Top 8 most expensive laptops in the world 2024

• By Ramneek Singh -
Published On: February 2, 2024

While many seek the best laptop deals to maximize their value for money, there are laptops in the market priced equivalent to cars and high-end two-wheelers. If you're interested in learning about such laptops, we've compiled a list of some of the most expensive laptops globally, based on their launch price and specifications. These priciest laptops are better than the luxury ones and also stand out as exceptionally powerful machines, adept at seamlessly handling tasks ranging from gaming to editing.

Without any further ado, let's check out the list.

Top most expensive laptops in 2024

Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 8

• The Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 8 is an ultimate gaming powerhouse that boasts top-of-the-line internals.
• Running under the hood is a 13th Generation Intel Core i9-13980HX along with a liquid-cooled GPU that helps the laptop maintain sustained performance when playing games at the highest settings.
• Another standout aspect of the Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 8 is the 3.2K Mini LED display that should be well capable of delivering vibrant and rich colours when playing graphic-intensive games. 

Price - $3,419 (approx. Rs 2,84,275)

Key specifications:

Display: 16-inch 3.2K Mini LED with 165Hz refresh rate
CPU: 13th Generation Intel Core i9-13980HX (E-Core Max 4.00 GHz, P-Core Max 5.60 GHz with Turbo Boost, 24 Cores)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 16GB GDDR6 (150W TGP +25W Boost)
Storage: Up to 2TB SSD and 64GB (2x32GB) 5600Mhz DDR5 RAM

MacBook Pro M3 Pro 16-inch

• The MacBook Pro 16-inch runs on the Apple M3 Pro which is the latest chipset from the Cupertino giant. With 512GB storage and 36GB RAM, this is one of the most expensive laptops one can get for office work, video editing, and any other heavy tasks.
• While MacBooks have always been priced on the higher side, the new MacBook Pro lineup packs in bleeding-edge components such as an advanced Liquid Retina XDR display, blazing-fast rendering performance, and 3nm architecture for long-lasting battery.

Price - Rs 2,89,900

Key specifications:

Display: 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display
CPU: Apple M3 Pro with 12‑core CPU
GPU: 18‑core GPU and 16‑core Neural Engine
Storage: 512GB SSD storage with 36GB unified memory

Razer Blade 16

• Next up on this list is the Razer Blade 16 which rocks Intel's one of the greatest and most powerful chipsets, the 14th Gen Intel Core i9-14900HX. 
• Despite its powerful internals and cooling system, the Razer Blade 16 is surprisingly sleek and portable while retaining all the necessary ports such as HDMI 2.1, Thunderbolt 4 and an SD slot.
• The Mini LED display on the Razer aims to deliver vivid colours and crisp details.

Price - $4,299 (Rs 3,57,444)

Key specifications:

Display: 16-inch QHD+OLED display with 240Hz refresh rate
CPU: 14th Gen Intel Core i9-14900HX 2.4 GHz, 24 cores /32 threads, 36MB of cache
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU with 16GB GDDR6 VRAM
Storage: Up to 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD and 96 GB DDR5-5200MHz RAM

Dell Alienware Area 51 MR2

• Yet another expensive laptop on the list is the Dell Alienware Area 51 MR2 which also happens to be one of the expensive laptops in the world.
• The Dell Alienware Area 51 MR2 comes with desktop-caliber performance while at the same time being portable thanks to the 10th Generation Intel Core i9 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU.

Price - Rs 3,96,990

Key specifications:

Display: 17.3-inch FHD IPS display with 360Hz refresh rate
CPU: 10th Generation Intel Core i9-10900K
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 with 8GB GDDR6
Storage: 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD with 32GB (2x16GB) XMP 3200MH RAM

MSI Titan 18 HX A14V

• The MSI Titan 18 HX A14V is an exorbitantly priced laptop that was unveiled at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. At its heart is Intel's new 14th Gen Core i9 14900HX processor paired with up to 4TB SSD storage and 192GB RAM.
• Apart from the ultra high-end internals and storage, the MSI Titan 18 HX is priced high due to the very distinct LED trackpad, SteelSeries-made mechanical keyboard, and a heavy-duty vapour chamber cooler at the rear.

Price - $5,000 (approx. Rs 4,15,729)

Key specifications:

Display: 18-inch UHD+ (3840x2400) MiniLED with 120Hz refresh rate
CPU: Intel Core i9 14900HX processor (14th Gen)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 with 16GB GDDR6
Storage: Up to 2x M.2 SSD slot (4TB storage) and 192GB DDR5 RAM

MSI CreatorPro X17

• The MSI CreatorPro X17, as the name suggests is targeted towards professionals who are into designing, programming, and editing. But with the mighty innards, this MSI workstation is more than capable of running almost any game you throw at it.
• Equipped with the Intel 13th Gen. i9 processor and NVIDIA RTX 5000 GPU, running multiple apps and processes should be child's play for the MSI CreatorPro X17.
• While the performance is completely top-notch, MSI has left no stone unturned in providing a class-apart display that is calibrated for optimal colour accuracy.

Price - Rs 5,82,990

Key specifications:

Display: 17.3-inch UHD (3840x2160) Mini LED IPS-level display with 144Hz refresh rate
CPU: Intel Core i9 13980HX processor (13th Gen)
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation with 16GB GDDR6
Storage: Up to 2x M.2 SSD slot (4TB storage) and 128GB DDR5 RAM

MacBook Pro M3 Max 16-inch

• The maxed-out version of the MacBook Pro 16-inch comes at an extravagant price of Rs 7,19,900 in India making it one of the most expensive non-gaming laptops ever.
• Along with packing in Apple's most advanced in-house processor, the M3 Max, this MacBook gets you a best-in-class 120Hz refresh rate-enabled display, a mammoth 8TB SSD storage with 128GB RAM, and up to 18 hours of battery.

Price - Rs 7,19,900

Key specifications:

Display: 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display with 120Hz refresh rate
CPU: Apple M3 Max chip with 16‑core CPU
GPU: 40‑core GPU and 16‑core Neural Engine
Storage: 8TB SSD storage and 128GB unified memory

Acer Predator 21 X

• Launched at an eye-watering price of $9,000 back in 2017, the Acer Predator 21 X is gigantic in size and comes with a hefty weight of 8.4kg.
• It features a full-fledged mechanical keyboard, a removable track/number pad, and several cooling fans.
• The atrocious price can be attributed to the fact that the laptop packs in dual overclocked GPUs, an overclocked Intel processor, a curve display and the R&D costs that went behind building this one-of-a-kind machine.

Price - $9,000 (approx. Rs 7,48,093)

Key specifications:

Display: 21-inch curved screen with 2800 x 1080 pixel resolution and 120Hz refresh rate
CPU: Overclocked 4.1 GHz Core i7 Skylake Intel processor
GPU: Two SLI-linked GTX 1080 GPUs with 16GB dedicated VRAM
Storage: 1TB hard drive and two 500GB SSDs in a RAID configuration, anf 64GB DDR4 RAM