Best Notebooks - PC Platform, 1 to 4 Hours Battery Run Time, Numeric Keypad Input Method

'extremely good mid-weight laptop'

'extremely good mid-weight laptop'

'reasonably good battery life'

'company's "best bang-for-your-buck retail laptops'

'top budget notebook pick'

'fast and responsive PC experience'

'Offering a fast and responsive PC experience'

'Lightest in its class.'

'fast, responsive PC experience'

'Solid Performance From Updated Core i3 Processor.'

'the system was able to run roughly two and a half hours before going into standby mode.'

'the ultra-stylish Samsung R530 laptop is ideal for viewing HD video, managing digital music, editing photos or playing immersive PC games on the go.'

'Fast enough for the vast majority of consumers. '

'amazing laptop budget'

'The Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5085 laptop offers families, students or small and home-based businesses the essential power and workspace to study, tackle budgets with a handy 10-key pad, keep up on Facebook and Twitter, or simply do more at their desk. '

'The full-size keyboard and number pad on the Satellite C655D have responsive, terraced keys that offer good spring and return.'

'The Acer Aspire 8930's media controls are intuitive and reasonably responsive, and the volume slider is, well, fun.'

'The hard drive is easily replaceable, and the motherboard supports a pair of DDR3 SO-DIMMs (and with a 64-bit version of Vista and the shrinking cost of 4GB SO-DIMMS, expansion is a viable option down the road).'

'The bezel is a little thick, but in my tests the lower edge was elevated enough to give me a good, full view of the screen even with my meaty paws typing away at the keyboard.'