Top 5 Laptop With Longest Battery Life

Most people this days don’t just look for laptops with beautiful and sleek designs, they want a laptop that has a long battery life. Most 15 inches widescreen laptop been manufactured nowadays have battery life that do not last more than 3-4 hours, for me personally I don’t think this laptops are good for people who travel frequently. For regular travelers I wound recommend a laptop that has a battery life of at least 5 hours or more so that they wound not have to bother about charging their laptop frequently.

When buying a laptop most people use factors such as screen size, processor speed, RAM size, graphics card and price to decide which laptop to buy. Sincerely speaking these factors count for nothing if the battery life of the laptop is very poor. If one of your wish is to get a laptop with a fantastic battery life, then you are at the right place because I have compiled a list of the top 5 laptops with the longest battery life as at 2013, these are the very best laptops you can find any where in the world as far as laptop battery life is concerned.

5. Lenovo Thinkpad Carbon X1

There are so many laptops in Lenovo ThinkPad series but the 14-inch X1 Carbon notebook is the slimmest and lightest of them all. ThinkPad laptop series are well known for their long battery life and they are excellent for business use. Its thinness and dark color makes it very portable to carry about and pleasant to the eyes. The current price of this wonderful notebook is about $1600 and it comes with a Core i7 processor, 240 GB SSD, 8GB RAM, Windows 8 and a battery life of about 8 hours. If you want an alternative to MacBook Air but with Windows then Carbon X1 is exactly what you are looking for. It’s a great laptop to have.

4. Dell Latitude E6430

This is a classic Dell laptop with a battery life of about 10 hours and 30 minutes, this laptop is simply amazing and you can’t just ask for more. Dell Latitude E6430 has a top notch keyboard and a very sleek design perfect for business purposes. It comes with a Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM, Windows 7 professional and 256 GB SSD. This impressive 14-inch notebook has the latest and most advanced features you can find in any laptop. If you are looking for a stylish laptop with an amazing battery life of more than 10 hours, then Dell Latitude E6430 is a very good choice for you.

3. Apple MacBook Air

Apple MacBook Air is mostly known for its lightness and thinness. Recently Apple announced a new upgrade for MacBook Air and now the 13-inch MacBook Air battery life can lasts for up to 12 hours and the 11-inch one can lasts for about 9 hours. This laptop is extremely beautiful and sleek, it comes with an Intel HD graphics 5000, a 4th generation Core i5 processor, 256 GB hard drive and 3.0 USB ports. This super-slim laptop is a great device to have, its extremely light nature does not affect its performance at all. Personally I think that this is one of the best laptop manufactured in 2013 but most professionals choose MacBook Pro over MacBook Air just because of Retina Display.

2. Lenovo ThinkPad T430

The Lenovo ThinkPad T430 is a 14-inch laptop and quite surprisingly it can last for more than 13 hours with its 9-cell battery. Specifically designed for business, this laptop is very similar to Dell Latitude E6430. It has a Core i5 processor, 4GB RAM, 500 GB hard drive and Windows 8 Professional. When you buy a the default version of T430, it comes with a 6-cell battery but you can upgrade it to 9-cell one, if you can pay an extra $30. This 14-inch laptop may not be as beautiful and sleek like some of the laptops that you can presently find in the market, but it is a very powerful and portable laptop with a great battery life that you can’t find in most laptops.

1. Lenovo ThinkPad X230

Quite surprisingly the Lenovo ThinkPad X230 can last for more than 20 hours. This is incredible, as at now there is no laptop in the world that has a longer battery life than this 12-inch laptop. It is very portable, has a sleek design and more importantly an out of this world battery life. It comes with a 3rd generation Intel Core i7 processor, 4 GB DDR3 RAM, 500 GB hard drive and Windows 7. I confidently recommend this laptop to anyone looking for a strong, powerful and sleek laptop for maximum efficiency and performance.

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How To Replace A Broken LCD Screen On A Laptop

A broken screen can make a laptop to be completely ineffective, but the good news is that it can be fixed, even though it requires a bit of technical savvy to accomplish. A slight crack or a dent on the screen can stop you from using your laptop to do any meaningful work.

To fix a broken laptop screen, you need to have the right tools to work with, this will make the task easier. When buying the replacement LCD screen, you must ensure that the new screen matches the broken one exactly.The only way to guarantee this is to remove the old one and go with it to the place where you intend to purchase the new one or copy the model number of the broken screen. The step by step guide below will show you how to replace a broken laptop screen.

