Best Notebooks - Coding, 5 to 8 Hours Battery Run Time, Keyboard Input Method

Class-leading performance, Multimedia-oriented features

Big storage capacity, attractive case, backlit keyboard

Loud quad-array speakers, Very good graphics performance

Attractive multimedia laptop with impressive audio and video capabilities

small, fast and in a league of its own

Not a Retina MacBook Air, but awfully close

Eye-pamperingly gorgeous Retina display

While the new Pro with Retina isn’t a huge leap forward from its predecessor in anything except battery life, its generous price drop offers good value and makes ultrabook alternatives look over-priced.

Nice price, Removable battery, Good multimedia performance

Very good keyboard, Stable performance under load

Responsive keyboard, Accurate touchpadpointing stick

Portable OneLink Dock, Good durability

Glorious screen, Innovative flip mechanism

Great in its laptop mode, and has some very high-end options

Attractive, Innovative design, Mostly reliable trackpad

Impressive battery life, Touch screen

Appealing design, fit and finish, Excellent contrast ratio

Very impressive battery life, especially under heavy load

Compatible with WiGig wireless dock, Good keyboard

High resolution, Sturdy construction

Attractive soft-touch chassis, Strong performance

Comfortable keyboard and touchpad, Strong performance levels

Offering good performance, and great ergonomics and feel

Solid design, Comfortable backlit keyboard

Quad-core processor, Excellent performance on benchmark tests

Bright, accurate touchscreen, Good performance

Attractive laptop with an excellent display

Like a moth to a flame, Vizio’s CT15T-B0 lured us in with its bright 1080p screen, full-voltage AMD innards, and attractive design. But its hot backside, and sharp edges will have you looking for a more comfortable laptop.

Reasonably priced, Nice touchscreen, Attractive design

What Asus has crafted, perhaps inadvertently, is a desktop replacement for people who care more about touch and build quality than raw power.

Good selection of I/O ports, Excellent performance.

Good performance for the price, Responsive touch screen

Good performance, Runs cool and quiet

Great backlit keyboard, Very good touchscreen