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Buying a laptop is an investmentat the very least, you're going to spend a few hundred bucks, so you'll want to make the right choice.The problem is that it's tough to know whether a laptop is really right for you until you've used it for a while.We've researched some of the best laptops on the market and combed through reviews to at least give you some of the best options to choose from. Here are some of the top picks from experts around the web.SEE ALSO:RANKED: The best smartphones in the worldThe MacBook Air is gorgeous, super slim, and offers amazing battery life.The MacBook Air is still one of the best laptops you can buy. Not only is it razor-thin and light, it offers excellent performance and battery life too. Earlier this year Apple updated its MacBook Air to add new fifth generation processors from Intel, which means the Air is capable of lasting even longer on a single charge than it was in the past. In its review, PCMag wrote that it got more than 17 hours of battery life out of the MacBook Air, which is extremely impressive. It comes in 11- and 13-inch screen sizes, but if you plan on using it primarily for work we'd suggest the larger option.Price: Starts at $899The MacBook Pro with Retina display has a beautiful screen and more ports than the Air.If you want a Mac laptop with a better screen, check out the MacBook Pro with Retina display. There's a $300 difference between the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro of the same size, and the extra cash gets you a faster processor, a sharper screen, and more ports such as an extra Thunderbolt port and a spot to plug in an HDMI cord.The new MacBook Pro also comes with Apple's new Force Touch trackpad, which can sense how hard you're pressing down to click in addition to only detecting where you're touching the trackpad. You can use Force Touch to access some shortcuts in Apple's Mac operating system.Price: Starts at $1,299Dell's XPS 13 is just as portable as the MacBook Air, and it's a bit cheaper.Dell's 13-inch Windows laptop comes with an impressive 3,200 x 1,800 touchscreen with an "infinity display," which basically means it has really thin side bezels. It's a great option if you want to stick with Windows but want something that's as thin and light as a MacBook Air. It's $100 cheaper than the 11-inch MacBook Air and $200 cheaper than the 13-inch version.Price: Starts at $799See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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