5 options for thin, light laptops for entrepreneurs

For entrepreneurs or people who have to move around, thin, light laptops are always the first choice. There are many products on the market that meet this criteria.

Here are five laptop models voted by Cnet to meet thin, light standards, but also to have strong configurations, the ability to handle multitasking tasks as well as multimedia applications.

Toshiba Portege R835-P70

Screen size: 13.3 inches
Weight: 1.46 kg
Cnet review: Great
Reference price on Cnet: 729.99 USD

Good battery, light weight, reasonable price are the factors that make Toshiba Portege R835 a tough competitor, even in the very competitive 13-inch screen laptop segment.

Toshiba Portege R835 uses Intel Core i5 2nd generation i5-2410M 2.3 GHz (Dual-Core) processor, 4GB memory, Serial ATA-300 hard drive with 640GB capacity. The configuration is powerful enough to handle multitasking operations in the office environment, as well as most conventional multimedia applications.

Apple MacBook Air

Screen size: 13.3 inches
Weight: 1.35 kg
Cnet review: Great
Cnet reference price: 1,549.99 - 1,599 USD

The latest version of the 13-inch MacBook Air launched in the middle of the year is rated by technology analysts as being capable of performing applications much better than its older generations. The product has a distinctive Apple design, beautiful, elegant and modern.

MacBook Air is equipped with Intel Core i5 processor with speed of 1.7 GHz (Dual-Core), 4 GB of memory, solid-state drive SSD, has a capacity of 256 GB. Battery life is quite impressive thanks to the power-saving processor chip. In addition, the keyboard is illuminated underground.

Sony Vaio Z

Screen size: 13.1 inches
Weight: 1.35 kg
Cnet review: Great
Reference price on Cnet: 2,999.99 USD

The first impression of this ultraportable is the ultra-light design of just 1,165 kg and ultra-thin with a thickness of 16.65 mm. The chassis and exterior of the machine are made of carbon fiber which makes the machine lighter, some other important components are still made of aluminum to make the machine more sturdy.

The VAIO Z has a 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7-2620M processor, Sandy Bridge technology, MT / s 8 GB bus1333 RAM, a 256 GB SSD hard drive with speed and RAID support. With this superior power, it only boots less than 15 seconds and switches from sleep to work mode in just 2 seconds.

Samsung Series 9 NP900X3A

Screen size: 13.3 inches
Weight: 1.35 kg
Cnet review: Great
Reference price on Cnet: USD 1,099.99

With the price of 1,649 USD, this laptop is not for all consumers, but this product is really light weight, good features, is one of the reasonable choices in the thin, light computer world. .

Samsung Series 9 NP900X3A is equipped with Intel Core i5-2537M chip clocked at 1.4 GHz, (3 MB cache, Max Turbo Frequency 2.3 GHz), 4GB DDR3, 128 GB solid-state hard drive, absolute shock resistance, faster than 60 % compared to traditional hard drives. The screen is 13.3-inch.

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E220s

Screen size: 12.5 inches
Weight: 1.6 kg
Cnet review: great
Reference price on Cnet: 744.41 - 839 USD

ThinkPad Edge E220s is equipped with 12.5-inch screen and optional Sandy Bridge Core i3, i5 or i7 platform processors. The machine weighs about 1.6 kg and the thickness is less than 2.54 cm.

With a starting price of 744.41 USD, this model owns Intel Core i5 processor, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB capacity hard drive and Intel HD 3000 graphics chip. Users can upgrade RAM to dark Multi 4 GB and Intel Core i7 processor.

Dell Vostro V131

Screen size: 13.3 inches
Weight: 2.2 kg
Cnet's review: Very good
Reference price on Cnet: 799 USD

Compared to the previous V130 release, Dell's V131 model didn't have much change in design and only increased battery life and more choice of Intel Sandy Bridge processor.

Vostro V131 owns 13.3 inch screen, resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, 2 GB RAM, USB 3.0 port, HDMI and 320 GB hard drive. Buyers can choose the Intel Celeron 847 1.1 GHz or Core i3, i5, dual-core processor, sim slot that supports 3G or 4G connectivity.