Business Laptops
There are thousands of laptops out there. Which ones are best for the business professional? A good business laptop should have these three things: lightweight, long battery life, and durability. Lightweight laptops usually weigh 2-4 pounds and can be easily carried anywhere. Long battery life of 7 hours or more is important for all day computing. Durability is important since most machines are constantly one the go. Most of these machines are called Ultra Thin or Thin and Light and have at least a 4 hour battery life.
Apple Macbook Pro: Best Buy’s Most Popular Business Laptop
Let’s a take a quick skim over Best Buy’s small busines laptops. In this section you’ll find a variety of laptops made by Sony, HP, Toshiba, and Apple. Let’s zero in on the Apple Macbook Pro because it has the most number of reviews. The Apple Macbook Pro MC373LL/A is the most popular business laptop because of it’s easy to use and has superior build quality. Unfortunately, high-end quality comes at a price! It costs $2,199.99! People often ask me why Mac’s are so expensive. Simple answer? With Mac’s you get what you pay for. Apple charges so much because they build systems with the highest end components. Buy a Mac and you’ll discover that they often last 7, 10, or 15 years before they wear out. You spending more on the front end but won’t need an upgrade for at least five years. If you don’t need a new system every 2 or 3 years buying a Mac can actually save you money in the long run.The MC373LL/A comes with a 15.4″ widescreen LCD display (1400 x 900 resolution), a 4 core Intel Core i7 processor (8-way multitasking power), 4GB of DDR3 RAM (expandable up to 8GB), and a 500GB (5400rpm) hard drive. Your graphics card is the extremely powerful nVidia GeForce GT 330M that comes 256MB video memory. Apple includes a iSight webcam, wireless N networking, and built in media reader. The laptop weighs 5.6 pounds, measures 1″ thin, and of course comes with the Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard preinstalled. Battery life is 4.5 to 5 hours; too bad that spending $2,100 doesn’t give you a system like the Toshiba T235-S1352 which has an 8 hour battery life. As mentioned above, the MC373LL/A costs $2,199.99 at Best Buy and is available as a store item. Read the rest of this entry »
Toshiba Creates Another Great Business Laptop
Let’s look into what Best Buy offers for the business professional. Best Buy’s Toshiba T235-S1352 is a great business laptop because it’s lightweight, has super long battery life, and is will adequately multitask with its peppy dual core processors. The T235-S1352 is has a 13.3″ LCD screen (1366 x 768 resolution) that can play 720p content. The machine comes with a 1.2GHz (Intel U5400) processor that and the Intel HD on-board graphics card; surprisingly it will play full blue ray/high def movies at 1080p. Inside you’ve got 4GB of DDR3 RAM and a larger 320GB (5400RPM SATA) hard drive. The battery life is now up to 8hours, 33 minutes; a definite improvement from the older generation. Also included is an integrated webcam/microphone set and a HDMI output for transmitting to a compatible HDTV set. Other specs include Multiformat media reader, Wireless N & WiFi, 4 USB ports (3 USB v2.0 ports and 1eSATA/USB combo), 1 VGA port, 1 HDMI output port, 1 headphone out and 1 microphone in jack. It comes with Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit. The thing weighs 3.9 pounds and is a little over 1-inch thick.
The Toshiba T235-S1352 is now priced $579 at Best Buy. It’s a store item (not an outlet item) so you can buy it locally if it’s in stock. Read the rest of this entry »
New Macbook has 10 Hour Battery Life
Yesterday Apple released the new Macbook. Looking on the outside reveals that there’s no physical difference between this newer refresh and the previous system…all the glorious changes are inside! This new machine features a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and the newest Nvidia graphics card (the GeForce 320M). The previous-generation MacBook had a 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and used Nvidia’s GeForce 9400M graphics card. The two minor changes to the processor and video card boosts the overall battery life by an additional 3 hours; this newest Macbook now claims a 10-hour battery life. Read the rest of this entry »
Toshiba T135-S1309: For the Business Professional On the Go
Remember the old days when laptops were cumbersome, heavy, and had 2 “stellar” two hour battery life? Well those days are long gone. This past summer Intel released a new brand of processor called a CULV that changed the face of mobile computing. Instead of guzzling power it these new CPU’s “sip” from the power source. What does that mean? It means that now laptops get phenomenal 8, 10, and 12 hour battery life! You can literally go all day without having to plug in your machine. More freedom is always good.
