Top 5 best laptops in 2012

A busy year of high-tech industry is about to pass with a series of popular technology products being released. This is the right time for us to look back at the year through the remarkable technology products.

In this article, we would like to synthesize the 5 best laptops in 2012 based on the evaluation and ranking of prestigious technology sites in the world as well as our own judgments.

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At the end of 2012, the laptop market has quite a lot of changes due to Windows 8 launch with the appearance of a series of new, fancy and interesting devices. But in general, traditional laptops, especially Apple laptops, still win the hearts of consumers. Devices running Windows 8, though new, can be flexibly changed between different forms of use but have not been well received by consumers. According to recent statistics, the percentage of computers using Windows 8 is only 1% and sales of devices running Windows 8 are not very satisfactory either.

The following article summarizes the best laptops of 2012. However, when deciding to buy a laptop that's right for you, you should consider what kind of work you will use for it along with the money you have. Some laptops are designed for business people, others designed for entertainment, others are for gamers ., and of course with completely different prices.

1. Apple MacBook Pro 15 inch Retina, laptop "top of the top"

Launched in June 2012, Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro is redesigned with an extremely high resolution Retina display of 2880x1800 px. Equipped with a top-notch configuration with Core i7 quad-core processor, Nvidia discrete graphics card with Kepler GPU and high-speed SSD in extremely "sexy" design, 1.8cm thin and heavy yet 2kg.

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If you are looking for a laptop with excellent display criteria, high performance and super-fast speed and great battery life in a slim, lightweight chassis with high mobility, no laptop is available. can respond to Apple's MacBook Pro 15 inch Retina.

Currently 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro has been available in Vietnam market with prices ranging from 40 to 70 million VND depending on the version and each store.

2. Alienware M17x (2012), the best laptop for gamers

Although the chassis still remains the same, the 2012 Alienware M17x is crammed with absolute power under the lid. The Alienware M17x version has an Intel Core i7-3720QM processor, 8GB of RAM, a 7200rpm 500GB HDD and a 32GB SSD, graphics are supported by both Nvidia GeForce GTX 680M 2GB VRAM discrete graphics card and graphics Graphics integration with Intel HD Graphics 4000. Gamers with the need for multimedia entertainment and playing top games will hardly find a better gaming laptop than the Alienware M17x. However, this laptop also has the disadvantages of being quite noisy, heavy, hot and quite expensive with the price of 54.4 million VND.

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If you don't like the Alienware series, you can refer to an equally powerful and powerful laptop, the Samsung Series 7 Game, a not-so-bad candidate for the second-best gaming laptop of the year, after the Alienware M17x.

3. Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13, the best transforming laptop

In all devices running Windows 8, there's no more interesting device than the 13-inch Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga. It is attractive, flexible, versatile and has a surprising price.

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The IdeaPad Yoga 13 has a good quality IPS screen, flexible transformability, excellent keyboard for typing, soft price and powerful performance. But it still has some shortcomings including a backlit keyboard, an unstable touchscreen sensitivity and an average battery life.

The IdeaPad Yoga 13's price is 21 million dong, a price that is enough to appeal to the attention of any fastidious consumer. However, there has not been any information about this product in Vietnam market.

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Another candidate for this position is the Sony Vaio Duo 11 with the new slider design that Sony officially introduced in Vietnam market. Vaio Duo 11 is sold for 30 million VND with a touch pen.

4. Apple MacBook Air 11 inch (2012), the best mobile laptop

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The 11-inch MacBook Air version (2012) can be equipped with Core i5 or i7 processors with USB 3.0 port, 4GB RAM up to 8GB support and 64GB SSD drive. It is not inferior to the big brother MacBook Air 13 inches in speed but has a smaller size and lower price. Despite its compact size, the MacBook Air 11 inch (2012) can still give you two hours of battery life. The price of MacBook Air 11 inch (2012) is 999 USD and 1199 USD depending on storage capacity. In the Vietnam market, the price of MacBook Air 11 inches (2012) ranges from 21 to 25 million VND.

5. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, Ultrabook, best laptop for business people

With a durable design, light weight and excellent display, long battery life, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon has created a new standard for ultraportable laptops for business people. Some things had to be sacrificed for the chassis to achieve typical thinness like Ethernet and VGA ports, but it was a worthwhile sacrifice. If you're looking for a great Ultrabook, a business laptop, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon is a top candidate.

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The price of this Ultrabook is 31.4 million VND for Intel Core i5-3317U configuration, 4GB RAM, nearly 6 hours of battery life in a 1.88 cm chassis weighing 1.36 kg.