Best Notebooks - PC Platform, 7 to 3198 lb. Weight, 15 to 15.5 in. Display Size

'big, highly polished VAIO logo'

'the VAIO NW was able to deftly handle our flick's fast-moving action scenes at 1080p resolution.'

'handsome laptop'

'It’s a decent budget laptop'

'We found the L300 was fine when handling standard tasks, such as writing emails while Media Player was running in the background.'

'great budget laptop'

'solid DX9 performance'

'Fantastic, quick, cheap'

'The body and screen lid feel tough and resist flexing when carrying the notebook around.'

'It is just perfect for an office laptop.'

'Audio output from the Satellite Pro S300’s built-in speakers is typical for a budget machine: It’s good enough for Web audio, but it sounds generally thin and tinny.'

'good battery performance'

'Every part of the notebook will get full of smudges and fingerprints, but you can always wipe it down in a couple of minutes to make it look brand new.'

'right laptop'

'the laptop lid is open, and the keyboard layout is first-rate.'

'This is a good deal more than what many budget notebooks offer users.'

'durable road-ready notebook'