The Top 10 Best Laptops

The advantage to having a laptop is a laptop is portable and can be carried everywhere and accessed anywhere. Laptops afford portability and use during electrical blackouts. They are also significantly less convoluted regarding setup. Some of the best laptops to purchase are as follows;

Acer Aspire S7-392-6411

The Acer Aspire S7-392-6411, $1,399.00 at Microsoft Store is half an inch thick and worth every penny you pay for it. It is a premium high-end ultrabook that adds performance and battery life to one of the thinnest laptops in existence . It's got a bright, clear 1080p HD display, instant wake from sleep, 10-poin
t touch screen, and looks nice from the moment you pull it out of your commute bag to the second you put it away for the day. It's got eight and a half hours of battery life along with high end performance thanks to a 4th generation Intel Core processor, plus durable and quick SSD storage. It's one of the best examples of what the corporate system builders can come up with when Intel pushes harder and more stringent standards for its ultrabook initiative, and therefore is our newest high-end ultrabook recommendation.

Acer C7 Chromebook (C710-2055)

Pros
More RAM for better, zippier performance. Swappable 6-cell battery lasts longer on the road. Very affordable. Big 320GB hard drive for a Chromebook. Full selection of ports, including Ethernet and VGA. Keyboard blends traditional and Chrome layouts.

Bottom Line
Though it still has a couple of faults, the new version of the Acer C7 Chromebook is faster, longer lasting, and better all around. All this and its very low price tag makes it the best inexpensive Chromebook on the market.

Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid 2013)

Pros
Over 15 hours of battery life, even with a Core i5 processor. Light and portable. Less expensive than previous iteration. Nice screen. Thunderbolt port. Dual microphones for FaceTime and future Siri use.

Bottom Line
Equipped with a fourth-generation Intel Core i5 processor, the latest MacBook Air 13-inch shows decent performance gains. But it's the ultraportable's over 15 hours of battery life that blows away the competition.

The fact that the system gives up very little if any day-to-day performance is astounding. This isn't a low-powered slate tablet that gives up computing performance in exchange for battery life. With the latest MacBook Air 13-inch, you have a fully functional ultraportable laptop with extremely long battery life, as it should be. If you need to do real work on a plane, train, or out in the field, get a MacBook Air 13-inch.

Asus VivoBook V551LB-DB71T

Pros
Intel Core i7-4500U processor and Nvidia GeForce GT740 graphics for category leading performance. Impressive battery life. Touch screen.

Bottom Line
The Asus VivoBook V551LB-DB71T desktop replacement laptop is deceptively sleek and slim, offering category leading performance and battery life that will carry you through the day.

While the Asus VivoBook V551LB-DB71T$999.00 at Amazon may look like more of the same at first glance, it ups the ante with Intel's new fourth-generation processor, discrete Nvidia graphics, and all-day battery life, offering even more of the performance and portability you expect in an ultraportable. But with these sort of slim designs becoming the new normal, the Asus VivoBook V551LB takes top spot for touch-enabled mainstream desktop replacement laptops.

Dell Inspiron 15 (I15RV-6190 BLK)

Pros
Very affordable. Good battery life. Slim profile

Bottom Line
The Dell Inspiron 15 (I15RV-6190 BLK) is a relatively thin 15-inch laptop offering Intel Pentium processing power and good battery life for under $400.

With the Dell Inspiron 15 (I15RV-6190 BLK)$349.99 at Dell you get relatively good performance in a thin, textured 15-inch chassis for under $400. Granted, it uses a watered down version of last year's Ivy Bridge architecture and can't display full HD (1080p), but if you're looking for a solid desktop replacement laptop for emailing, Web browsing, and light home office duty, this deal is hard to beat.

Dell Inspiron 17-3721 

Pros
Nice price. HDMI out, Ethernet, DVD burner. Numeric keypad. Textured lid and palm rest. Large screen. Removable battery.

Bottom Line
A large screen, good performance, nice price, and user-friendly features give the Dell Inspiron 17-3721 budget laptop a leg up on the competition.

The Dell Inspiron 17-3721 is a great choice for many budget-minded users, especially those who want a much bigger screen than they can find on any standalone tablet. It has an attractive $450 price tag, and you don't have to give up any performance for that relatively small purchase price.

Lenovo G580

Pros
Affordable. Solid performance. Fantastic keyboard. Removable battery.

Bottom Line
With its class-leading performance and admirable feature set, the Lenovo G580 is an excellent value with an affordable price tag that gives users plenty of bang for their buck.




When most people think of budget-class systems, they invariably (and rightfully) think about compromises in looks or performance. The Lenovo G580 $349.00 at Lenovo does a good job of subverting these preconceived notions, serving up a Windows 8-equipped laptop that merges good performance and an admirable feature set in an affordable package.

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E431

Pros
Windows 7. Nice price. Removable battery. Good multimedia performance. Sturdy, comfortable keyboard. Dual pointing devices. Fingerprint reader. Function keys work as icons first, F1-F12 second. Matte finish screen. Large multi-touch trackpad.

Bottom Line
We recommend small business owners buy a true business PC like the Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E431 rather than trying to repurpose a consumer budget laptop. It will pay off in comfort, performance, and peace of mind.
The E431 has a comfortable keyboard, dual pointing devices, security features like a fingerprint reader, and you can grab one for less than $600.

Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Pro

Pros
Compact. Improved UI: Things don't look "too small" in desktop mode. Comes with pressure-sensitive stylus. Works with Surface covers. Truly Windows compatible. Ultrabook components. Full 1080p HD screen. 10-finger touch screen.

Bottom Line
The Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Pro is the Windows 8 slate tablet to beat when you need the performance and convenience of a PC in a compact tablet form factor.

Everything in the portable world is a tradeoff. You can get 10+ hours of battery life, but then you need to run a low-power processor that either runs a mobile OS (Windows RT, Android, iOS) or it runs Windows 8 slowly. You can permanently attach the keyboard for convenience and make the screen do acrobatics, but then the system will be heavier and only let you use the screen as a tablet part of the time.

Razer Blade (2013)

Pros
Gaming on the go. Top performance thanks to 4th generation Intel Core i7 processor and Nvidia GeForce GTX graphics. More than 6 hours of battery life.

Bottom Line
The oh-so-portable 14-inch Razer Blade has got you covered when you want to take your gaming on the road, with an Intel Haswell processor and the latest Nvidia graphics.