Top 10 Laptops for 2010

The rise of smart phones and tablet computers shook the world during 2010, displacing notebook and laptop use considerably. Laptop manufacturers counter-attacked with a variety of improvements to retain consumer loyalty. Changes like improved audio, multi-touch touchpad, and other enhancements were included to hold over consumers until major game-changing upgrades like new CPU architectures become available in 2011.

For now, consumers will just have to settle for the top laptops from 2010 that are still available on shelves today:

10th Place

Lenovo IdeaPad Z560
705 GB 4 GB Intel Core i5 2.53 GHz

pros:
huge hard drive
excellent battery life
good expansion options

cons:
horrible mouse buttons
only 100 Mb Ethernet
only 802.11n Wi-Fi

9th Place

Dell Latitude 2110
160 GB 1GB Intel Atom 1.83 GHz

pros:
very rugged
hi-res screen available
multi-touch touchpad
many upgrades available

cons:
limited battery life

8th Place

Fujitsu LifeBook SH760
500 GB 4 GB Intel Core i7

pros:
good performance
good keyboard
has USB 3.0 port

cons:
annoying hard drive sensor
gimmicky scroll wheel
limited battery life

7th Place

Dell Inspiron M101z
320 GB 4 GB AMD Athlon Neo X2 1.29 GHz

pros:
good performance for the price
good keyboard
various case styles available
decent battery life

320 GB 4 GB AMD Athlon Neo X2 1.29 GHz

6th Place

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 14
250 GB 2GB 2.26 GHz

pros:
sturdy physical design
dual-input system
has Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
great keyboard
many expansion options
not too much bloatware

cons:
annoying red light
annoying hot air exhaust vent

5th Place

640 GB 6GB Intel Core i7 1.6 GHz

Acer Aspire 8943G

pros:
great performance
large screen
media scroll button on trackpad
integrated Blu-ray
integrated TV tuner
potential for heavy home entertainment use

cons:
extremely heavy

4th Place

Asus K52F
500 GB 2 GB Intel Core i3 2.26 GHz

pros:
excellent build quality
excellent design
excellent screen quality
remarkable sound
multi-touch touchpad

cons:
too much bloatware
no bluetooth

3rd Place

Samsung N210
250 GB 1GB Intel Atom 1.66 GHz

pros:
good battery life
good keyboard

cons:
ho-hum performance

2nd Place

Toshiba Portege R700
320 GB 4 GB Intel Core i5 2.4 GHz

pros:
light and thin without compromising performance
high connectivity
good keyboard
good battery life for the performance

cons:
so-so quality in the software department


1st Place

Alienware M11x (Core i7)
500 GB 8GB Intel Core i7 2.26 GHz

pros:
impressive power for the price affordable
small size
great battery life
excellent sound
backlit keyboard

cons:
bad 100 Mb Ethernet port
SIM slot does nothing

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