Best Notebooks - Fax / Modem Modem Type, PC Platform, 1.7 to * GHz Processor Speed, 3000 to * MB Installed RAM, 1 to 4 Hours Battery Run Time

'The backlit keys look great and make the Satellite U500 easy to type on at night.'

'Toshiba’s Satellite U500-178 is a highly portable laptop that’s great for either home use or a life on the move.'

'Ports and Features The port selection of the U505 is pretty good for a 13-inch notebook.'

'It will be interesting to see how the U500 does but for us, it's very much a square one release.'

'company's "best bang-for-your-buck retail laptops'

'top budget notebook pick'

'fast and responsive PC experience'

'Offering a fast and responsive PC experience'

'general-purpose notebook'

'My overall conclusion for the HP Pavilion dv7 notebook is really good.'

'great laptop'

'Lightest in its class.'

'fast, responsive PC experience'

'Solid Performance From Updated Core i3 Processor.'

'Price aside, the Vaio Z may be our new 13-inch laptop of choice, as it breezed by many other recent 13-inch systems we've tested, which all use older Intel CPUs (or slower low-voltage ones). '

'the Sony VAIO VPCZ114GX/S is great for those who move quite frequently, it's easy to take it anywhere with you, so you won't miss a thing.'

'The Sony VAIO VPC-Z112GX/S notebook is powerful, compact, ultra portable and packed with lots of powerful features.'

'The Sony VAIO VPC-Z112GX/S laptop is powerful, compact, extremely compact and packed with many powerful features.'

'Excellent user experience.'

'decent keyboard'

'Plus, the durable design sports a stylish black cover with a discrete textile pattern that stays clean from fingerprints.'

'wide viewing angles'

'excellent laptop'

'The plastics feel durable enough to resist cracking under mild abuse, and the matte-black plastic finish shouldn't make scratches stand out as much as they would on a glossy notebook.'

'solid laptop'

'the 1,366x768 native resolution screen looked good, although we've also seen screens this size with higher resolutions.'

'this laptop feels compact and dense.'

'just a good-looking notebook'

'Unlike the glossy finishes popular in competing models, the Satellite U505 features a subtly textured skin that resists fingerprints.'

'Ports and Features The port selection of the U505 is pretty good for a 13-inch notebook.'

'great product'

'The Media Card Reader on this laptop makes it easy to transfer files from a digital camera, video camcorder, MP3 player or smart phone using SD cards, Memory Sticks and more.'

'the picture looked crisp and vibrant head on, but as soon as we dipped the lid forward the screen appeared washed out; when we tried watching from the side (as if we were part of a group crowded around the screen), the contrast was too low.'

'quality and good performance'