Gaming, designing, school-work, business, the list of reasons why we need a laptop is almost always never-ending. Technological advancements have paved the way for powerful performances, stunning graphics, increased memory space, and sleek designs. As we enter a new decade, let’s take a look at the most popular laptops of the past decade:

• Lenovo ThinkPad
  An excellent business laptop, the Lenovo ThinkPad was like most laptops of its time: practical, rugged, bulky, and reliable. You could find the Lenovo ThinkPad with 13-17-inch screens, 250-500 GB hard drives, 4 GB RAM, and an Intel i5 or i7 core processor. The laptop functioned on Windows 7 and was the preferred device for many offices.
• Asus Zenbook UX21
  Sporting a lightweight and stylish look, the Asus Zenbook was only 17mm thick and a great option for business professionals. The Zenbook was packed in a silver aluminum case and came with powerful features like an Intel i7 quad-core processor, an 11.6-inch display, a 4 GB RAM, and a 128 GB hard drive.
• Razer Blade 14
  The Razer Blade 14 was a revolutionary laptop for its time. It was launched in 2012 by Razer, a gaming company that was new to the laptop market. Among the most popular laptops of the decade, the Razer Blade 14 had a thickness of 0.88-inches when most gaming laptops weren’t less than 1.5 inches thick. The device featured a 17.3-inch display, LCD Synaptics touchpad, Nvidia GeForce GTX 660M GPU, and a 2GB VRAM that made it perfect for gaming.
• Dell XPS 13
  Not only was the Dell XPS 13 one of the most popular laptops of the decade, but it also featured decade-defining design elements like glass weaves, almost zero bezels, and anodized aluminum. The InfinityEdge display and the smaller bezels made it the world’s most compact 13-inch laptop when it was launched. Dell XPS 13 boasted of an Intel Iris Graphics 540 processor, 6th generation Intel i7 core, and a 16 GB RAM. Also, the laptop came with a Windows 8 (64-bit) operating system.
• Lenovo Yoga 13
  One of the defining features of the most popular laptops of the past decade was the tablet-laptop convertibles. While most other models failed to engage the interest of users, the Lenovo Yoga 13 with its 360-degree display, engage tent mode, and stand mode became the most popular 2-in-1 laptop-tablet. The double-hinge mechanism let you switch between different modes with little effort, and the device itself was very stable and didn’t wobble or fall if you touched the screen.
• HP Spectre x36
  The Spectre x360 by Hewlett Packard made a name for itself in the line of convertible devices and was easily one of the most popular laptops of the decade. It was a bit heavy for a laptop, but it offered a battery life of 12.5 hours. The basic model featured a Core i5-5200U processor, a 1080p touchscreen, and a 4GB RAM. You could upgrade to a Quad HD screen or a dual-core i7 processor and change from a 128 GB SSD to a 256GB or 512GB hard drive.