I just bought the Toshiba T135-S1309. It’s a 13.3″ Ultra Thin CULV laptop that gets about 8 hours battery life. The T135-S1309 comes with fairly speedy 1.3Ghz dual core processors, 3GB of RAM, and a spacious 300GB hard drive. The screen is bright and beautiful, ultra thin (1″), and only weighs 3.9 pounds! I’ve found the keyboard very easy to type on; the touch pad is somewhat average but functional. This ultra thin comes with all the basics: wireless N, webcam, card reader, LAN networking, and 3 USB ports. The only things missing are onboard Bluetooth and an optical drive. Most software be can installed via the internet (or external DVD drive) so optical drives really aren’t needed these days. Bluetooth is a nice feature to have but not absolutely required in my opinion. Read the rest of this entry »
Acer Timeline AS3810TZ: Many Great Things in One Package
Note: Be sure to read our full review on the Acer Timeline.
Acer has just released new version of their popular Acer Timeline Series. The Acer AS3810TZ-4078 has many great things all in one package: 8-10 hour battery life, fast CPU, quiet operation, excellent screen quality, and evenly spaced keyboard. Another bonus: it comes with Windows 7! Yeah! The only negative is that you’ll have to get rid of the bloatware the machine comes preinstalled with. This a great system for students or business people on the go or for basis everyday computing. Some users are getting beyond 10 hours with minor system tweaking. Amazing.
Newegg is selling the AS3810TZ-4078 for $549 ($150 off the $699 retail price) with free shipping. You can buy it at this discounted price until November 22nd.
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Apple’s 13-Inch Pro Now Every Bit as Impressive as Its Big Bros
Product: MacBook Pro 13-inch
NotebookManufacturer: Apple
Wired Rating: 8
The littlest MacBook Pro finally gets all the features of its larger brethren, making it pound for pound one of the most impressive laptops on the market today. For starters, the aluminum unibody construction is solid to an extreme: There’s no wiggle or shimmy when you lift up this laptop. It’s a high-tech brick that, if you gathered enough of, you could probably pave your driveway with. Read the rest of this entry »
Acer Timeline 4810T Ushers in 9 Hours of Bliss
Every once and a while a notebook emerges on the scene that sets a whole new standard. In recent years laptops have come forth that are powerful, sleek, and lightweight. However, until now, most laptops have been lacking in the most important feature of all: battery life. This summer Acer released the Timeline Series – 13″, 14″ and 15′” laptops that have stellar battery life. The Acer Timeline 4810T has a 9 hour battery life! Imagine that! Turn your laptop on in the morning & use it on battery power all day. Other positives abound: wireless N connectivity, slim 1″ of thickness, 4.2lb package, cool & quiet system. It’s two negatives, the mediocre screen and choppy high-def playback, are frustrating but in this case the positives vastly outweigh the negatives.
The 4810T has dual core 1.4Ghz processors, a 320GB (5400 RPM) Hard drive, 4GB (DDR3) RAM, 14-inch 1366 x 768 resolution screen, and Windows Vista. This laptop is designed for the consumer looking for a basic laptop or semiportable business machine. Read the rest of this entry »
Toshiba Improves their Business Minded E105-S1602
Last year Best Buy introduced what they called Blue Label laptops – they were HP & Toshiba laptops that featured thin and lightweight designs, long battery life, backlit keyboards, and two-year warranties. This year Toshiba just released the the Satellite E105-S1602. It’s an improved Blue Lapel laptops with much lower recession pricing. Best Buy is the only store that sells E105-S1602 at the $899.99 price.
The E105-S1602 is built with sturdy construction, a longer 5.5hr battery life, and bright 14″ screen. The E105-S1602 comes with Intel Core 2 Duo (2 GHz), 4 GB (DDR2) RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive, has Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition, weights 5.1 lbs, and has a nice sized 14.1 TFT active matrix LCD screen. See it on Toshiba’s website. Read the rest of this entry »
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