Side-by-side specs for each of our top picks (including their tested battery life) are in a table at the bottom of this article. Read on for a breakdown of our favorite tested models, as well as a rundown of what to look for while shopping for a high-stamina system.

While battery life is, of course, the chief measurement here, our selections still lean toward laptops that we can recommend overall, not just those with the longest possible runtimes. (Maybe both.)īelow are our picks for the longest-lasting laptops. Each of the laptops and 2-in-1s we've selected lasted for more than 15 hours on our tests, which means that they can survive a full day of work (whether that's at home or in an office) and still offer plenty of juice for your commute or for watching videos on the couch. Still, many thin ultraportables with sealed-shut chassis show impressive endurance away from an AC outlet.Ī laptop that can last for more than eight hours without a trip to a power plug should be enough to get you through a day's work, but that's not nearly good enough to make it to the upper echelons today. Today, though, swappable batteries are just a memory. Not too long ago, it was necessary to buy and charge an external battery pack to get long battery life, or to insist on a machine with a removable, swappable battery.

Business travelers and students are often at the mercy of their computer's remaining juice, since so many conference rooms, aircraft, and lecture halls are woefully short on accessible power outlets. How long a laptop lasts on its internal battery is one of the most important considerations for PC shoppers.

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