Collected Nov 6, 2026
What screen size do you want in your laptop?
The price of each screen size range and where it jumps.
Step 1 of 4
How much each screen size costs
187 laptops in 3 ranges.
Each dot is a laptop in today’s catalog. The colored line is the median of the range, and the number at the top is how much it rises over the previous range. The price is on a logarithmic scale: each step is worth more dollars than the one before.
Step 2 of 4
Range by range
Starting at, median and cost per inch.
Each range links to its overview, with the laptops, the ranking and what has changed since the last check.
| Range | Laptops | From | Median | Cost per inch | See the laptops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 14.9″ | 37 | $200 | $673 | $48 | See 37 laptops |
| 15″ a 15,9″ | 95 | $229 | $778 | $50 | See 95 laptops |
| 16″ or more | 55 | $320 | $1,400 | $87 | See 55 laptops |
Dividing the price by the screen diagonal, the median goes from $48 per inch at up to 14″ to $87 at 16″+. It’s a reference calculation: a laptop’s price also pays for the processor, memory and storage, so it only compares well within the same range.
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Where the price jumps
Each range’s median against the previous one’s.
The median price rises from one range to the next, but not evenly. The biggest jump is 80% going from 15″ to 16″+, from $778 to $1,400. The smallest is 16%, from up to 14″ to 15″. A bigger screen usually comes with a better processor and memory, so part of the jump isn’t just size: check the specs before comparing.
- up to 14″ to 15″+16%median from $673 to $778
- 15″ to 16″++80%median from $778 to $1,400
Step 4 of 4
The top-scoring laptop in each criterion
Chart criteria, range by range.
Each cell shows the top-scoring laptop for that criterion; in a tie, the cheapest. A laptop without data for the criterion is left out of it. It’s a spec sheet score, not a bench test.
Swipe the table sideways to see all the ranges.
The top-scoring laptop in each criterion and screen size range
| Criterion | up to 14″ | 15″ | 16″+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spec sheetspec score | Asus Zenbook Duo 14″Core Ultra 9 285Hscore 9.2$1,890 | Lenovo Legion 5 15.1″Core i9-14900HX RTX 5070score 9.1$3,200 | Apple MacBook Pro 16.2″Apple M5 Maxscore 9.4$4,499 |
| Performanceprocessor and graphics card | Asus Zenbook Duo 14″Core Ultra 9 285Hdesempenho 9.8$1,890 | Asus Vivobook 15.6″Core i9-13900Hdesempenho 9.6$1,029 | Dell Precision 7780 17.3″Core i9-13950HXdesempenho 10.0$2,330 |
| Screenresolution, panel and refresh rate | no data on the spec sheet | no data on the spec sheet | no data on the spec sheet |
| Portabilityweight and battery | no data on the spec sheet | no data on the spec sheet | no data on the spec sheet |
| RAMRAM in GB | Apple MacBook Pro 14″Apple M5 Pro48 GB$3,599 | MSI Katana 15HX 15.6″Core i7-14650HX RTX 507064 GB$2,529 | HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 16″Core i7-13850HX128 GB$3,360 |
| Cheap for the specsbelow laptops with a similar score and screen | Acer Aspire 14″Core Ultra 9 288V35% below$1,040 | Lenovo IdeaPad 15.3″Ryzen 7 17039% below$700 | Acer Swift 16″Core Ultra 7 35547% below$1,299 |
How to read these numbers
On Nov 6, 2026, the Radar’s catalog has 187 laptops in 3 screen size ranges. The median price goes from $673 (up to 14″) to $1,400 (16″+). The biggest jump between neighboring ranges is 80%, from 15″ to 16″+. The matrix shows, for each criterion on the chart, the top-scoring laptop in each range. Everything comes from the day’s catalog and changes with each check.
Next step
See each laptop on the chart
The chart shows every new laptop by price and spec score. Pick the screen size in the top bar and check what the specs promise before comparing prices.
Frequently asked questions
How much does each inch of laptop screen cost?
By the median of the Nov 6, 2026 catalog, from $48 per inch for laptops at up to 14″ to $87 for those at 16″+. The calculation only compares well within the same range, because the price also pays for the processor, memory and storage.
Where does the laptop price jump from one screen size to the next?
On Nov 6, 2026, the biggest jump in the median is 80%, going from 15″ to 16″+ (from $778 to $1,400). The median is the middle value: half the laptops in the range cost less and half cost more.
Does screen size count toward the spec sheet score?
No. Bigger isn’t better: the right size depends on how much you carry the laptop and on your desk space. That’s why size is a filter, and the score looks at performance, memory, screen, portability and ports.
Are the screen size ranges fixed?
They are the same as the Size filter on the chart, chosen by the catalog’s distribution: up to 14″, 15″ and 16″ or more. Screens of 11.6″ and 13″ are few and go in the first range.
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Where the numbers come from
Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.com, shipped to New York 10001, on the day it was read, before sales tax. The ranges are the same as the Size filter on the chart. Count, lowest price and median come from the catalog of the latest check; the cost per inch is the median price divided by each laptop’s screen diagonal; the jump compares the median of one range with the previous range. In each criterion of the matrix, the top-scoring laptop in the range is shown (tie: the cheapest).
The catalog includes the laptops the Radar tracks, and the price is the lowest from a trusted store on the date of the check. The spec score doesn’t measure real-world performance, keyboard and screen quality, or durability.
Data from Nov 6, 2026.