Best Notebooks - 384 to 1331 MB Installed Video Memory, ~.*DVD.* CD / DVD Type, 8 to 550 Hours Battery Run Time

'the Envy 15 is extremely cleanly designed and it's roomy inside.'

'spacious design every laptop maker'

'Despite the glossiness, horizontal and vertical viewing angles on the UL30A are quite good.'

'The system is able to achieve such long running times thanks to the new chipset and the Core 2 Solo SU3500 processor.'

'low-cost, highly portable notebook'

'The system was completely usable in every instance; multiple programs running simultaneously did not stress the U30JC out one bit.'

'Overall system performance was very good in both graphics modes.'

'good all-round laptop'

'Excellent value.'

'Demand for the use of metals in laptop design is booming, and understandably so.'

'arguably the best thin-and-light 14-inch laptop'

'The notebook's hard drive performance was impressive: the 320GB drive recorded an average rate of 27.89 megabytes per second in our transfer tests, which is practically desktop PC-like performance.'

'The notebook's hard drive performance was impressive: the 320GB drive recorded an average rate of 27.89 megabytes per second in our transfer tests, which is practically desktop PC-like performance.'

'It's funny, really: Many makers of high-end notebooks don't even bother--simply tossing a PDF in the box--and yet this well-laid-out book covers all the bases.'

'the system was able to run nearly eight full hours before going into standby mode.'

'Black is elegant, especially when you’re out on the town with your new Asus Eee PC 1005HA-PU1X-BK Netbook.'

'The overall build quality is very good like this for a budget laptop and has a pretty solid feel.'

'this laptop should be able to handle just about any task you can throw at it without bogging down too much.'

'Like the rest of the EliteBook line the 8730w feels extremely solid and durable thanks to its magnesium chassis, DuraCase and DuraFinish, which makes the notebook scratch resistant.'

'Components HP's EliteBook 8730w laptop is very powerful, but fits into a small form factor.'

'Keyboard and Touchpad The deck of the 8730w is wide enough to accommodate a full numeric keypad to the right of the keyboard.'