Best Lightweight Laptops for 2020
Looking for a highly portable computer? Check out these standouts from CR's lab tests.
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If you’re in the market for a laptop that you can easily carry from the office to the local coffee shop—or merely from living room to bedroom—you have plenty of options.
Several models from well-known companies such as Apple, LG, and Microsoft offer solid performance and generous battery life while weighing less than 3 pounds.
“For the smaller laptops that are most popular for travel, say 12 to 14 inches, a good general weight to follow is 3 pounds,” says Antonette Asedillo, who oversees laptop testing for Consumer Reports. “If you can find a laptop at or below that, you should be fine for carrying it around.”
But not all laptops that weigh less than 3 pounds are worth the money, which is where we come in.
