The 10 Best Laptops of 2012
Best Big-screen Notebook: Dell Inspiron 17R SE ($1,099)
This souped-up version of Dell’s mainstream Inspiron line packs a full 17.3-inch 1080p display, a quad-core Ivy Bridge processor, Nvidia GT650M graphics and a spacious 1TB hard drive with a 32GB SSD cache. On top of that, the machine delivers loud and accurate audio courtesy of Skullcandy, as well as a backlit keyboard and number pad. And you can switch out the cool black honeycomb lid for one of your choosing.
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December 12th, 2012 at 11:04 pm
With the releasing of Windows 8, Samsung Series 9 laptops can be one of the best choices.
December 15th, 2012 at 8:33 pm
There is no toshiba and sony in the list so this is another american asshole list
December 17th, 2012 at 4:07 pm
Gago — what are you talking about? The second slide in — “Best Budget Notebook: Toshiba Satellite P845-S4200 ($599)”
The thing is, I went to the Best Buy website, and this model doesn’t exist.
December 25th, 2012 at 6:36 pm
AHAHHA BEST COMMENT @ GAGO
December 26th, 2012 at 2:03 am
This site lost all credibility by naming the mac book air as a top laptop. Seriously? Every one needs to wake up and get off Apple’s tip. Their laptops are junk. Sure, to some boushy rich guy it might look “pretty”, but serious people in the real business world need a real laptop. Not some hipster toy.
December 28th, 2012 at 1:31 pm
Steve – how were the Apple laptops that received picks “junk”, especially when they have higher specs than many others on the list? How is eight hours of battery life, blazing SSD, hi-res display, etc. “junk”? What’s missing that a “serious” person in the “real business world” needs? That’s without getting into the fact that the Apple awards weren’t in the best business notebook category anyway. I’ve never owned an Apple product, but nothing in the description or reviews indicates either model shown here are a “hipster toy”. There’s nothing a Windows laptop offers that an OS X or Linux laptop can’t do equally well or better in the business world or otherwise.
Apple put out two very impressive pieces of hardware that deserve their wins here. My only issue with the picks is giving the best ultraportable nod to the Asus UX31A rather than the Asus UX32VD which is almost the same except for the inclusion of discrete graphics.
January 9th, 2013 at 10:59 pm
joseph ,apple are junk ,macbook air is slow heap of junk that gets owned by the likes of the asus zenbook in thinness and speed and looks ,apple is just for starbuck coffee whores that know nothing about computers
January 10th, 2013 at 6:32 pm
Its a shame even Africa knows this a lame grading of laptops and biased.
January 24th, 2013 at 12:17 pm
Guys be carefull with LENOVO, after 4 months, 4 vertical lignes on my screen, and you know what, not cover by Warranty, and to fix it they askd 300$.
Your Lenovo Ideapad G570 was received in the Depot Facility on 01/17/2013 . After further diagnosis, we have verified that the damage on your computer is not covered by the normal terms of your warranty. Please see the Billable Quotation below. You have until January 28, 2013 to pay for the billable charge. Otherwise, we will send the unit back unrepaired.
January 29th, 2013 at 8:00 am
I have a Lenovo netbook. I bought it last July 2012, so 6 months to be exact but i don’t have any problem and i’m very satisfied with it. But i need a new one, i mean “i want” a new one so i gave it to my cousin.
January 29th, 2013 at 8:21 am
Hi Guys! Can you please suggest an unexpensive laptop ($600 or below) that has a decent specs like a backlit keyboard, decent camera, can handle games like the walking dead, the sims 3, NBA 2k12 etc., high quality sound? suggestions are much appreciated
thanks guys! I need your replies.
February 16th, 2013 at 12:45 pm
@ darren Yo i completly agree my friend thinks the air is the best computer ever i told him there are other laptops which run faster and cost like 200-300 dollars less. The idiot (he is still my friend) is completly brainwashed by apple
his reason why apple is the best is that they dont get viruses which is complete bullshit they dont get virus’s cause most of them are designed for windows SO THERE APPLe
February 16th, 2013 at 12:59 pm
@Sshh yo what i think you should get is the hp dv6t the starting price is like 649 dollars. it has a back-lit keyboard and i found out it is pretty good for gaming. It has a camera and can read blue ray and also DVDs and cds. It can also burn DVDs and write blue-ray disks (if you chose that option). It has a 15.6 inch screen (or something like that) and has a fingerprint scanner for a password. However if your budget has increased and you chose all of the best options it ends up at around 1800 dollars or something like that. the best part of Hp is that you get to chose the hardware specs and stuff like that. This is the best laptop i can find near your price. I also believe on some websites it was rated better than the macbook air.
May 6th, 2013 at 6:40 pm
plz guys 4 dos of u dat knw apple laptops … plz can this mac book air support games like pro evolution soccer. .hitman fifa etc tnx in advnc
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May 8th, 2013 at 11:19 am
Hello guys,i need your help in choosing heavy duty laptap that wifi,wireless tech under $600.my brother in Africa who attending college(accounting major)i want to send him a laptop he’ll be graduate this year,in your honest opinion what brand should i look in to?it’s a graduation gift.Thanks a lot your advice much appreciated.