{"id":1961,"date":"2017-10-17T11:20:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T11:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.battaussie.com\/blog\/?p=1961"},"modified":"2017-10-17T11:20:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T11:20:26","slug":"top-25-notebooks-best-battery-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.battaussie.com\/blog\/top-25-notebooks-best-battery-life.htm","title":{"rendered":"Top 25 notebooks with the best battery life"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most important feature of many laptop buyers is battery life, which is right. We take these devices to meetings, classes, airplanes, even at home, from rooms to rooms. The maximum time away from the power outlet allows you to move, let you walk, out of power.<\/p>\n

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Based on the extensive battery testing conducted in the CNET Labs, these are the current\u00a025 PCs with the longest battery life scores\u00a0over the previous 12 months, now updated to include systems we tested in March and April, 2017. This list includes Windows and MacOS\u00a0laptops, Windows 2-in-1 hybrids and Chromebooks running\u00a0Google’s Chrome OS. (Not included are Android or\u00a0iOS\u00a0tablets.)<\/p>\n

Editor’s note:\u00a0<\/strong>This list and the accompanying gallery have been updated with the most recent scores.<\/em><\/p>\n

The top spot still belongs to the\u00a0Acer<\/a> Chromebook R13, a budget-friendly but long-lasting Chrome OS laptop. The top Windows system is still Microsoft’s 2016 refresh of the\u00a0Surface Book, which benefits from having a battery in its tablet screen and a second battery in its keyboard base.<\/p>\n

Apple’s MacBooks are typically thought of as having excellent Apple a1322 laptop battery<\/a><\/strong> life, though the 2016 Pro models sometimes require an\u00a0extra bit of coaxing\u00a0to overcome uneven battery performance. The highest-ranking MacBook is the version of the\u00a013-inch MacBook Pro\u00a0without Apple’s new Touchbar, at no. 3. (The\u00a02015 MacBook Air\u00a0lasts even longer, but it’s an aging model with a lower-resolution screen.)<\/p>\n

Two new additions to the top five are the\u00a0HP EliteBook x360, a business-friendly hybrid, and the\u00a0LG Gram 13, a very lightweight 13-inch laptop with excellent Hp elitebook 8530w notebook battery<\/a><\/strong> life (but still not as excellent as some\u00a0exaggerated initial claims). Also making the top 25 for the first time are the 13-inch version of\u00a0HP’s Spectre x360\u00a0and Dell’s 15-inch mainstream\u00a0Inspiron 15 7000.<\/p>\n

How we test<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We call on our laptops to perform a wide variety of tasks, from playing videos to office work, to web surfing, to games. As a middle ground that’s neither too easy nor too intense, the specific battery test used here streams a private video over Wi-Fi on an endless loop.<\/p>\n

Note that these scores reflect the specific configurations we tested,\u00a0<\/strong>and that screen resolution and CPU choice are some of the major factors that affect battery life. Those factors — and the apps you’re running on the machines in question — mean that you shouldn’t expect identical day-to-day battery life as shown here. But the general trends should hold true.<\/p>\n

The top 25 battery life scores are presented below, while\u00a0this related galleryincludes context for each system and a link to its full review. We update this list regularly, adding new high-level performers as we find them.<\/p>\n

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TOP 25 BATTERY LIFE LAPTOPS AND 2-IN-1 HYBRIDS<\/h2>\n
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Position<\/th>\nSystem name<\/th>\nBattery life in hours:minutes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/th>\nAcer Chromebook R 13<\/td>\n13:02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/th>\nMicrosoft Surface Book (2016)<\/td>\n11:49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/th>\nApple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016)<\/td>\n11:36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/th>\nHP EliteBook x360<\/td>\n11:34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/th>\nLG Gram (13-inch, 2017)<\/td>\n11:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/th>\nDell XPS 13 (late 2016, non-touch)<\/td>\n10:36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/th>\nApple MacBook (12-inch, 2016)<\/td>\n10:33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/th>\nApple MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (15-inch, 2016)<\/td>\n10:08<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/th>\nApple MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (13-inch, 2016 )<\/td>\n10:07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/th>\nAsus Chromebook Flip C302C<\/td>\n9:55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/th>\nHP Spectre x360 (15-inch, 2017)<\/td>\n9:54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/th>\nAcer Aspire S 13<\/td>\n9:46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/th>\nDell Inspiron 15 7000<\/td>\n9:38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/th>\nLenovo Yoga 900S<\/td>\n9:31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/th>\nAcer Chromebook 14<\/td>\n9:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/th>\nSamsung Galaxy TabPro S<\/td>\n9:23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/th>\nHP Spectre x360 (13-inch, 2016)<\/td>\n9:21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/th>\nSamsung Chomebook Pro<\/td>\n8:57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/th>\nDell XPS 13 2-in-1<\/td>\n8:56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/th>\nAcer Chromebook R11 (Chromebook)<\/td>\n8:11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/th>\nHP Spectre x360 (15-inch, 2016)<\/td>\n8:03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/th>\nLenovo Yoga 910<\/td>\n8:03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/th>\nLenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (OLED)<\/td>\n8:02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/th>\nHP Spectre x360 (13-inch, 2017)<\/td>\n8:02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/th>\nLenovo Yoga Book (Windows)<\/td>\n8:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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