Best Notebooks - 0 to 5 lb. Weight, 0 to 1000 $ Prices, 128 to 640 GB Hard Drive Capacity

'If you're not wedded to Apple's operating system, Dell's notebook is the way to go, but Mac fans who value endurance above all else will find the new 13-inch Air the best there is. '

'Thankfully, the system is unencumbered by bloatware. '

'Thanks to a new generation of processors, the MacBook Air gets improved battery life, while maintaining its now classic thin and light metal exterior.'

'The small notebook maintains a strong repertoire of connectivity technologies. '

'The MacBook Air 11-inch is a wonderful commuter laptop, and it should be on your short list if you're constantly on the move. '

'If you’ve got the money it’s perfect for business trips.'

'More ports than 12-inch MacBook. '

'Apple's buying process is very user-friendly.'

'It's excellent overall, and an improvement over last year's version. '

'Clear, bright, 12-inch, 2,160-by-1,440-resolution display. '

'Despite its small size, the speakers in the Surface Pro 4 made an impact. '

'The Asus UX305 is one of the finest laptops we’ve ever reviewed when value is taken into consideration. '

'If the company is smart about promotion, this could be a very successful product. '

'The display is unusually good for a Windows laptop though, using IPs-like technology that gives wide viewing angles and better colour gamut.'

'The built-in speakers are a bit trebly, but moderately loud and distortion-free. '

'The configuration options are very good for its sub-$1,000 price; it gets more than 8 hours of battery life; and has excellent performance for everyday, mainstream use.'

'Full HD display with 10-point touch. '

'But the appealing factors for this laptop include the slim form factor and light weight, which will come at a premium. '

'Thanks to those additions, the 13.3-inch convertible's small speakers can fill a room with crisp and powerful sound. '

'very long battery life'

'The Toshiba Satellite Radius 15 P55W-C5212-4K certainly works well as a large-screen laptop for power users, with good, though not superb, performance, a brilliant 4K display, and excellent system memory and SSD storage capacity. '