Maximum battery life: TOP-5 "long-playing" laptops

The HP 15-cw0000 looks strict and minimalist, but not boring. The corrugated plastic cover of the laptop, the base of brushed aluminium and the geometric pattern that covers the speaker grill give a highlight to the appearance. In general, the appearance of the model has much in common with the fashion models of the ENVY line, although in the HP 15-cw0000 lineup it is part of the "multimedia" Pavilion.

The laptop has a 15-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. The screen gives quite a colorful and clear picture, and thanks to the anti-reflective coating allows you to comfortably work in the fresh air. In general, the screen leaves a pleasant impression, and the bezel-less design adds to its appeal. But the display has almost no margin for brightness. It is comfortable to work at a level of 85 - 90%. If the office has full lighting, then 100%.

The laptop is powered by a quad-core Ryzen 5 processor with a maximum frequency of 3.6 GHz and integrated Vega 8 graphics. Complementing the picture are 8 GB of RAM and a 256 GB SSD. On the one hand, such a system lacks the stars from the sky in terms of performance, on the other hand, it copes with most everyday tasks. Plus, the laptop practically does not heat up and does not make noise even under heavy load.

In addition to excellent autonomy (up to 11 hours from a single charge) and a cooling system, Bang & Olufsen branded acoustics are among the pluses of the model. You can watch movies and videos on Youtube without resorting to headphones. Even heavy guitar music is pulled out quite decently.

But what I didn't quite like was the keyboard. It is full-sized, with pleasant backlighting and goes well with the overall design, but the key travel feels tight. Therefore, if you plan to print a lot, then this can create a little inconvenience.

The Asus FX503VD is the middle ground between regular work laptops and the powerful Asus ROG gaming line. On the one hand, it does not have the overly aggressive appearance of a typical gaming laptop, but thanks to the red backlighting and red edging of the case, it becomes clear that this burly man loves games.

ASUS FX503 is a fairly powerful solution with an Intel Core i5 7300HQ processor (4 cores, 8 threads, maximum frequency of 3.5 GHz), 8 GB of DDR4 RAM, a 1000 GB hard drive and one of the most popular graphics cards on the market - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 .

Such a bundle has already become familiar for entry-level gaming laptops, since at a relatively low cost it provides stable 30+ frames per second in almost any modern game at medium-high settings and Full HD resolution. Although an additional SSD paired with the main drive would obviously not be superfluous here.

What stands out the most when looking at the laptop is its soft red backlit keyboard unit with the emphasis on the WASD gaming keys, which are backlit the most. This helps them stand out and complements the overall design. Plus, the keyboard is slightly recessed relative to the level of the laptop, so that the hands are in a more comfortable position and the load on the joints is reduced.

It is also worth praising the smart cooling system, which, using the F5 button, starts the turbo mode, accelerating the coolers to full power. It starts to make more noise, but there will be no overheating, throttling and performance drops, even if the system is loaded to the maximum. The cooling system itself is thought out for 5 plus. Each processor has its own heat pipe with small radiators and a turbine, like ROG laptops. And any free space on the sides and bottom of the laptop is used as an air duct, keeping the case cool.

And for all this, Asus asks about $850, which is 2-3 times less than models from the ROG line. At the same time, it has everything necessary for gamers in terms of ease of play, a very good reserve in terms of power and decent autonomy. And a nice bonus is a 64 Wh battery, with which the laptop can last up to 8 hours on a single charge in browsing mode.

Perhaps the main feature of the Dell G5 15 5587 is that it is a powerful gaming laptop with a capacious battery that looks like a pretty office horse. It's like a spy movie car that suddenly has wings and a rocket engine pops out from under the hood. The only thing that betrays a difficult temper is the keyboard backlight and the aggressive grille behind the case, which resembles the exhaust pipe of a sports car. And the aluminium case itself gives the impression of a strong and reliable device.

The 15-inch display has a Full HD resolution (1920x1080 pixels) and is made using IPS technology. The screen has good color rendition and contrast, the eye lacks a margin of brightness, but this problem is solved by an anti-reflective coating that allows you to work comfortably on a sunny day.

If you look under the hood of the laptop, then there we will see a 4-core Core i5 processor of the latest generation (maximum frequency of 4 GHz), 8 GB of DDR4 memory and a bunch of a massive 1000 GB HDD for storing a collection of games and a high-speed 128 SSD for installing the system and the games you are currently playing.

