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Four lightweight laptops for your first business trip

For a first work trip, the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Ultra is a strong fit if you carry the computer all day and know how you will connect to the meeting room. Choose the ThinkPad X1 Carbon for unfamiliar projectors, the MacBook Air for a Mac-based office, or Surface for browser-led work in a compact footprint.

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