Best by the numbers

Best laptops with upgradeable RAM

Most thin-and-lights now solder the RAM, so the figure you buy is the figure it dies with. These ship with replaceable memory (SO-DIMM slots or the newer LPCAMM2 module) and take 32 GB or more.

Top 10 of 51 that qualify, ranked by our hand-scored average. How we score.

Some "check price" links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you, and it never moves the ranking. How we make money.

The picks

1. 1

   

   Tuxedo InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen10 (AMD)

   Zen 5 HX 370 with slotted RAM to 128 GB and a 3K 120 Hz panel from about 1427 euro, let down by Wi-Fi 6 only and fans that get loud at full load.

   € 1.427 7.7/10 Linux out of box

   Strong on Speed 9Screen 8

   Buy at Tuxedo See review
2. 2

   

   Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 (AMD)

   The lowest-friction mainstream Linux pick here: the AMD webcam avoids the Intel IPU6 trap, leaving only a Wi-Fi iwd line and an s2idle kernel param on some units.

   € 1.699 7.5/10 Linux out of box

   Strong on Keyboard 9Battery 8

   Check price on Amazon See review
3. 3

   

   Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024)

   A 2.61 kg RTX 4090 running the full 175W with slotted RAM and a 99.99 Wh battery, the strongest performance-per-dollar of the 4090 machines here.

   € 3.499 7.5/10 Linux, minor tweaks

   Strong on Speed 10Screen 8

   Check price on Amazon See review
4. 4

   

   Slimbook Evo 14 (Ryzen AI 9 365)

   A Linux-native 14-inch with a Strix Point Ryzen AI 9 365, a 3K 120 Hz panel and 80 Wh battery from about 1077 euro, no Windows tax and EU-shipped.

   € 1.077 7.3/10 Linux out of box

   Strong on Screen 8Speed 8

   Buy at Slimbook See review
5. 5

   

   Framework Laptop 13 (AMD Ryzen AI 300)

   Phoronix-validated Zen 5 performance and fully modular slotted RAM, but the 61 Wh battery drains 5 to 10 percent overnight on Linux suspend.

   € 1.099 7.3/10 Linux out of box

   Strong on Speed 9Screen 8

   Buy at Framework See review
6. 6

   

   Tuxedo InfinityBook Pro 15 Gen9 (Intel)

   A 1.6 kg Linux ultrabook with a 240 Hz 2.5K screen and a 99 Wh battery, sold by Tuxedo preinstalled with Ubuntu or TUXEDO OS, from 1168 euro before tax.

   € 1.168 7.3/10 Linux out of box

   Strong on Battery 8Screen 8

   Buy at Tuxedo See review
7. 7

   

   Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 (Intel)

   The Intel Gen 5 keeps SO-DIMM slots, so RAM goes to 64 GB, and ArchWiki rates it out-of-box on kernel 6.12.

   € 1.699 7.3/10 Linux out of box

   Strong on Keyboard 9Build 8

   Check price on Amazon See review
8. 8

   

   Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 (Core Ultra 9 285HX, RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell)

   Lenovo's 2025 flagship workstation: Arrow Lake-HX Ultra 9 285HX, RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell with 24GB VRAM, SO-DIMM DDR5 to 192GB, Ubuntu 24.04 cert on the exact SKU.

   € 5.999 7.3/10 Linux, minor tweaks

   Strong on Speed 10Screen 9

   Check price on Amazon See review
9. 9

   

   HP EliteBook 845 G10 (AMD)

   A 1.36 kg Phoenix EliteBook with the Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and Radeon 780M, two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots to 64GB, and a Notebookcheck-measured 10 hour real-world battery on a 51Wh cell.

   € 999 7.2/10 Linux out of box

   Strong on Battery 8Build 8

   Check price on Amazon See review
10. 10

    

    Slimbook Executive 16 (Core Ultra 9 285H)

    The 16-inch Executive: Arrow Lake H, 64 GB slotted RAM, a 3K 120 Hz panel and a 99 Wh battery for about 8 hours, EU-direct in euro.

    € 1.599 7.2/10 Linux out of box

    Strong on Screen 8Speed 8

    Buy at Slimbook See review