Since the system is gaming, the video accelerator in it is appropriate - a near-top GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4 GB of video memory, which will not falter even before the most demanding toy. The only drawback of the laptop is the cooling system, which is noticeably noisy at peak loads.

Among the features of this model, it is worth highlighting a keyboard with water protection and support for the Thunderbolt interface, which will be useful to owners of Apple gadgets. If the Dell G5 15 5587 had a weak battery, then it would have nothing to do in this top. Therefore, it has complete order with autonomy - up to 4 hours in game mode and up to 6.5 hours when surfing the net and watching videos. For such a filling, these are almost perfect numbers.

The HP ENVY x360 laptop is an extremely interesting solution for those who are looking for a productive laptop with a large touch display, but who do not need a powerful graphics card.

This model is a representative of the ENVY fashion line, which stands out with a rather interesting design that combines rigor and sophistication. The first thing that catches your eye is a thin (only 19 mm) and elegant body made of solid aluminium with almost imperceptible frames around the screen.

The 13-inch touch screen is made on the basis of a high-quality IPS matrix (resolution 1920x1080) with excellent viewing angles. Color rendition is not perfect, but there is no glare or insufficient contrast in office and entertainment tasks. The screen is touch-sensitive with recognition of up to 10 touches simultaneously. It is covered with tempered glass on top. Even better, with the ability to turn the display backwards, ENVY actually turns into a real tablet computer.

The filling of the laptop is sharpened to solve any problem as quickly as possible. If in most models of the price category "under $ 1000" we are usually waiting for 8 GB of RAM and a video card of the GTX 1050 caliber, then in the case of ENVY the balance is slightly shifted. Inside the miniature case, we will see a powerful eight-thread Intel Core i7 with 16 GB of RAM and integrated Intel HD graphics. That is, in terms of games, it is not strong, but with professional applications such as Photoshop or Reaper, a laptop is on you. It is only strange that instead of a fast and compact SSD, a 1000 GB volume HDD was installed in the case. On the other hand, thanks to the M.2 SSD connector, you can add at any time. As a bonus, buyers are waiting for an almost silent cooling system, which rarely reminds of its existence only when starting games.

As is often the case with good fashion laptops, the HP ENVY x360 is equipped with many useful little things that make life a lot easier. Namely, a powerful battery that lasts up to 12 hours, fast charging, a comfortable full-size keyboard, stylus support, a USB 3.1 Gen 1 port, a face scanner for quick unlocking, good built-in speakers from Bang & Olufsen and a high-quality Full HD webcam.

Like most models in the Yoga Transformer line, this laptop looks sleek and minimalist, with a modern bezel-less design and balanced specs. We don’t know if it was created with an eye on Apple fans, but this model will definitely attract those who want to update their MacBook.

The Lenovo Yoga 720 15 inch Hybrid features a 15-inch touchscreen display (1920x1080 resolution) that recognizes up to 10 simultaneous touches or stylus input. The display quality is excellent. Viewing angles, contrast and saturation are all at a high level, it is extremely difficult to find fault with something. The brightness settings are also quite wide.

The laptop is based on a penultimate generation quad-core Core i5 processor (maximum frequency of 3.5 GHz), 16 GB of DDR4 RAM and a 256 GB SSD drive with an additional M.2 connector. The icing on the cake is a powerful GTX 1050 graphics card with 4 GB of VRAM, which turns the Yoga 720 into a good gaming laptop that can provide comfortable FPS at high settings in most modern games. True, if the power of the video card is used to the maximum, then the heating of the case will be noticeable.

The Yoga 720's peripherals are a mixed bag. On the one hand, on the side of the laptop there are a pair of 3.1 gen1 and USB-C ports with Thunderbolt support, and it is equipped with a fingerprint scanner and a pair of JBL branded speakers with support for Dolby Audio Premium surround sound. On the other hand, Lenovo engineers for some reason abandoned the card reader and HDMI port. As for autonomy, the Yoga 720 is in perfect order with this - a 6080 mAh battery can last up to 10 hours of web surfing and watching videos.

