Portability and performance are two key factors to consider when shopping for a laptop. However, those factors mean very little if you don't have the battery life to fully take advantage of them. Thankfully, battery life is back on the books as a key attraction to the latest laptops coming to the market, and Intel's Lunar Lake chips are helping to keep the space competitive.
Apple has had bragging rights in this area for some time, with its shift to ARM-based M-series chips leading to impressive longevity in the battery department. From that moment on, it was something of a one-horse race.
