Best Battery Life: Laptops That Last 7+ Hours

April 14th, 2011 by Jamall Oluokun

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A good laptop should last 5 hours on a charge. A great one will give you nearly a full workday’s worth of juice for surfing the web, checking e-mail and social networking updates, and getting other stuff done. That’s why we made the cut-off for this elite group of portables 7 hours. All of these machines were able to surf the web continuously with the screen on 40 percent brightness (about the default level when you unplug a notebook) for at least that amount of time.

Our longest-lasting laptop list has something for everyone, from a $289 netbook to a premium business ultraportable whose 9-cell battery and optional battery slice combined to last an epic 20+ hours. Want to work and play all day without having to hunt for an outlet? Read on.Storage / SSDs
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