Top 15 Notebook 2019

A rare case when fundamentally different devices get so similar designations. We mean business-oriented tablet and laptop LATITUDE 5290, and we will talk about the second. Unlike the ThinkPad X280 subnotebook discussed earlier, Dell’s offer fits neatly into certain generalized corporate standards that provide the highest possible level of security for a wearable device, and the performance of its stuffing is much higher than the quality of the image displayed on the screen. Consider this point when choosing.

Of the useful features of the notebook, it is worth noting that it complies with the requirements of the MIL-STD-810G standard, the presence of interface connectors such as RJ-45 and D-Sub that disappear from everyday life, support for charging external devices via USB, and the possibility of increasing the amount of RAM.

The expediency of buying an ultra-compact laptop seems doubtful to us, nevertheless, there is a small steady demand for such models. Whatever the reason for the interest in the ultraportable, it is more convenient to control it by means of the touch screen, and in this sense there are very few competitors in the 11-inch HP x360 line. High-performance stuffing of its representatives is no different, but such subnotebooks are captivating with other advantages: an ergonomic “transformer” type design, a sufficiently high-quality IPS display matrix, a solid list of available interfaces, including 802.11ac, and decent autonomy. But Hewlett-Packard cheated this device with a normal webcam.

We recommend that you immediately take care of replacing a regular hard drive with a solid-state drive. Alas, but the amount of RAM will not increase here.

If the advantages of the “air” version of the MacBook do not look very convincing, mainly due to the inconsistency of performance and the asking price, then the Mi Notebook Air and the price tag are quite adequate, and the stuffing power is fine.The developers of this model even found a place for a discrete video card, despite the modest thickness of the case. In addition, the ultrabook from Xiaomi boasts faster RAM, high-speed built-in storage standard NVMe, as well as sensitive fingerprint. Although the angle of the touchpad to install it - not the right place.

What Mi-Notebook Air isn’t doing well with is battery life. Especially in the modes when an additional video accelerator is activated. Well, a slot for working with memory cards, this laptop is somewhere "lost", imitating its prototype.

Good all-purpose notebook. As its advantages over competitors can be considered an aluminum case, a fingerprint scanner built into the power button in older trim levels and a decent potential for modernization. The metallized lower part copes more efficiently with heat dissipation and improves the device’s strength characteristics. The fingerprint scanner will be useful both for multi-user family access and for protecting confidential information from indiscreet colleagues at work. And the possibility of installing two memory bars and a pair of drives in general can boast a very limited number of compact laptops.

Of the main disadvantages of a laptop, it is worth noting the best screen. It is based on an IPS matrix, but with a small coverage of the color range, low maximum brightness and relatively modest viewing angles.

Ultrabudget ultrabook for the most undemanding or financially constrained categories of users. In addition to the affordable price, its important advantages are a metal case and a clear IPS-screen. Of course, the matrix in the latter is used the most simple, with mediocre color reproduction and modest viewing angles, but the vast majority of Smartbook 141S classmates cannot boast of such a picture quality. RAM can not be added to this model, but you can put a normal SSD. Strictly speaking, the classic definition of a smartbook implies the use of processors of the ARM family, so the device name can be misleading.

We also draw your attention to the existence of the 141C line. Similar in name, but still less productive (corresponding laptops are based on Intel Atom).

It should be noted that the model cannot boast of high autonomy. For prolonged work in the field, a laptop from a related line of the ThinkPad T580 is better suited. True, this is a slightly different price category.

The company Xiaomi has once again contrived to make friends incompatible concepts and offered a solution of the representative class at a very reasonable price. An elegant, recognizable design, a very decent screen, a huge touchpad, a top filling with a discrete graphics card, a decent sound - what more can you wish for a demanding but economical potential buyer? From our point of view, it makes sense to focus on the most senior configuration of this model - with a Core i7 processor and 16GB of RAM, as long as the volume of the latter cannot be increased. Of course, everyone has their own needs, so this disadvantage is relative. In fact, other “minuses” are exactly the same nagging: noticeable heating under a large load, the fingerprint scanner integrated into the touchpad, the power button in place DELETE, single-level key illumination. What can really stop the acquisition of Mi Notebook Pro is the initial lack of localization.

Nobody buys budget laptops to solve serious problems, but this does not mean that working with such a device should not be comfortable. Naturally, everyone has their own criteria for this concept: no delays, a clear picture on the screen, a full keyboard, good autonomy, etc. We will not argue that the recommended model meets all of the listed requirements at once, but it is quite realistic to find an acceptable configuration within the appropriate line. From our point of view, the Ideapad 330 15 on the “fresh” Intel Pentium in combination with the Full HD screen deserves attention. Ideally, here I would like to see a solid-state drive, but it (if desired) will have to be installed independently. But the design of the device provides a slot for the memory bar, and much more expensive laptops can envy the variety of its interfaces.

Laptops with a large diagonal of high mobility do not differ, but such models are also being acquired for working with multimedia content or with an eye to gaming use (not naturally, of course). Regarding the latter usage scenario, the recommended PAVILION 17-ab400 laptop is good enough, as long as its processor and RAM operate at higher frequencies, and a discrete video card is capable of displaying “heavy” graphics with a reasonable screen refresh rate in normal quality. Another thing is that the IPS matrix itself has a modest coverage of the color space. In addition, it should be noted that a powerful “iron” under heating is heated, and the cooling system in the PAVILION 17-ab400 is not the most thoughtful. As a result, the installation of a high-speed solid-state drive in this laptop may be unjustified.

If you are looking for a good large-format laptop with an eye on social networks, convenient consumption of Internet content and watching movies with average picture quality, and you rarely plan to work with such a device, it makes sense to restrict yourself to configuration on a low-end Intel Core or AMD Ryzen processor. One of the variants of such a laptop can be a representative of the budget model range of HP 17-ca0000, which stands out against the background of its "classmates" with the following advantages. First, the display of the recommended laptop uses a matrix like SVA. If you look at such a screen at an angle, the displayed image partially loses contrast, and is not inverted, as on TN-panels of other state employees. Secondly, the design of the device provides two slots for RAM rails, which makes it easy to increase its volume if necessary.