The 5 best travel laptops in comparison
Low weight and long battery life - these are the main requirements for travel laptops. We present five powerful devices and explain the advantages and special features of mobile computers.
5th place: Lenovo Yoga 3 14 orange
- Lenovo offers a rather unusual type of notebook with its Yoga series. Nevertheless, the devices can convince with great workmanship and powerful hardware components.
- The Lenovo Yoga 3 14 orange is a so-called convertible notebook, the display of which you can fold back completely thanks to special hinges. The laptop then acts as a simple Windows tablet - playing and surfing is even more fun.
- With a 14-inch display and 1.7 kg, the Lenovo is very light. The most impressive thing is the battery life of up to 11.5 hours. The compact device is such a great companion on every long journey.
4th place: Asus Zenbook UX305
- With the Zenbooks, Asus has established a strong product range in the field of ultrabooks. What is striking about all models is the striking wedge shape, which is somewhat reminiscent of Apple's MacBook Air.
- The Asus Zenbook UX305FA can convince in terms of mobility and suitability for travel. With 1.3 kg on a 13.3-inch display size, it is very light and also offers a decent amount of hardware. The battery lasts around 10.5 hours.
- The display is also remarkable: it has a resolution of 3, 200 x 1, 800 pixels and thus offers an extremely sharp display of films and images.
Asus Zenbook UX305 in practice test
3rd place: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch
- Lenovo offers a travel laptop especially for business people and other demanding customers. The ThinkPad series has always stood for perfect workmanship and high reliability.
- With the X1 Carbon Touch, the ThinkPad is now also available as a washable ultrabook that has been radically trimmed for mobility. The display is 14 inches in size and can be tilted backwards by 180 degrees.
- As a practical unique selling point, the ThinkPad includes a UMTS slot for mobile surfing. So you can do without an external surf stick when traveling and instead insert the SIM card directly into the device.
2nd place: Dell XPS 13
- The Dell XPS 13 is impressive in several ways. With a battery life of up to 17.5 hours, it outshines the entire competition. The weight of just 1.2 kg also makes it a real travel notebook.
- In addition, the display immediately catches the eye. It measures 13 inches in diagonal and resolves with Full HD. Thanks to the extremely thin frame around the display, the device as a whole remains particularly small and compact.
- A fifth-generation Intel Core i5 processor works inside. Together with the SSD storage, brisk work is guaranteed here.
1st place: Apple MacBook 12 inch
- Our number 1 of the best computers for on the go goes to the new Apple MacBook from 2015. The 12-inch device is extremely flat and sets new standards in terms of mobility.
- The MacBook is a maximum of 13 millimeters thick and weighs no more than 920 grams - no other manufacturer achieves such values. The Retina display is particularly impressive due to its good brightness and high-contrast colors.
- With 8 GB RAM and 256 GB SSD storage, the Apple laptop is also solidly equipped internally. The only downside is the connections on the device: Here you have to be satisfied with a single USB-C port to which a wide variety of adapters can be attached.
MacBook 12 inch in the CHIP test
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