A laptop is a computer which is easy to carry around. Its user can fold the laptop along its hinge for carrying. The laptop was created mainly for this particular reason. Computer parts were scaled to smaller size so this could happen.
Best Laptop 2014
Apple MacBook Air (13 inch)
-With a lightweight, 3-pound aluminum frame and blazing fast flash storage, the MacBook Air 13-inch is equal parts performance and portability. The killer feature is the Air's long battery life. This ultraportable lasted more than 12 hours on the Laptop Mag Battery Test. Throw in a comfortable keyboard, industry-leading touchpad and a reasonable sub-$1000 price tag and you have the best laptop on the market today.
Starting Price: $949
Longest Battery Life Laptop: Lenovo ThinkPad X240
-Have an 18-hour flight to Asia coming up? No problem, if you've got the 12.5-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X240. With its extended battery, this 3.6-pound business system lasts more than 20 hours on a charge -- the longest of any laptop on the market. With an optional 1080p touch screen, responsive keyboard, accurate TrackPoint pointing stick and speedy performance, the ThinkPad X240 helps you make the most of all those minutes.
Starting Price: $860
Best Hybrid Laptop: Dell XPS 12
-Most hybrid laptops promise the best of both worlds but end up giving you a heavy tablet and a subpar laptop for more than the cost of both. However, the Dell XPS 12 stands out from the crowd by providing a gorgeous, 1080p display that flips backward within its bezel to turn this lightweight laptop into a 12-inch Windows tablet. Add in a comfortable keyboard, large touchpad and more than 9 hours of battery life, and Dell has a winner.
Starting Price: $799
Best Ultrabook: HP Spectre 13t
-The HP Spectre 13t has everything you want in an Ultrabook. You get fast performance (courtesy of a Core i5 CPU and 128GB SSD) and more than 9 hours of battery life in a slim aluminum design. In addition to a full HD touchscreen to navigate Windows 8.1, HP offers a unique Control Zone touchpad, which provides extra room for executing Windows 8 gestures. A solid keyboard and sweet sounding speakers solidify the Spectre 13t as our favorite Ultrabook.
Starting Price: $999
Best Budget: Acer Aspire E1-572-510P
-Touchscreen notebooks have never been more affordable, and the Acer Aspire E1-510P delivers a lot for its modes $450 price. You get a vivid 15-inch touch display, a responsive keyboard, and a capable Intel Celeron quad-core processor with 8GB of RAM. Although the 5.5 hours of battery life isn't the longest runtime in this price range, overall the Aspire E1 is a very good value.
Starting Price: $450
