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Top 5 Laptops for Business People



Relegated a few years ago to primarily office use, the laptop now has a capacity for processing and storage that is close to the desktop, allowing it to easily provide cutting edge multimedia functions such as DVD, video games, 3D image processing, and many others. Although the price of a laptop remains higher than that of a desktop computer because of its mobility, its use is also more diverse as it can be taken almost anywhere. 


Here are the Top 5 laptops for the business professionals to work at ease:

Toshiba Tecra R850



Toshiba's Tecra R850 is one of the most stylish Sandy Bridge based business computers on the market. It's a 15.6 in model that's thin (around 26mm), very well built, and relatively light (2.49kg). With a full-sized keyboard and a dual-pointing device, it's also quite comfortable to use and it also comes with lots of pre-installed software that can get in the way.

It runs on a Second Generation Intel Core i5-2520 CPU, which has two cores, Hyper-Threading and a frequency of 2.5GHz. You also get 4GB of DDR3 SD RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6450 M graphics and a 7200rpm, 500GB hard drive.
The price of this laptop is $1,555- $2,239. 


HP pavilion dv6-6013cl



The hp pavilion dv6-6013cl qualifies as a budget laptop with its $649.99 price tag. It's a new second generation Intel Core i3 processor, in addition takes the HP pavilion dv6-6013cl to the next level of budget computing. 

It has an updated design, which uses brushed aluminum and a bold dose of color. It measures 10x14.8x 1.6 inches and weighs in at 5.6 pounds. It has a chiclet style keyboard and a numeric pad. It uses a multi-touch track pad with separate buttons.

The screen resolution is 1,366 by 768 and this laptop also beats audio, a combination of software and hardware that provides a satisfying listening experience. The Pavilion has a 500GB 5,400rpm hard drive, and a built in memory card reader that handles SD and MMC cards, and the optical drive lets you read and burn CDs and DVDs including battery life of about 5 hours. 



Lenovo ThinkPad T420



The T420 is one of Lenovo's first Sandy Bridge based laptops, sporting a 2nd Generation Core i5-2520 CPU. It has all the good features, the matte screen, the screen-mounted keyboard light, the dual pointing devices, the comfortable keyboard and the solid build quality. It's the type of laptop any business user, programmer or Web developer would love to own. 


It's one of the few laptops on the market to have a 14inch screen, which we think hits the sweet spot nicely between user comfort and portability. It's surrounded by 4GB of DDR3 SDRAM and a 320GB, 7200rpm hard drive. The ThinkPad T420 makes good use of the integrated Intel HD 3000 graphics in the CPU.

ThinkPad's 6 gives a longest possible battery life. It?s cost rounds up to $2,499. 


Acer Aspire AS8950G



Packed with Intel's core i7 2630QM CPU and the latest ATI Mobility Radeon 6850 graphics (2 GB dedicated memory) processor made it one of the high performing notebooks. It also comes with an 8GB of DDR3 dual channel memory which can be upgraded to a whooping 16GB. 


It also boasts a dual 750GB Sata Hard Drive and an 18.4? Screen perfect for Home Viewing and Gaming. Connecting to the Internet is fast and easy, with Wi-Fi Certified wireless for the road and Gigabit Ethernet for a fast connection at home.

A 1.3 megapixel HD webcam and digital microphone provide clear high-quality online chat sessions, and can also take still pictures and videos. The notebook also includes a bio-protection fingerprint reader, preventing unauthorized use of the PC. The rate of this laptop is $1500. 


Dell Latitude E5520



Latitude E5520 shipped with an Intel Core i5-2540M CPU, which is a dual-core CPU that has a 2.6GHz frequency, Hyper-Threading, (for a total of four threads), and Turbo Boost. It completes complex multimedia tasks in a much swifter fashion. 

It performs advanced tasks such as media encoding and decoding, and even 3D gaming, even business users need to take out. The CPU has a Turbo Boost frequency that can hit a maximum of 3.3GHz. One can get even more life in battery that makes the Latitude E5520 desirable for field operations or basically any type of job where a power outlet isn't handy for long periods of time.

It is a laptop that is super quick and useful for just about any productivity endeavor imaginable in an office environment. The price of this laptop is $1,771. 

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