Best 16-inch laptops with upgradeable RAM and high-resolution displays

Top pick: Framework Laptop 16 (2025) — the only machine here built around the two things you asked for. Its memory sits in user-accessible slots, so you can swap or add RAM yourself, and the 16-inch panel is high-resolution. It's also the most repairable laptop you can buy, with replaceable mainboard, ports and GPU modules, so it ages far better than a sealed design. The trade-off: it's a big, heavy, expensive machine, and the listing I found is pre-owned.

Who the others suit:

• XMG FUSION 16 (M25) — a barebones-style gaming 16-incher with a high-res panel; a good fit if you want a big screen plus a discrete GPU and don't mind importing.
• MSI Raider 16 Max HX B2W — for raw gaming power and a high-refresh 16-inch screen; check the memory configuration carefully, since many gaming models solder some or all of it.
• ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025) — the value gaming route if you can live with a lower-resolution panel.
• HP Pavilion 16 / HP OmniBook 16 — everyday 16-inch machines for browsing and office work; their panels are below 2.5K, so they miss your display bar.

One caveat worth stating plainly: the listings I found don't spell out RAM slot counts for every model, so confirm the specific configuration has SO-DIMM slots before buying — several 16-inch laptops now solder memory.