It should come as no surprise that battery life is one of the key things we look for in a laptop. What is surprising is which laptop brands and models take the top spots. They're not always the usual suspects.
Why are we so obsessed with battery life? More than screen size, processing power or number of ports, it's the first thing many laptop buyers think about before making a purchase, whether its school laptops, business laptops or gaming laptops. After all, you don't want your PC shutting down in the middle of a Netflix binge or while taking notes in a long lecture class, and carrying around a battery backup is just a hassle.
