Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (2017)

The latest iteration of the Lenovo X1 Carbon is easy to carry everywhere, it's sleek enough to show off, it'll last all day (and then some), and it has the power to motor through office and multimedia tasks easily.

It's the best ultraportable for business, whether you're a C-level executive or the proprietor of a small-to-medium-size business.

The ThinkPad X1 Carbon weighs less than 2.5 pounds, yet has the processing muscle to power through presentations, spreadsheets, and other day-to-day tasks.

This business ultraportable measures 0.6 by 12.7 by 8.5 inches (HWD), and weighs 2.45 pounds.

The top lid is made of carbon fiber, while the rest of the laptop is made of magnesium. It's both strong and light.

The 14-inch In-Plane Switching (IPS) display has full HD resolution, with very small bezels around the screen, which helps shrink the overall depth and width of the laptop.

In our battery rundown test, the X1 Carbon lasted an impressive 15 hours and 59 minutes. That's hours longer than all the ultraportables in its category.

The backlit keyboard is as comfortable as other ThinkPad keyboard, and you have the choice of a TrackPoint stick or the touchpad for controlling the cursor.

On the left side are two USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports, a USB 3.0 port, an HDMI port, and the jack for the Ethernet dongle.

On the right, you'll find a headset jack, a vent for the processor fan, and a second USB 3.0 port.