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.

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

Ports and Features The port selection of the Studio 17 is reasonably good for a notebook of this size. Ports and Features Port selection is very good even with no ports or slots added to the front...

Discrete graphics. The two plastic buttons underneath are responsive, and fingers will have no problem staying in the good-sized touch pad zone. Excellent keyboard and touch pad. Keyboard is comfo...

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...

The bottom line:
A striking feat of engineering that's sure to garner attention in a stylish home or on a multimedia-intensive sales call, the Dell XPS M2010 is simply too expensive and impractica...

With a solid set of multimedia features and high-end components, the Windows Vista-based Dell Inspiron E1505 remains a good laptop for basic home use.