Best Notebooks - PC Platform, 1.7 to * GHz Processor Speed, 3000 to * MB Installed RAM, 14 to * in. Display Size, 1 x ExpressCard Expandability, 1280 x 800 Display Max. Resolution

'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'

'top-of-the-line all-purpose laptops'

'top-of-the-line all-purpose laptops'

'the Lenovo ThinkPad T400 6473TBM sure feels good to use.'

'latest Lenovo notebook'

'no-frills, 15-inch notebook'

'this Toshiba notebook is RoHS-compatible, effectively reducing the environmental impact by restricting the use of lead, mercury and certain other hazardous substances.'

'The features offered by this laptop make it ideal for individuals who want a system for their personal or professional needs.'

'sleek colorful notebook'

'Build quality is relatively solid, if a little plasticky overall, and not helped in our experience by the unusual Scrabble-piece keyboard style - now copied by Apple - with its large spaces between keys.'

'peppy Lenovo 3000 N200 laptop'

'most budget notebooks might feel flexible or flimsy, the G530 feels like a solid block of sturdy material.'

'affordable new notebook PC'

'most powerful laptop computers'

'high-quality sound'

'This Inspiron 1520 weighs about six and a half pounds and is considered a mainstream consumer notebook'

'Text was very crisp and easy to read, but we found that images and movies had a slightly soft look to them.'

'the Pavilion dv4040us is a good selection for those who need storage space and memory'

'Also, this notebook has 128MB of video RAM, which is more favorable than some similarly priced notebooks.'

'the Sony Vaio VGN-NR21M is perfectly adequate.'

'Dell goes full-throttle with its latest XPS notebook, the M1730, which packs an Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 processor, dual Nvidia graphics processors in an SLI configuration, and Ageia's PhysX controller, which theoretically makes games look more realistic than before.'

'new 17-inch high-performance gaming notebook'

'It's the first laptop ever to use a dedicated Ageia PhysX processing unit alongside two separate high-end graphics cards.'