The HP 15-cw0000 looks strict and minimalist, but not boring. The corrugated plastic cover of the laptop, the base of brushed aluminium and the geometric pattern that covers the speaker grill give a highlight to the appearance. In general, the appearance of the model has much in common with the fashion models of the ENVY line, although in the HP 15-cw0000 lineup it is part of the "multimedia" Pavilion.

The laptop has a 15-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. The screen gives quite a colorful and clear picture, and thanks to the anti-reflective coating allows you to comfortably work in the fresh air. In general, the screen leaves a pleasant impression, and the bezel-less design adds to its appeal. But the display has almost no margin for brightness. It is comfortable to work at a level of 85 - 90%. If the office has full lighting, then 100%.

The laptop is powered by a quad-core Ryzen 3 processor with a maximum frequency of 3.4 GHz and integrated Vega 6 graphics. 8 GB of RAM and a 1000 GB HDD complete the picture. On the one hand, such a system lacks the stars from the sky in terms of performance, on the other hand, it copes with most everyday tasks. Plus, the laptop practically does not heat up and does not make noise even under heavy load.

In addition to excellent autonomy (up to 11 hours from a single charge) and a cooling system, Bang & Olufsen branded acoustics are among the pluses of the model. You can watch movies and videos on Youtube without resorting to headphones. Even heavy guitar music is pulled out quite decently.

But what I didn't quite like was the keyboard. It is full-sized, with pleasant backlighting and goes well with the overall design, but the key travel feels tight. Therefore, if you plan to print a lot, then this can create a little inconvenience.

In the spring of 2018, Asus introduced a new series of "pseudo-gaming" laptops with understated design, decent hardware, but without the use of premium materials, as in the ROG series. The hero of today's review Asus X570UD was also in this line.

In the design of the laptop, there are still slight hints of gaming affiliation, but no truly aggressive and eccentric design frills. The laptop has a slightly domed aluminium-brushed plastic lid, complete with turquoise trim and the Asus logo. The shape of the laptop is strict, but with a twist in the form of slightly chopped corners of the case. This balance between the restraint of work laptops and the flashy colors of gaming machines looks very cool.

The laptop has a good IPS display with a diagonal of 15 inches and Full HD resolution. At maximum brightness and on a black background, you can see that the backlight is not quite uniform, but in everyday use it is imperceptible. The brightness adjustment range is sufficient for comfortable indoor use at any time. Colors are pleasing, with adequate calibration out of the box. In which case, using the ASUS Splendid utility, you can adjust the color temperature, saturation, brightness and contrast, as well as enable the Eye Care mode, which reduces the blue color for comfortable use in the dark.

As for hardware, it is enough for comfortable work in Photoshop, Lightroom, After Effects, and for running most modern games at medium and high settings. The configuration of the laptop is as follows: the latest generation eight-core Core i5 (1.6 GHz - 3.4 GHz), 8 GB of RAM, a 1 TB HDD drive and a GeForce GTX 1050 video card with 2 GB of video memory. True, when launching the most voracious games, you need to be prepared for the fact that the cooling system starts to make a decent noise, and the case noticeably heats up in the keyboard area. However, this does not create serious discomfort.

The X570's keyboard features full-size keys with a comfortable travel depth of 1.4mm. Asus X570UD gaming laptops inherited a backlit keyboard. True, not aggressive red, as usual, but “calm” white. In general, what to work with text behind this keyboard, what to play is convenient. The same can be said about the touchpad.

The laptop battery holds up to 10 hours in video mode (with the screen brightness at 40%). There is fast charging, which restores up to 60% charge in 49 minutes.

Like most models in the Yoga Transformer line, this laptop looks sleek and minimalist, with a modern bezel-less design and balanced specs. We don’t know if it was created with an eye on Apple fans, but this model will definitely attract those who want to update their MacBook.

The Lenovo Yoga 720 15 inch Hybrid features a 15-inch touchscreen display (1920x1080 resolution) that recognizes up to 10 simultaneous touches or stylus input. The display quality is excellent. Viewing angles, contrast and saturation are all at a high level, it is extremely difficult to find fault with something. The brightness settings are also quite wide.

The laptop is based on a penultimate generation Core i5 quad-core processor (maximum frequency of 3.5 GHz), 8 GB of DDR4 RAM (expandable up to 24 GB) and a 256 GB SSD drive with an additional M.2 connector. The icing on the cake is a powerful GTX 1050 graphics card with 4 GB of VRAM, which turns the Yoga 720 into a good gaming laptop that can provide comfortable FPS at high settings in most modern games. True, if the power of the video card is used to the maximum, then the heating of the case will be noticeable.

