Major advancements in power efficiency mean laptops now last longer than ever, and you should take advantage of that.

Battery life was another pleasant surprise. I found that the laptop charged incredibly fast—going from around 50 percent to full in just about an hour, even while I was still using it.

The Dell XPS 13 (20:51) isn't far behind, making it our second most recommended laptop if battery life is what matters most to you. However, keep in mind that battery life fluctuates based on ...

For American customers, Dell has three SKUs of the 9450, starting with the Core Ultra 5 machines for $1949, climbing to ...

and several intelligent features that are part of Dell’s Optimizer software suite. The laptop learns what apps you use most and launches them faster (ExpressResponse), and adapts battery life ...