This year, the best selling laptops for business users demonstrate how thinner, lighter, and sleeker computers are preferred for working on the go. At the same time, computing power has never been more important. Nobody wants to deal with a lagging PC when working under a deadline. We are seeing this ethos take shape in this year’s sales numbers what our customers collectively deem the best laptops for business as gauged by purchasing behavior.
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Our best-selling laptop, the Lenovo Laptop V330, wins top honor because it boasts features that business users care about. It has a simple design with hardware specifications that offer flexible performance, and compatible. The laptop boasts a mid-range processor, Intel Core i5 7th Gen (2.50 GHz) that’s enough for multi-tasking. With 8 GB memory and speedy 256 GB M.2 PCIe solid-state storage, it offers incredible load-time and moderate storage for working on documents and programs offline.
Lenovo proved to be very popular with our own business customers because of their strong, durable build, security, and performance. These endure additional testing for fan reliability, panel scuff, tolerates a higher operating temperature and pressure ratings. It also comes with its own integrated firmware to encrypt all your sensitive data and passwords. The ASUS VivoBook even comes with a fingerprint sensor for an even quicker and more secure access.
1. Lenovo Laptop V330 (81AX00GGUS)
- 15.6” display at 1920 x 1080
- Intel Core i5 7200U (2.50 GHz)
- 8 GB Memory 256 GB M.2 PCIe SSD
- Intel HD Graphics 620
2. Lenovo Laptop IdeaPad 320
- 15.6” display at 1920 x 1080
- Intel Core i7 7500U (2.70 GHz)
- 12 GB Memory 256 GB SSD
- NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
Additionally, business laptops have become more flexible by way of hardware upgrades and connectivity. The Acer Aspire 5, for instance, has an accessible compartment door on the bottom that allows you to upgrade storage and memory. It also comes with strategically placed wireless antennas at the top to maintain a strong, reliable connection to the internet.
3. Acer Laptop Aspire 5
- 15.6” display at 1920 x 1080
- Intel Core i5 8250U (1.60 GHz)
- 8 GB Memory 256 GB SSD
- NVIDIA GeForce MX150
4. ASUS VivoBook S
- 15.6” display at 1920 x 1080
- Intel Core i5 8250U (1.6 GHz w/ Turbo up to 3.4 GHz)
- 8 GB Memory 256 GB SSD
- Intel HD Graphics
The ASUS VivoBook even comes with a fingerprint sensor for an even quicker and more secure access. It is remarkable that the most of the popular laptops are 15.6 inches. Despite the large screen size, people still enjoy the portability of these laptops because they’re so thin and light.
5. MSI GF63
- 15.6” display at 1920 x 1080
- Intel Core i7 8750H (2.20 GHz)
- 8 GB Memory 1TB HDD
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 4GB
6. Lenovo Laptop ThinkPad L460
- 14.0” display at 1920 x 1080
- Intel Core i5 6300U (2.40 GHz)
- 8 GB Memory 256 GB SSD
- Intel HD Graphics 520
7. ASUS ROG Strix
- 17.3” display at 1920 x 1080
- Intel Core i7 7700HQ (2.80 GHz)
- 12 GB Memory 1 TB HDD 128 GB SSD
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB
With BYOD becoming the norm, working on the go has become a crucial aspect of business users and creatives alike. As opposed to more common consumer laptops, such as Apple MacBooks or Dell XPS, business laptops have additional features for durability, security, and flexibility—some at lower price than their consumer counterparts.
8. Lenovo Laptop N23
- 15.6” display at 1366 x 768
- Intel Celeron N3060 (1.60 GHz)
- 4 GB Memory 32 GB eMMC SSD
- Intel HD Graphics 400
When it comes to searching for the best laptops, we see that the most popular models do not compromise longevity and security for performance. While some laptops came with the industry-standard Windows 10 Home, our number laptop actually comes with a Windows 10 Professional. While it seems like a minor detail, the Pro comes even additional quality of life improvements and business functionalities, such as privacy tools, remote Windows log-in, and more encryption/security tools.
9. Lenovo Laptop IdeaPad 330
- 15.6” display at 1920 x 1080
- Intel Core i5 8250U (1.60 GHz)
- 8 GB Memory 256 GB SATA SSD
- Intel UHD Graphics 620
10. HP Laptop ProBook 450 G5
- 15.6” display at 1920 x 1080
- Intel Core i5 8250U (1.60 GHz)
- 8 GB Memory 256 GB SSD
- Intel UHD Graphics 620
Since the laptop market is saturated with great notebooks and prices are continually falling, you should definitely keep an eye out to invest in your own on-the-go working partner. For a general idea, the Lenovo Laptop V330 is priced around $750, but with frequently occurring sales, you can buy it at around the $500 mark. That’s tremendous bang-for-buck value.
If you bought a laptop this year which one did you choose? Did you purchase one of the 10 best selling laptops of 2018?
2 comments
They must buy a lot of laptops in China! Where are all the Dell’s and HP’s?
Strange, no Dell laptops? Where did you get this data?