Data from Nov 6, 2026. First edition of the series.
How much does a new laptop cost?
Median of $1,155 across 216 models, with a spec score of 6.7.
- 216Laptops in the catalog9 brands
- $1,155Median pricefrom $320 to $8,499
- 6.7Median score111 laptops with a score
- 105No scoreincomplete spec sheet
What does each brand cost?
Brands with 3 laptops or more; 3 laptops from other brands are left out.
- Acer38 laptops$700
- Asus63 laptops$799
- HP35 laptops$1,000
- Dell15 laptops$1,200
- Lenovo28 laptops$1,214
- MSI26 laptops$2,122
- Apple8 laptops$2,420
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| Brand | Laptops | Median price | Median score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acer | 38 | $700 | 5.7 |
| Asus | 63 | $799 | 6.4 |
| HP | 35 | $1,000 | 7.6 |
| Dell | 15 | $1,200 | 6.8 |
| Lenovo | 28 | $1,214 | 6.4 |
| MSI | 26 | $2,122 | 7.8 |
| Apple | 8 | $2,420 | 7.4 |
How much does each score range cost?
- 4 GB or less35 laptops$400
- 8 GB (6 to 12)64 laptops$749
- 16 GB (16 to 24)75 laptops$1,598
- 32 GB or more42 laptops$2,781
How many laptops are there in each price range?
- Under $810score median 4.582 laptops
- $810 to $1,200score median 5.936 laptops
- $1,200 to $1,800score median 7.038 laptops
- $1,800 to $2,700score median 7.733 laptops
- Over $2,700score median 8.427 laptops
How much does each score point cost?
Difference in median price divided by the difference in median score, between neighboring ranges.
- Score below 5 to score from 5 to 5.9median price +$350$250
- Score from 5 to 5.9 to score from 6 to 6.9median price +$299$272
- Score from 6 to 6.9 to score from 7 to 7.9median price +$607$506
- Score from 7 to 7.9 to score 8 or moremedian price +$857$1,224
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| Score range | Laptops | Median price | Median score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score below 5 | 13 | $650 | 4.0 |
| Score from 5 to 5.9 | 26 | $1,000 | 5.4 |
| Score from 6 to 6.9 | 21 | $1,299 | 6.5 |
| Score from 7 to 7.9 | 30 | $1,906 | 7.7 |
| Score 8 or more | 21 | $2,763 | 8.4 |
What changed since the previous check
First edition: the series starts on November 6, 2026. Radar checks prices every day: from the next check on, this section shows what got cheaper, what got more expensive and what came in or left.
What does the data say?
- Apple has the highest median price among brands with 3 laptops or more ($2,420); Acer has the lowest ($700).
- Laptops with a score above 8 cost, at the median, $2,781, versus $749 for those with a score of 6 to 8.
- In the lowest score ranges, one point costs about $250. In the highest, about $1,224, 5 times more.
- 27 of 216 laptops cost Over $2,700, and the 82 cheapest are Under $810.
Glossary
- Median
- The middle value of a sorted list. Half the laptops cost less than it and half cost more; one very expensive laptop doesn’t pull it up.
- RAM
- The laptop’s working memory: how much fits open at once without freezing. The more RAM, the more tabs, spreadsheets and programs together.
- SSD
- The storage that holds the system and your files. It opens the system and programs much faster than a regular drive; the size, in GB, tells you how much fits.
- Processor generation
- The release year of the processor family. A newer generation is usually more efficient, but the score compares using the Radar’s table and doesn’t measure real performance.
- Spec sheet score
- Score from 0 to 10 that the Radar calculates from performance, memory and storage, screen, portability e ports and how current it is. It doesn’t measure what the specs don’t show.
How to read these numbers
A new laptop costs a median of $1,155 on November 6, 2026, across 216 models; the median spec score is 6.7. One more score point costs $250 to $1,224, depending on the range.
Next step
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Each point is a new laptop, by price and spec score.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median price of a new laptop today?
In the 06/11/2026 catalog, the median price is $1,155, across 216 new laptops from trusted sellers. Half cost less than that and half cost more.
How much does each score point cost?
It depends on the range: about $250 among the lowest scores and about $1,224 among the highest. The math divides the difference in median price by the difference in median score between neighboring ranges.
Why the median and not the average?
Because a few very expensive laptops pull the average up and hide the price most people pay. The median shows the laptop in the middle.
How often does the overview change?
Every day, with each new collection. Each collection saves a snapshot of the price and score of each laptop, and the "What changed" section compares today’s with the previous one and, when available, with the one from about a week earlier.
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Where the numbers come from
Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.ca, delivered to Toronto M5V 3L9, on the day it was read, before GST/HST. Median of each range calculated over the laptops in the range; the score only considers the laptops that have a score.
The overview describes the Radar catalog, not the whole laptops market, and the price is the one collected on the date shown.
Data from Nov 6, 2026.