By Lance Ulanoff, PCMag.com
Like almost everyone else I know, I spend an inordinate amount of time talking about cool, new sexy gadgets. Yet, when I think about how I spend my day and how I get things done, I realize that most of it is spent with a laptop—a business laptop to be more precise. It’s time to face facts: The Apple iPhone and iPad, Motorola Droid X, and HTC EVO 4G are all exciting, but they’re not business devices.
MacBooks can work for business, and the enterprising worker might be able to convince his boss that the Alienware M11x is a perfect business laptop, but the reality is that businesses tend to choose more pedestrian-looking (and affordable) fare for their business laptops. Think Dell Vostro 3300 and the Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 15 and you get the idea. In talking with system manufacturers, I’ve learned that there are six crucial elements every business laptop must have, and none of them have to do with good looks or entertaining, time-wasting apps.