The Yoga 720's peripherals are a mixed bag. On the one hand, on the side of the laptop there are a pair of 3.1 gen1 and USB-C ports with Thunderbolt support, and it is equipped with a fingerprint scanner and a pair of JBL branded speakers with support for Dolby Audio Premium surround sound. On the other hand, Lenovo engineers for some reason abandoned the card reader and HDMI port. As for autonomy, the Yoga 720 is in perfect order with this - a 6080 mAh battery can last up to 10 hours of web surfing and watching videos.

The Asus ZenBook Pro UX550VD is one of the best laptops on the market in terms of size and performance. With a thickness of 18.9mm and a weight of 1.8kg, there's a powerful hardware inside that turns it into a powerful workstation/gaming laptop that you can take with you wherever you go.

I am glad that this lightness of the laptop did not affect the structural strength in any way: the case is made of a single billet of aluminium and assembled to last. Also, the frameless design has a positive effect on the dimensions. The 15-inch display is surrounded by a very thin bezel on the top and sides, while a wider band with the Asus logo sits on the bottom. Because of this, the sleek ZenBook is often compared to the MacBook in reviews.

ZenBook Pro has a quad-core Core i5 processor (2.5 GHz - 3.5 GHz), 8 GB of RAM, a 256 GB SSD drive (memory can be increased with an M.2 connector) and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 graphics card with an excellent margin of video memory of 4 GB. This filling allows you to comfortably play the most voracious toys or work in Photoshop, Cubase and other professional software.

Overall, with the ZenBook Pro UX550VD, the devil is in the details. For example, the laptop has a well-thought-out cooling system that does not allow the aluminium case to get very hot, even if you go to Novigrad for three days. A four-speaker system from Hi-Fi acoustics manufacturer Harman Kardon produces powerful and clear stereo sound. The 4790 mAh battery can last up to 14 hours of browsing and up to 10 hours of video playback.

Plus, the ZenBook has a built-in fingerprint scanner, fast charging, a pair of modern USB-C 3.1 gen2 ports, Thunderbolt support, and a backlit keyboard. Perhaps the only fly in the ointment in this barrel of honey is a not very convenient keyboard layout with a flattened block of arrows and a power button, which for some reason is located next to the Backspace.

The HP OMEN 15-ce000 is HP's purebred gaming laptop with a typical gaming flair. Its body with sharp aggressive lines is made of aluminium and fairly durable plastic. The most striking feature, giving it a futuristic look, is the screen cover with a geometrically correct pattern and heat sinks in the form of a pair of sports car turbines.

As a serious gaming laptop, the HP OMEN 15-ce000 is stuffed with no shame. The laptop relies on the seventh-generation quad-core Core i7 chip (maximum frequency 3.8 GHz), which is complemented by 12 GB of RAM, a bundle of a fast SSD drive with NVMe and HDD with a total capacity of 1128 GB and a top-end NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 video accelerator with 6 GB of video memory of the type GDDR5. This model will have no problems with launching professional software and games at maximum settings.

The 15.6-inch IPS display of the HP Omen 15 has a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. It has a high level of contrast, a good margin of brightness (290 cd / m2) and a backlight uniformity of 92%. In general, the display leaves a pleasant impression, and the main complaint about it is the bias towards blue tints, which makes the picture seem too cold. However, this can be corrected in the screen calibration settings.

One of the laptop's distinguishing features is the Omen Command Center software suite, which allows you to customize the keyboard backlight and create macros for keyboard shortcuts in games. I was also pleased that HP engineers did not save on speakers, but gave this work to the eminent manufacturer of Hi-Fi acoustics Bang & Olufsen. Therefore, the laptop speakers sound really loud, clear and rich, and if necessary, you can pile on a couple of extra decibels using the HP Audio Boost function.

This is one of the rare gaming models that is not afraid to leave the outlet for a long time. With a non-gaming load (browser, social networks, video) and a screen brightness of 20%, OMEN can last up to 8 and a half hours. Without load and with the minimum screen brightness, the test Omen 15 worked for 10.5 hours. These are solid figures even by the standards of balanced work laptops. Plus, the laptop is equipped with fast charging.