Laptops with an Ethernet port: which current models still have RJ45

Wi-Fi is fine until it isn’t: a hotel with wired-only rooms, a network closet, a large download before a deadline, a game where a dropped packet matters. A full-size RJ45 port needs height at the edge of the chassis, which is why thin laptops dropped it. This page lists the current models that kept it, from each maker’s own port list.

Laptops with a built-in Ethernet port

Two groups keep the port:

• Business laptops. Lenovo’s ThinkPad T, E, L and P series and the Dell Pro 14 are bought by IT departments that image and manage machines over a wired network. Every business laptop we list has RJ45 except the ThinkPad X1 Carbon.
• Gaming laptops. Every gaming chassis we list has it except the thin ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16, whose port list stops at HDMI, USB and an SD reader. The Lenovo Legion Pro 7 and the ROG Strix G16 with RTX 5080 step up to 2.5 GbE, as does the ThinkPad P16 workstation.

ASUS gives the RTX 5070 version of the ROG Strix G16 an RJ45 port without stating its speed. The ROG Zephyrus G16’s US page leaves out several ports; its full list is on ASUS’s global page for the same model, which we used.

Laptops without one

These rely on USB-C. Any of them can take a USB-C to Ethernet adapter, and those with Thunderbolt or USB4 can use a dock that adds RJ45 along with monitor and USB ports through one cable.

Choosing: built-in or adapter

• Built-in if you plug into a wired network daily, need to boot or image over the network, or don’t want one more thing to lose.
• Adapter or dock if you connect at one desk. The dock stays there and the laptop can be lighter: the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 starts at 2.15 lb, against 2.8 lb for the T14 with the port.

For the other ports on each model, the laptop features page has the full port table.