{"id":15441,"date":"2020-08-17T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invoiceberry.com\/blog\/?p=15441"},"modified":"2021-11-25T15:37:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T14:37:24","slug":"best-business-laptops-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invoiceberry.com\/blog\/best-business-laptops-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Business Laptops in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If there’s one thing all small businesses and freelancers have in common, it’s the need to pick the right tools for the job. When it’s in your best interest to keep your expenses low, it’s important to make sure you buy the best within your budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One such tool is your computer. Even if you’re not in design, development, or IT, you need to have one that gets the job done and won’t conk out on you only a year later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you go desktop, or laptop? While desktops can offer huge savings, the portability of a laptop can be very important to any business. With a laptop, you can do general admin or back-office work, while also using it for important presentations and those times when you need to work away from your usual spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s not the only decision you need to make, though. What operating system should that computer have? How much disk space or memory? It can be a complicated task going through all the different details of choosing the right machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two important things to keep in mind when choosing the best business laptop:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What you need to use it for<\/li>
  2. What your budget is<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Does your work only call for word processing applications, emails, and browsing? Or do you need to have some design applications installed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Don’t worry. We’re here to walk through these decision points below and give you a rundown of the options for best business laptop on the market today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How To Choose the Best Business Laptop<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

    1. Decide on a type of laptop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Laptops can come in all kinds of sizes, from small netbooks to hefty desktop replacements. The latter can come with some pretty powerful specifications, but those aren’t going to do you much good if you travel frequently and you’re only using the laptop for Microsoft Word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Oftentimes the decision can be a compromise between the two. If you’re a frequent traveler or need to be mobile a lot, the lighter, smaller laptops can spell the difference between being too tired to crank out another email and getting everything done without sacrificing your shoulder\/ back health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Of course, the bigger desktop replacements can help productivity by offering you more screen real-estate with their larger screens, in addition to more power. Take a careful look at what you need to use your business laptop for and make a call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    2. Choose a platform<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Choosing an operating system is usually a matter of taste, except for when you need to use applications specific to a particular operating system. Just take note that if you’re switching to a different operating system, you might take a while to get used to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Windows is the most common and flexible operating system available–most laptops will be using Windows. Choosing Mac OS will limit your laptop choices to the MacBook machines, though you can still run Windows on MacBooks through dual-booting the laptop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    While the most common decision point in platforms is choosing between Windows or Macs<\/a>, there are also other smaller platforms like Chrome OS<\/a> or Linux<\/a> that you might want to look into. Make sure to\u00a0keep your mac secure<\/a>\u00a0for work as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    3. Double-check laptop durability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    If you’re always on the move with your laptop, make sure that the battery life of your chosen laptop can keep up. It’s not a big problem if you’re always plugged in at your desk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But if you need to be remote and don’t have a reliable source of electricity, make sure it can handle a day of work, at least. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    4. Assess if your storage is enough<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    With the rise of cloud storage, it might seem that this statistic is not as important as it once was. However, it’s still important to make sure that your laptop has enough disk storage available to install and run the programs and applications you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Don’t fall prey to having only a few GBs of free space left when you’re working–your laptop can noticeably slow down if it only has a few GBs of free space to work with. Having to shuffle files constantly between cloud storage, external storage, and\/or your laptop’s disk storage can harm productivity too, especially if internet connections can be spotty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Choosing between a solid-state drive (SSD) or a traditional hard disk drive (HDD) won’t make or break your system, but SSDs are slightly more durable and can help your laptop run faster since they don’t have any moving parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    5 Best Business Laptops for Your Small Business<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 7 (2019)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The ThinkPad lineup is usually catered towards businesses, and the 2019 Thinkpad X1 Carbon is no different. It’s an ultra-portable laptop at only 2.4 lbs, but even makes the mark for leisure users with a beautiful, glossy screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This light and sturdy machine also delivers when it comes to battery life and screen size–giving users a 14″ display size which is on the higher end when it comes to other ultra-portables. It’s a little expensive starting at $1,629, but you can be sure of getting bang for your buck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n