In the gap between the mainstream and the ultra-minis lies the 10-inch display, a popular screen size for iPads and Android tablets but neglected by Windows ... "small" 12-13-inch laptops.

In order to standardize our battery life testing methodology, we will only be using the Tears of Steel rundown on all Windows laptops going forward. We'll stick with PCMark 10's battery life test ...

Here are the 10 laptops that stood out in 2013 ... Asus' T100TA delivers a small price tag along with a fully functional Windows 8.1 PC that can act like either a tablet or as a clamshell notebook ...