Top 10 multi-purpose laptops

These laptops meet a variety of needs and are a great choice for users who have to travel frequently.

1) Acer Aspire 5920-6954

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Except for business applications, which are also shortcomings of this laptop, the Acer Aspire 5920 Vista Home Premium almost has the point that office users - families want within the financial limit. Equipped with a 1.66-GHz Core 2 Duo T5450 processor and 2GB of memory, Aspire 5920-6954 reaches 70 points. Its excellent keyboard has the advantage of a series of shortcut keys that make it easy to do everything.

2) Lenovo IdeaPad Y510

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Lenovo's IdeaPad Y510 is among the highest rankings of the recent multi-purpose laptop rankings, largely thanks to its smart design. Its durability is about the same as the ThinkPad machines. In the tests of PCWorld, Lenovo's IdeaPad Y510 reached almost all horizontal surfaces with Acer Aspire 5920-6954, not to mention Lenovo saves you about $ 100.

3) HP Pavilion dv2660se

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The performance of the HP Pavilion dv2660se is quite limited, but the battery life, great design and low cost make it a winner. With only one charge when tested, the 2.7kg laptop with this 12-cell battery maintained for about 6.3 hours, which is longer than the average of a 2.5-hour computer now.

4) Dell Inspiron 1525

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The big difference between the Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop and most other affordable laptops is that you can personalize it to every detail - even the outer shell - before ordering online. The Dell Inspiron 1525 scored 78 points, faster than the average of 69% of other 13% multi-purpose laptops.

5) Lenovo ThinkPad R61

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For a business-oriented laptop with all the added parts, the Lenovo ThinkPad R61 is a tough candidate to beat. The Lenovo R61 with the 2.2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7500 processor has been very convincing in the speed test, scoring 80 points2. Battery life when tested is 3 hours 19 minutes.

6) Fujitsu LifeBook A6120

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The Fujitsu LifeBook A6120 works quite well, is reasonably priced and offers many features that users want except for battery life. The test battery of the Fujitsu LifeBook A6120 is about 2 hours 36 minutes. That's a bitter defeat compared to the standard 6 hours 19 minutes (with the extra battery available) of the HP Pavilion dv2660se. Designed for multimedia applications, the A6120 scored 84 points.

7) Toshiba Satellite Pro A210-EZ2201

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Quite slow and the battery life is short, the Toshiba Satellite Pro A210-EZ2201 is bypassed by other candidates in this group. However, with a limited budget, this Windows Vista Basic laptop can perform key tasks without causing too much trouble. In terms of battery life, this laptop's 2.2-hour performance is the shortest of the recently tested 16 multi-purpose laptops, ending an average of about 1.7 hours earlier.

8) Sony VAIO VGN-SZ791N

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Thanks to the Intel 2.5-GHz Core 2 Duo T9300 processor and nVidia 8400GS graphics card, the Sony VAIO VGN-SZ791N really stands out with a score of 94. In addition to its high efficiency, this laptop has many other favorite features. Two customizable shortcut keys are located at the top of the keyboard. You can use it to call a number of useful functions - multi-screen mode, hibernate, brightness adjustment, or, for example, skimming photos of important notebook functions.

9) Sony VAIO VGN-FZ180E / B

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Sony VAIO VGN-FZ180E / B has a large, bright, light weight display and has excellent battery life. This laptop's 15.4-inch screen is truly remarkable. Based on the exclusive HiColor Xbrite contrast technology, its screen is extremely bright and clear in color. Weighing in at around 2.5kg, this Sony VAIO VGN-FZ180E / B is light enough that you can carry its superb screen everywhere.

10) Toshiba Tecra M9-S5514

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The Toshiba Tecra M9-S5514 is equipped to prevent shock and meet the traveling needs of businessmen. With a fast 2.2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7500 processor but only 1GB of RAM, this laptop scored 73 points and averaged in this category. However, the battery life is only about 2 hours 48 minutes, which is below average.