Top 10 Laptop Gifts for the Holidays

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December 5th, 2011 by Avram Piltch, LAPTOP Online Editorial Director  

Whether you’re buying for a spouse, a parent, a child, or yourself, laptops make great gifts. Even if your recipient already owns a portable notebook, she may need a new one that is faster, lighter, or better at media playback.

We’ve gathered together the 10 notebooks that make the best gifts, based on the user’s needs. From laptops with over 10 hours of battery life and great bargain notebooks to sweet gaming rigs we’ve got you covered.

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Ultimate Ultraportable: Apple MacBook Air 13-inch ($1549)

Just like its 2010-era predecessor, this ultraportable is wonderfully thin (0.11 to 0.68 inches) and light (3 pounds), and it boots in just 17 seconds. But the new Air ups the ante with a backlit keyboard and a faster 1.7-GHz Intel Core i5 processor.

The notebook is also quite versatile, thanks to a higher-res 1440 x 900-pixel display and the new Thunderbolt port for connecting the laptop to a growing number of super high-speed peripherals. The Air still has a spacious 4.1 x 3-inch glass touchpad, and new multitouch gestures let you get the most out of OS X Lion.

MacBook Air 13-inch Review

Comments (6 Responses) 

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6 Responses to “Top 10 Laptop Gifts for the Holidays”

1. umer Says:
   November 2nd, 2011 at 7:54 am

   pls you send me laptop i very need .

2. Langgong T. Amercano Says:
   November 6th, 2011 at 1:11 am

   I wonder why they keep on posting the mac air as notebook when its only a netbook. Intel atom powered made from surplus pc discarded parts and made by a third class China factory then sold by Steve Jobs at 1000% premium.

   No wonder he didn’t live long to benefit from his lies.

   And good for America never to stand again on its feet for selling lies.

3. Alimar Gica Says:
   December 7th, 2011 at 8:53 pm

   Ultimate Ultraportable: Apple MacBook Air 13-inch ($1549)
   Very nice Product and have a great quality..
   its expensive to convert to Philippine currency.
   There should be a Free gifts laptop for this holiday season. hoping that i would be the lucky one.

4. MarcXW Says:
   December 9th, 2011 at 2:04 pm

   Great list, I agree with most of it, however, there is a mistake. The X1 is 0.84 inches at its thickest point, not its thinnest. Its thinnest point is 0.65 inches thick.

5. King Bee Says:
   December 12th, 2011 at 9:49 pm

   Dell has horrible customer service. I received a laptop today that had some software issues. They treated me so poorly that I returned the entire order!

6. risper njeri Says:
   December 18th, 2011 at 4:46 am

   love
   dell…..nothing to complain about….hoping will be the lucky winner

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