Ports and Features Port selection on the new T410 is excellent and a huge improvement over previous models. Another change is the shift from a two-piece palmrest and keyboard bezel on older models...

Boot and shutdown times felt quick, and the rather snappy Seagate 5400.6 hard drive kept access times to a minimum without sacrificing battery life. Backlight brightness levels were very good, eve...

Dell's turn toward a "design-first" philosophy continues to pay off with the XPS M1530, easily the best-looking 15-inch laptop in recent memory.

Ports and Features The port selection of the U505 is pretty good for a 13-inch notebook. The keyboard backlighting is nice and even and helps you see what you're typing in a dark classroom. As is ...

It isn't especially light or attractive, but the business-friendly T4410 offers strong performance in a multitouch-ready, convertible package.

Vertical viewing angles are average with colors starting to invert quickly when you tilt the screen 10 to 15 degrees forward or back.

Heat and Noise During normal use (browsing the web or working on a text document) the ProBook 4710s remained relatively cool but not very quiet. The ATI Radeon 4330 GPU with 512MB of dedicated mem...

Compared to other thin-and-light notebooks on the market, it is midpriced at around $1,615. The difference in size is noticeable; on the X200 we never felt like we were typing on an ultraportable ...

The bottom line: The IBM blueprint is still evident in the Lenovo ThinkPad R61, but the addition of a wide-screen display and all the latest Centrino Duo tricks make this a ThinkPad that could woo...

Keyboard and Touchpad The A11’s deck is large enough to comfortably fit a full keyboard and number pad.