25 best battery life laptops

Based on the extensive battery testing conducted in the CNET Labs, these are the 25 PCs with the longest battery-life scores that we've seen from 2018 through today. This list includes Windows and MacOS laptops, Windows two-in-one hybrids and Chromebooks running Google's Chrome OS. Not included are Android or iOS tablets.

The specific test used here streams a private video over Wi-Fi on an endless loop. Note that these scores reflect the specific configurations we tested, and that screen resolution and CPU choice are some of the major factors that affect battery life.

Our top five picks are presented in more depth here, or jump to the last page in this gallery to see all the top performers listed. 

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989 minutes, or 16 hours, 29 minutes.

963 minutes, or 16 hours, 3 minutes.

779 minutes, or 16 hours, 17 minutes.

It's not the most exciting design out there, but the 2019 Samsung Notebook 9 Pro is a slim, lightweight two-in-one with extra-long battery life, plus strong performance for its size. The Notebook 9 Pro ran for 750 minutes, or 12 hours, 30 minutes.

686 minutes, or 11 hours, 26 minutes.

409 minutes, or 6 hours, 49 minutes.

675 minutes, or 11 hours, 15 minutes with the FHD display. With the 4K screen, battery life dropped to 495 minutes, or 8 hours, 15 minutes.

672 minutes, or 11 hours, 12 minutes.

638 minutes, or 10 hours, 38 minutes.

632 minutes, or 10 hours, 32 minutes.

607 minutes, or 10 hours, 7 minutes.

590 minutes, or 9 hours, 50 minutes.

584 minutes, or 9 hours, 44 minutes.

571 minutes, or 9 hours, 31 minutes.

545 minutes, or 9 hours, 5 minutes.

538 minutes, or 8 hours, 58 minutes; the AMD model drops life to 448 minutes, or 7 hours, 28 minutes.

518 minutes, or 8 hours, 38 minutes.

514 minutes, or 8 hours, 34 minutes.

514 minutes, or 8 hours, 34 minutes.

494 minutes, or 8 hours, 14 minutes.

490 minutes, or 8 hours, 10 minutes.

488 minutes, or 8 hours, 8 minutes.

482 minutes, or 8 hours, 2 minutes.

477 minutes, or 7 hours, 57 minutes.

476 minutes, or 7 hours, 56 minutes.

This chart lists the laptops and battery life scores of the preceding 25 systems. We'll update this feature regularly as we test and review new laptops.

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