Best Notebooks - 3 to 5 lb. Weight, Coding, Touch-Screen Input Method

Glorious screen, Innovative flip mechanism

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

Attractive, Innovative design, Mostly reliable trackpad

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.

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.

Thin, Reasonably priced, Full-size HDMI port

Good build quality and sleek design for the price

Great audio performance, Premium design with soft-touch bottom

An attractive design, solid specs

Full-size VGA, HDMI, and Ethernet, Full numeric keypad

Glossy Reflective Display, No SSD

SSD+HDD performance, Discrete 3D graphics

Quick bootup from caching drive, Inexpensive price

Good manufacturing quality, Elegant design

Affordable for a touch screen laptop, Speedy boot time

Good battery life, Good speakers, Inexpensive