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| | At LAPTOP, we review tons of laptops each year, putting each machine through a series of rigorous tests, some synthetic and some real-world. From screen brightness, audio quality and heat to speed and battery life, our writers and editors evaluate every aspect of a given system to arrive at a rating. This list of notebooks represents the best of the best in every category.  | | | |
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|  | | |  | | | The days of gaming laptops looking like hulking behemoths are at an end. The MSI GS60 Ghost, the latest in the company's line of sleek powerhouses, sports a 15.6-inch screen but is less than an inch thick and weighs only 4.2 pounds, making it one of the lightest gaming notebooks in the world. Starting at $1,699 ($1,799 as configured), the Ghost packs a powerful Intel Core i7 CPU, Nvidia's new 800 series GPU and a captivating 1080p display, making this a gaming rig that's powerful, portable and ready to play.  | | | |  | | | As far as affordable Android tablets go, Acer's Iconia A1-830 is the category's prettiest entry yet. For a compelling $179, the iPad mini lookalike offers a 7.9-inch display and an Android Jelly Bean experience with Intel's Clover Trail processor running the show. If you want a tablet that's good enough for light use, the Iconia A1 will do the trick, but you'll have to make some trade-offs versus slates that cost only a little bit more.  | | | | | | |
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