The best Portable Laptops For Business class People 2020

Currently, we have seen a huge bump in technology, from all those funky and huge desktops Pc's to ultra-portable computers that can actually serve the purpose. Moreover, the Computing power and heating issues have quiet been solved on every upgrade and every generation up.

 

With the Computer world entering into the 10th generation of Intel Pc's or AMD RYZEN CPU's, issues that were there in earlier days have been resolved, from the battery enhancement and optimization to design improvements. There is less space to complain than before. 

So here I have made the List of Portable PC's to choose from, that are actually portable and are more Business-centric with good performance and Battery Life:

1: Microsoft's Surface Line of Products.

We are using Microsofts office and Windows Os for ages and Microsoft has come up with their own products. Out of its different products, I would prefer and suggest the following products:

a.    Surface Laptop 3:

The best part of this laptop is its design, portability and performance

	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Surface Laptop 3 15”
Dimensions	12.1” x 8.8” x .57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm)	13.4” x 9.6” x .57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm)
Storage	Removable solid-state drive (SSD) options: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB or 1TB	Removable solid-state drive (SSD) options: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB or 1TB
Display	Screen: 13.5” PixelSense™ Display Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (201 PPI) Aspect ratio: 3:2 Surface Pen enabled Touch: 10 point multi-touch	Screen: 15” PixelSense™ Display Resolution: 2496 x 1664 (201 PPI) Aspect ratio: 3:2 Surface Pen enabled Touch: 10 point multi-touch
Battery life	Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage	Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage
Memory	8GB or 16GB LPDDR4x RAM	8GB or 16GB DDR4 RAM
Graphics	Intel® Iris™ Plus Graphics	AMD Radeon™ Vega 9 Graphics Microsoft Surface® Edition AMD Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics Microsoft Surface® Edition
Processor	Quad-core 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7 Processor  Quad-core 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Mobile Processor with Radeon™ Vega 9 Graphics Microsoft Surface® Edition AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Mobile Processor with Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics Microsoft Surface® Edition
Connections	1 x USB-C® 1 x USB-A 3.5 mm headphone jack 1 x Surface Connect port Compatible with Surface Dial off-screen interaction*	1 x USB-C® 1 x USB-A 3.5 mm headphone jack 1 x Surface Connect port Compatible with Surface Dial off-screen interaction*
Security	Firmware TPM Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	Firmware TPM Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
Cameras, video, and audio	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD f2.0 camera (front-facing) Dual far-field Studio Mics Omnisonic speakers with Dolby® Audio™	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD f2.0 camera (front-facing) Dual far-field Studio Mics Omnisonic speakers with Dolby® Audio™
Software	Windows 10 Home Microsoft 365 30-day trial	Windows 10 Home Microsoft 365 30-day trial
Wireless	Wi-Fi 6: 802.11ax compatible Bluetooth® Wireless 5.0 technology	Wi-Fi 5: 802.11ac compatible Bluetooth® Wireless 5.0 technology
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor
Exterior	Casing: Aluminium Colours: Matte Black with metal palm rest Platinum with Alcantara® material palm rest	Casing: Aluminium Colours: Platinum with metal palm rest  Matte Black with metal palm rest Physical buttons: Volume, Power
Weight	Matte Black: 2.84 lb (1,288 g) Platinum: 2.79 lb (1,265 g)	Platinum and Matte Black: 3.40 lb (1,542 g)

 

b.   Surface Pro 7:

This is a 2 in 1 notebook that can perform a lot on the Go.

Dimensions	11.5” x 7.9” x 0.33” (292 mm x 201 mm x 8.5 mm)
Storage	Solid-state drive (SSD) options: 128GB, 256GB
Display	Screen: 12.3” PixelSense™ Display Resolution: 2736 x 1824 (267 PPI) Aspect ratio: 3:2 Touch: 10 point multi-touch
Battery life	Up to 10.5 hours of typical device usage
Memory	4GB, 8GB or 16GB LPDDR4x RAM
Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics (i3) Intel® Iris™ Plus Graphics (i5, i7)
Processor	Dual-core 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1 Processor Quad-core 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4 Processor Quad-core 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Processor
Connections	1 x USB-C® 1 x USB-A 3.5 mm headphone jack 1 x Surface Connect port Surface Type Cover port4 MicroSDXC card reader Compatible with Surface Dial off-screen interaction
Security	Firmware TPM Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
Cameras, video and audio	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p full HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video Dual far-field Studio Mics 1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™
Software	Windows 10 Home Microsoft 365 30-day trial
Wireless	Wi-Fi 6: 802.11ax compatible Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Exterior	Casing: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting Colours: Platinum, Matte Black Physical buttons: Volume, Power
Weight(excluding Type Cover)	i3, i5: 1.70 lb (775 g) i7: 1.74 lb (790 g)

2: Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch:

A Powerhouse for best display and Audio

Dimensions	Height: 1.56 cm (0.61 inches) Width: 30.41 cm (11.97 inches) Depth: 21.24 cm (8.36 inches)
Storage	SSD:256Gb,512Gb,1Tb
Display	Retina display 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560x1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colours Supported scaled resolutions: 1680x1050 1440x900 1024x640 500 nits brightness Wide colour (P3) True Tone technology
Battery life	Up to 10 hours wireless web Up to 10 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time Built‑in 58.2‑watt-hour lithium‑polymer battery 61W USB‑C Power Adapter
Memory	8GB of 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory 16GB of 3733MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory
Graphics	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Processor	1.4GHz quad‑core 8th‑generation Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz, with 128MB of eDRAM   2.0GHz quad‑core 10th‑generation Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz, with 6MB shared L3 cache
Connections	Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for: Charging DisplayPort Thunderbolt (up to 40 Gbps) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps) Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports with support for: Charging DisplayPort Thunderbolt (up to 40 Gbps) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps)
Security
Cameras, video and audio	720p FaceTime HD camera Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Stereo speakers with high dynamic range Wide stereo sound Support for Dolby Atmos playback Three-mic array with directional beamforming 3.5mm headphone jack
Software	macOS
Wireless	Wi-Fi 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Exterior	Colours: Silver, Space Grey
Weight	1.4 kg (3.1 pounds)

3:Dell XPS 13(2020)

CPU: Up to 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Processor

Graphics: Up to Intel® Iris Plus Graphics

RAM: Up to 32GB 3733MHz LPDDR4x Memory Onboard

OS: Windows 10 Home

Screen: Up to 13.4-in. touch display

Storage: Up to 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive

Battery life —up to 18 hours, 49 minutes on a Full HD+ model when using productivity applications like Word or Excel or up to 11 hours, 51 minutes when streaming Netflix. On our UHD panel, get up to 12 hours and 13 minutes using productivity apps or up to 8 hours and 27 minutes of Netflix streaming. (As claimed by dell)

Weight: 2.65 lbs (1.2 kg) for non-touch; 2.8 lbs (1.27 kg) for touch

4:Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (6th Gen)

CPU: Intel Core i7-7600U vPro

Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 620

RAM: 16GB  

Screen: 14-inch, 2560 x 1440 pixels

Storage: 1TB SSD

 

Ultralight, and weighs less than 2.5 lbs. Up to 15 hours of battery life Legendary durability merged an elegant design, Seamless responsiveness for ultimate mobile productivity, RapidCharge technology, Optional Global LTE-A connectivity and optional multi-touch screen. But the con is it is still running on 8^th gen processor.

Disclaimer: This article is just for reference and is based on my personal findings.