Step 1

Begin the process of removing the laptop screen by disconnecting the laptop from power supply and removing the battery, to remove the battery, unlock it and then slide it out from the laptop.

Step 2

The next step is to remove the LCD screen bezel, it is held by some screws and these screws are covered by seals or cushions. Remove these seals and then remove the screws securing screen bezel.

Step 3

Place your fingers between the plastic screen bezel and the LCD screen, and then release the plastic screen bezel securing the laptop screen using a plastic to lift up the bezel at the edge. Please do not use a screwdriver or a metal to lift up the bezel at the edge because it may cause further damage to the screen.

Step 4

After the bezel have been completely removed, with the LCD's mounting brackets now exposed, proceed to remove the screws that secures the bracket to the lid, then rest the front side of the screen on the laptop case and disconnect it's cable.

Step 5

Remove the screw holding the LCD inverter board, disconnect the inverter cables on both sides of the board and then remove the LCD inverter board.

Step 6

Remove the tape securing the video cable and disconnect the video cable from the LCD screen, note that the video cable connector is hidden under a tape.

Step 7

Remove the screws securing the laptop screen on each side and then carefully remove the LCD screen from the laptop

Step 8

The process is now complete

Step 9

The next step is to locate the manufacturer's label at the back of the screen and take note of the model number. Using this information you will be able to buy an exact match for the broken screen.

Step 10

When the new screen arrives, carefully unpack it and confirm that it matches the old one before fixing it.

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Replacing A Motherboard On A Laptop

Replacing a motherboard on a laptop, the reason could be that you want to upgrade the motherboard of your laptop to a better and more efficient one or that it is bad and cannot be fixed. The process of replacing the motherboard may take up to two or three hours depending on your expertise and experience with how to disassemble electronics devices. 

Before starting the process, it is necessary you ensure that the new motherboard is compatible with your laptop and that you have the right tools to carry out the process. If you have doubt about the compatibility  your laptop with a particular type of motherboard, please refer to the motherboard manual or go to the manufacturer's website. Things that you need to carry out the process are a set of screwdriver and a compatible motherboard.

Step 1

Turn off your laptop, unplug it from power supply and turn the laptop upside down. Unlock the battery and slide it out from the laptop.

Step 2      

Remove screws securing the heat sink and CPU cover, and then remove the cover. Now remove the screws securing a metal bracket that is over the CPU heat sink. Remove the bracket holding the heat sink and lift up the heat sink from the CPU. If you desire to replace or change the CPU, you can do it right away. Just unlock the CPU socket by turning the screw into an open position and carefully lift up the CPU from the socket on the motherboard

Step 3

Remove the screws holding the memory modules cover and then remove the cover. To remove the memory module, spread the latches on both sides of the module until it pops up at a angle of about 35 degrees. After releasing the memory module hold the memory module from its sides and pull out from the socket. Repeat the same process for the second stick, if there are two memory modules.

Step 4

Remove the screws securing the modem card. Carefully lift up the modem and disconnect the cable connected to it.

Step 5

Remove the screw holding the DVD drive and pull the DVD drive from the laptop.

Step 6

Remove the screws securing the hard drive cover and pull the hard drive to disconnect it from the motherboard before removing it from the laptop.

Step 7

Now remove all the screws at the back of the laptop, ensure that no screw is left.

Step 8

Turn the laptop over and start removing the keyboard. You can use a flat head screwdriver for this process. After you have successfully disengaged all the plastic latches, lift up the keyboard and remove the keyboard bezel. Then turn the keyboard over and place it so that you can access the connector on the motherboard. Before you pull the cable and remove the keyboard, unlock the connector by moving the lock away from the base, after the connector is open, pull the cable and remove the keyboard.

Step 9

Disconnect the cables connecting the laptop speakers to the motherboard. Remove the screws securing the laptop speakers and remove the speakers.

Step 10

Remove the laptop palm rest with the touch pad. Start by removing the screws securing the palm rest, disconnect the touch pad cable from the motherboard.

Step 11

Remove the screws holding the laptop front or top cover to the laptop base, with some care pull the video cable connector out from the motherboard. Lift up the laptop cover or display assembly and remove it from the laptop base.

Step 12

Remove the screws securing the laptop fan and unplug the fan cable from the motherboard. Lift up the laptop power jack from the base. Disconnect the laptop CMOS battery cable.

Step 13

After all these steps have been done, carefully lift up the motherboard and remove the motherboard from the laptop base. Now you can replace the motherboard and assemble it back.

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