What is your recommendations for the best small business laptops?

Business laptops are not the most good looking of the wide variety of laptops which are available in the market, but there sales make a large segment of the total sale of laptops. A laptop is essential for conducting the business in a efficient manner as it is used to connect with potential customers and suppliers. A business can can also connect with the social networking sites like twitter and facebook and can also send emails on a regular basis.

The business laptops that are available today constitute metallic finish, has multiple color options, different options available on the screen and port and wireless acronyms. The price of laptops is getting reduced on a day-to-day basis and now it is better to invest in buying cheap consumer laptop than spend on enterprise model. Choosing a right laptop is a critical factor as it will determine whether the business is successful or gets suffered from downtime.

Power

Business PC's have dual core processors like Intel core i series or Turion II or AMD ATHLON II. For more stenuous business applications, AMD phenoms and Intel core i7 are present. There are thin laptops like dell latitude 13 Dell Vastro v130 which have low voltage Intel core processors. The business ultraportables like Sony Viao vpc-z214gx and Lenovo Think pad x220 that is equipped with a standard voltage processor.

4GB of ram is necessary. More than it will be a overkill and less than it will not justify the money you are saving.

Storage capacity

Hard drive must be spacious as modern businesses use multimedia, power point slides and heavily pixelated snaps in the staff meetings. A hard drive in between the range of 500GB or 750 GB forms a perfect balance between space and economy. Blue ray drive is also available in high end business laptops like Lenovo think pad t410 and Elitebook 8560p. It can be used for watching the flicks at 1080p HD.

High powered graphics are not necessary

Almost all business PCs have integrated graphics which come form Nvidia, Intel or AMD. Inetgreted graphics are sufficient for a business laptop as no body plays 3d games on business laptops. Discrete graphics are used by some professionals for high definition video creation. GPU acceleration in photo shop CS5 and 3d graphics.visualization that is used in CAD software and in architectural drawings. Lenovo t 410 and HP Elitebook 8560p are equipped with workstation class graphics that can run GRU accelerated tasks. These are also certified for professional applications for industries.

Stay connected

The business laptops have built in wi-fi. But the laptop owner has to find a wi-fi spot or some unprotected network where he can surf the net. Security considerations are also there.

Therefore the new business laptops are having 3G wireless modems or broadband modems. Models like Dell Vastro 3350 and Lenovo Think Pad x1 gt cane be integrated with these modems at a very nominal charge. HP mini 5103 is designed for business with options like 3g connectivity and touch screen.

Enhanced battery life

A business laptop must have long battery life to cover long commutes. They do have multiple battery options. The more cells in the battery, the longer duration of time it lasts for. The Dell latitude E6420 and Lenovo X220 has varied batteries like 4, 6 and 9 cell. Lenovo x220 has battery life of 19-24 hour range.

Other requirements

The laptop must come with specialized tech support, longer warranty and an extra ruggedized frame. When the work has high graphic intensity, then a laptop with discrete graphics should be opted for. A battery should be chosen considering weight and capacity. Processor selection should be based on the degree of energy efficiency and its power utilization.