Welcome to TechGuySmartBuy’s 2013 Holiday Gift Guide! We have compiled a product guide to make your choice for gifts a lot easier with great specs and pricing for the holidays. You can keep up with our entire line up here.
For those you who require a bit more power than a tablet can offer, we got you covered. The choices of mobile computers stack quite high and can be troublesome. Chromebooks are really setting their place in the marketplace while Lenovo continues to innovate w/ powerful Windows machines and Apple’s MacBook keeps getting more powerful w/ longer-lasting batteries. Check out full picks below.
HP Chromebook 14
Set to replace last year’s hit w/ the Samsung Chromebook, Google teamed up w/ HP to implement the 2013 vision of it. While the 11.6inch is currently not available, they do offer a 14inch model that offers more. You have a Intel Haswell CPU that gives you the best battery life on a Chromebook w/ up to 10 hours as well as an HDMI port + SD card slot too. The display is super high-def but still a great 2nd computer or browsing/streaming machine w/ 100GB of free cloud storage.
$299.99 | Buy it here
Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro
Lenovo helped create a new category of laptops w/ the Yoga Pro and is back w/ the anticipated sequel. The Yoga 2 Pro still changes into 4 different modes: from laptop to stand to tent to tablet. Offering a quality IPS HD touchscreen display, backlit keyboard, super-fast SSD for storage, voice/motion control, and 9-hour battery life.
$949 | Buy it here
MacBook Air 13inch
The MacBook Air is probably single-handily response for the death of netbooks and its a reason is has become the standard of mobile computing. The 2013 edition continues to do the same w/ faster Intel CPUs, faster Wi-Fi, faster SSD storage, and a 12-hour battery life. Also new to the Airs are FaceTime HD camera, dual-mics, & USB 3.0 ports. A must-have to cover the needs of many.
$1099 | Buy it here
Sony VAIO Pro 13
Sony hasn’t been known for their computers in a while as they are looking to change that within the past year or so. The VAIO Pro 13 is a prime example of such a feat. You can consider this a beautifully-crafted Windows device Apple could’ve made. It is super-light, thin but still powerful as it offers a full1080p HD display, fast SSD for storage, HDMI out, & USB 3.0. Any Windows 8 power users will enjoy this beauty & beast of a machine.
$1,149.99 | Buy it here
MacBook Pro w/ Retina Display
Apple’s creme de la creme of mobile powerhouses is their Retina MacBooks. Super-res display: check, not a heavy brick on your lap: check, fast SSD on-board: check, and ideal for photography/video-editing/music production: check. The 15inch is the more ideal choice but for those looking to not spend so much, the 13inch just got more powerful.
$1,299.99 | Buy it here
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