shortly. Let's talk about the configurations first: this is an AMD system available with a Ryzen 5 8640HS or Ryzen 7 8840HS CPU, paired with up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. These Ryzen processors perform well and can handle the same type of workloads as the Spectre's Intel CPUs. You get a great keyboard, a responsive (albeit non-haptic) touchpad, and a wide port selection with two USB-Cs and an HDMI port.

The main compromise is the display. You can get the laptop with an IPS or an OLED panel; we recommend the latter, as it gets brighter to combat glare (the IPS panel is only suitable for dark to moderately lit rooms). That said, even the higher-end OLED panel is limited to an FHD+ resolution and 60Hz refresh rate, which is a noticeable step down from the HP OmniBook's 2.8k 120Hz panel. The 1080p webcam is also a downgrade, but still pretty decent. Its battery life is good at around 10 hours of light use on a model with an IPS panel, so you can expect a slightly shorter battery life if you get the more power-hungry OLED panel.

The best convertible laptop we've tested in the budget range is the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 (2021), yet another Lenovo device (Lenovo makes a lot of convertibles). This Chrome OS tablet is a great device for media consumption, thanks to its gorgeous OLED display. It looks sharp, bright, and colorful, and like all OLEDs, it displays deep, inky blacks, giving you an amazing dark room viewing experience. Like Microsoft's popular Surface Pro tablets, you can detach the keyboard to make it easier to hold and pop it back on when you need to type something out. The battery lasts around eight hours of video playback or 10 hours of light use, and it charges over USB-C, so you don't have to deal with a proprietary charger.

Unfortunately, while the speakers get reasonably loud, they don't have much bass and sound unnatural, so you're better off using headphones if you want the best audio experience. Wireless headphones, to be exact, because this device doesn't have a 3.5 mm headphone jack and doesn't come with a USB-C audio adapter. The keyboard comes with the device, so you don't have to spend extra; however, it feels rather uncomfortable to type on because the keys require a fair amount of force to actuate, and the layout feels cramped. Another downside is the touchpad; it's small and sometimes unresponsive to inputs.