5 Best Mini Laptop 2020 | Buyer’s Guide

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If you are looking for the best Mini laptop that you easily carry around with you, then you are in the right place. 

What is a mini laptop?

You wouldn't normally s​ee 'mini laptop' or 'small laptop ' as a specification anywhere in the description of the laptop. So what essentially is a mini laptop? and how do you recognise it ? ​A mini laptop s a laptop with the following features

  • It should be a full laptop , not a tablet
  • screen size from ​7 to 13 inches
  •  light weight- normally ​under 3 pounds .

Why a mini laptop?

Mini laptops are perfect portable laptops for people on the move. Small size doesn't necessarily means that you dont have all the features or less power.And as a matter of fact some of the mini laptops we reviewed below are pretty powerful little machines.

So if you are someone who would ​like to have a full sized laptop and not a tablet. And yet to be extremely handy and portable,mini laptops are perfect for you.

1. Dell Latitude 7290 12.5

  • ​12.5" HD HD
  • ​Intel Core i5-7300U
  • ​16GB DDR4
  • ​256GB SSD

​This is a really professional looking laptop from Dell , weighing only just under 3 pounds and a thickness of only .73 inches . And comes with 7th generation core i5 processor with dual cores and four threads, and a maximum turbo frequency of 3.5GHz(source)

This laptop got a massive 16GB of ram and pretty quick SSD. There is ​one HDMI and ​one Mini Display port ,so you could easily connect two External monitors,when you catually need to work with better screen space

Pros

  • ​Very Light ​,, thin and Portable
  • ​Pretty Good performance
  • ​Value for money
  • ​Descent battery life

Cons

  • ​None

2. HP Elite X2 1012 G1

  • ​12" FHD IPS Touchscreen (1920x1280)
  • ​Intel Core m5-6Y54
  • ​8GB DDR3
  • ​256GB SSD

​This is a sturdy little laptop with a removeable keyboard.The included ​6th generation core M processor from intel(source) with dual cores and 4 threads is enough for light video or graphic editing.

This comes with 256 GB SSD , which can be easily upgradeable,if you need extra storage in the future.

The kickstand is pretty good and sturdy and it is easy to work with. This laptop looks and feels like a tablet , yet have the full functionality of a normal laptop with the attachable keybaord.

Pros

  • ​Good Battery life
  • ​Very ​good screen
  • ​Upgradeable storage
  • ​Excellent keyboard

Cons

  • ​None at this price-point

3. GPD Pocket 2 Amber Black

  • ​7" Touch Screen
  • ​Intel Celeron Processor 3965Y
  • ​8GB LPDDR3 RAM
  • ​256GB SSD 

​This laptop is super tiny and Portable.The keyboard is not a standard keyboard. You could say this is a tablet with a proper keyboard attached. 

If you work with office tools like MS office, and play older games or emulator games  and want an extremely portable small laptop , this is perfect for you.


Pros

  • ​extremely small and portable
  • ​Runs most Office programmes with ease

Cons

  • ​charging is pretty slow

4.Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e

  • ​11.6" Anti-Glare HD Touchscreen
  • ​ Intel Core i3-7100U
  • ​8GB DDR4
  • ​128GB M.2 SSD

​This is a perfect light weight and small daily driver laptop those who are constantly on the move. This is perfect for word processing, browsing the internet and watching movies or videos.

​At this price range, this laptop provides quite good value for your money.With a 7th generation core i3 processor and a super fast 128GB m.2 SSD drive this laptop doesn't lack power for your tasks.

Pros

  • ​Anti-glare screen
  • ​Durable design
  • ​Excellent keyboard
  • ​can work as a tablet

Cons

  • ​weights 3.51 pounds

5.Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 

  • ​13.5" Touch-Screen 
  • ​Intel Core i5
  • ​8GB Memory
  • ​​128GB SSD

​You can not have a list of mini laptops without having Microsoft surface series of laptops in it. This laptop have a nice 13.5 inch touch screen, which got good color representation and quite good spec.

This laptop comes with a 10th generation ​ core i5 processor.And you combine this with 8GB of memory, you​ can easily do all your daily tasks and even some multimedia editing without any issues.

​This laptop weighs only 2.79 pounds and have a very thin bezel. So this is really good daily driver laptop.

Pros

  • ​Good Battery life
  • ​very light
  • ​superb build quality​, stylish and sleek design

Cons

  • ​None
(Last Updated On: February 15, 2020)
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