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If you’re tired of anemic laptop batteries, you’ll get a charge out of these eight long-lived portable laptops. The four netbooks and four laptops, arranged in order from longest to shortest notebook battery life, will keep you going–for anywhere from 6 hours, 38 minutes to nearly 9 hours. With laptop battery power<\/strong> like that, you’ll be able to keep your attention on your work without sacrificing performance and productivity, and you’ll be at your destination before you know it.<\/p>\n

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Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Laptop<\/h2>\n

This ultraportable offers maximum laptop battery life. We tested the Lenovo ThinkPad X200 with a nine-cell battery option, and got 8 hours, 54 minutes<\/strong> of use from a single charge. The battery added less than a pound to the computer, bringing the total weight to only 3.7 pounds. Upgrading from the standard four-cell battery to the nine-cell LENOVO ThinkPad X200 Series Battery<\/a> adds $60 to your system’s overall cost.<\/p>\n

Samsung N110 Netbook<\/h2>\n
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Samsung, a latecomer to the U.S. portables market, seems determined to make up for lost time. The Samsung N110 did a stellar job in PC World’s battery tests, lasting 8 hours, 23 minutes<\/strong> on a charge–the best of any netbook in this lineup. Even better, the N110’s six-cell battery doesn’t add bulk, as is the case with the HP Mini 2140. The six-cell battery of the Samsung N120 is of a similarly modest size. The N110 weighs 2.7 pounds. Prices for this model have dropped recently.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

Lenovo ThinkPad T400 Laptop<\/h2>\n
ThinkPads are catnip to business travelers, thanks to their sturdy construction, solid performance, roomy keyboards, and–in the case of the LENOVO ThinkPad T400 Series Laptop Battery<\/span><\/a> life. Our test unit came with a nine-cell battery, which added considerable bulk but delivered 7 hours, 59 minutes<\/strong> of battery life. Like some ThinkPads, the T400 also gives you a choice of pointing devices: a nub as well as a touchpad. It’s great to have both, though the dual sets of pointer buttons can cause accidental presses.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

Acer TravelMate 6293 Laptop<\/h2>\n
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In performance, the Acer TravelMate 6293, our number one all-purpose laptop, is no slouch, turning in an impressive WorldBench 6 score of 90. In the looks department, it’s a wee bit frumpy. But I’m here to talk about what matters most when you’re on the road: long battery life. The TravelMate 6293 is great in that regard, having lasted 7 hours, 57 minutes<\/strong> on a charge in our tests. And the $999 price is certainly right. You can go a long way on that price–and on the battery.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

Samsung N120 Netbook<\/h2>\n
I watched the netbook market for a year and a half before making a move, and the Samsung N120 is the netbook I bought. Not only does it offer the most comfortable netbook keyboard yet (in my opinion), but its six-cell battery kept me typing at a recent Twitter conference for over 5 hours before I pulled its AC adapter out of my bag–and that was with the screen at full brightness and Wi-Fi on. In PCW tests, the N120 went for 7 hours, 43 minutes<\/strong> on a charge, which is excellent but not quite as good as its netbook sibling, the Samsung N110.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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\nFujitsu LifeBook T2020 Laptop<\/h2>\n
If your taste leans toward a tablet notebook, take note of the Fujitsu LifeBook T2020. It’s lightweight (3.6 pounds) and compact (11.7 by 8.6 by 1.3 inches). The 12.1-inch screen is brighter and more vivid than your typical matte-finish laptop screen, and it looks good indoors or out. You won’t get stellar performance–but that’s life with a tablet PC. You will get great\u00a0FUJITSU FPCBP198 Laptop Battery<\/span><\/a> life, however: It lasted 7 hours, 17 minutes,<\/strong> in our power-drain tests.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

HP Mini 2140 Netbook<\/h2>\n

In our tests, the HP Mini 2140 lasted 6 hours, 50 minutes<\/strong> with an optional six-cell battery. The six-cell battery adds about $25 to $30 to the cost of a new HP Mini 2140, which is an excellent value. But if you buy a Mini 2140 with a three-cell battery and you decide to get an additional six-cell battery later, it will cost you $129. Keep in mind that the six-cell battery is bulkier than, say, the six-cell battery on the Samsung netbooks, and it awkwardly protrudes. On the upside: HP claims that you can recharge the netbook’s battery up to 90 percent in 90 minutes, faster than the 4 to 5 hours that other batteries can take to reach a full charge.<\/p>\n

Acer Aspire One AOD150 Netbook<\/h2>\n
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With its standard six-cell battery, the Acer Aspire One AOD150 lasted 6 hours, 38 minutes<\/strong> in our tests. Some models hit U.S. store shelves with a beefier battery that lasted an even more impressive 8 hours, 34 minutes. This second-generation, 2.9-pound Acer netbook earned the number five spot on our Top 10 Netbooks chart. One thing to keep in mind: In May, Acer announced two new netbooks, the AO751h ($350) and the AOD250 ($298). Both models offer a choice of a three- or six-cell battery.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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