If you are in a business that requires you to travel once in a while or frequently, and you are searching for the best laptop for travel, you have come to the right place. Travelling requires your equipment to be compact and stylish. The best laptop for travel should be able to provide you that functionality you need during your travels. If you are in search of a laptop that will fit seamlessly into your hand luggage or that will let your stream your favourite Netflix series you have come to the right place.
How to choose the Best Laptop for Travel
The key things to consider when choosing your laptop are:
- Style
- Personal needs
- Memory Space
- Battery Life
- Display Resolution
- Operating systems
- Number of Ports
- Weight
Style
Is the style of your laptop important to you? Do you like your laptop looking sleek and slim? The style of your laptop will determine how much you wish to spend. If you are looking for a budget slim looking laptop, a Lenovo might offer you what you want however, if you are an Apple Product addict, consider Apple Mac Book Air.
Personal Needs
Your personal needs will influence the choice of laptop you will require. If you just want to use your laptop for researching and typing up projects, you might be want to consider a laptop with a full Hd display resolution as opposed to if you are a videographer and you require your laptop to give you a 4K display resolution. What you will use your laptop for, will determine the choice of laptop you will get. If you are interested in opening different files at a great speed, you will need to consider what your laptop can do for you.
Memory Space
If you are looking to buy a powerful laptop, you need to consider the CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the highest amount of RAM (Random Access Memory) available. A laptop’s CPU power is measured in GHz, something to monitor when you are looking at the various options available. You need to consider buying a laptop of at least 4GB of RAM. You can always supplement the memory of your laptop with an external memory drive. There are more technical jargons to put to mind. For example, your processor can be dual-core, quad-core or hexacore. As a rule of thumb, the more memory space you require, the number of Ram you need to buy.
Battery Life
They measure the Battery size of a laptop in Milli-amps hours (mAH) or Watt Hour (WH). The bigger the battery, the longer it will last. The best laptop for travel should be able to provide a minimum of 6 hours of battery life. This is important for when you are travelling on a long haul flight. The last thing you want is a laptop that will give up on you in 3 or 4 hours. You want to use your laptop for at 6 hours on a full charge. The battery life of your laptop relies on the demand of your laptop like the display resolution and CPU.
Display Resolution
The display resolution of your laptop will determine the cost of your laptop. If you want a full HD display usually at 1,920 x 1,080 or a 4k display at 3,840 x 2,160, I must prepare you to pay more for that crystal obvious display. The size of your laptop will determine how clear your display will be. You should also consider the impact the display will have on your battery.
Operating System
Understanding the operating system that you wish to buy is important, you can get a mac operating system from an Apple product, a chrome Operating system through Google or a Window’s operating system. The operating system you chose will depend on the functionality you are hoping to get.
Ports
Many laptops come ready with different ports. There are at least 2 USB ports, an HDMI connector, an SD card reader, a power plug and a connector. Check that you get at least an HDMI connector so you can hook your laptop to a monitor.
Weight
The best laptops for travel should be as lightweight as much as possible. The ideal laptop for travel should weight between 1.2Kg and 1.8Kg.
List of the Best Laptops for Travel in 2020.
- Asus E 203 11.6″ Laptop Intel – 64GB – £179
- Lenovo S330 14″ Chromebook – £249
- Asus C523 15.6″ Chromebook – £276
- Lenovo Ideapad Flex 5 13.3 in 1 Chromebook 64GB – £429
- Huawei MateBook D 15.6″ – 256GB – £529
- Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14″ – 256GB – £649
- Microsoft 12.3″ Surface Pro 7 – 128GB – £758
- Asus Flip C436 14″ 2 in 1 Chromebook – 256GB – £799
- Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14″ – £799
- Apple Mac Book Air – 256GB – £919
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Final Thoughts on the best laptops for travel
Although there is a convincing argument that a smartphone can do almost everything a laptop can do, there is still a substantial reason for buying the best laptop for travel. If you need your travel laptop for professional work like writing, coding, editing photos and videos then you need to consider one of these laptops.
Let me know in the comments what type of laptop you are using and if it is suitable for travelling.
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14"
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22 thoughts on “Best Laptop for Travel”
this is a great list and fantastic tips. i usually take my iPad when i travel instead of my MacBook pro.
That is great. The new iPad Pro can do some fantastic things too.
It sure is nice to have a laptop when traveling. I don’t know what I’d do if I didn’t have one. These are some great tips on getting a nice laptop too.
Thank you, Kathy. I know, I couldn’t without my laptop too. Laptops for traveling needs to be light and portable.
Thanks for the list. Asus is my favorite brand. It works great .
I like the Asus too. It is also very affordable.
lots of wonderful information! I was thinking about a new laptop for my husband for his work and this definitely helps!
Oh, great. I am pleased this will be of help.
This is a great list. I personally can vouch for asus being one of the best laptop brands out there!
Absolutely. Asus is one of my favourite brands too.
This is so informative! I’ve been on the market for another Macbook and it helps to know what to look for since I plan to be traveling when we are able to.
Fantastic. Macbooks are fantastic and they are one of the best products out there. I hope you weight your options and get the best one.
Definitely has to be light and have lots of storage and battery!
Oh Yes, Laptops for travelling needs to be light with a great battery. I absolutely agree with you.
Great picks. I absolutely LOVE my MacBook Pro. Wouldn’t trade it for any other computer!
I totally understand why. MacBook Pro is the real deal.
I don’t travel often, so I never thought to look for these things when buying a laptop. But you make a great point!
I am pleased that when you start travelling, you’ll know what to look out for.
I work from home so i do not travel very often. These tips are good for anyone who needs a reliable work laptop for every day use.
Yes, Melissa. If you need to work from home, you will find a great choice of a laptop from my list.
I have a Dell laptop that I take with me for traveling (and use at home too, of course.) It’s pretty lightweight and has withstood several years of travel now.
Dell laptops are very reliable and definitely a great option for travelling and working at home.