Best Notebooks - 3 to 5 lb. Weight, SSD, 6 to 8 Hours Battery Run Time, Keyboard Input Method

Range of convertible positions

Bright IPS screen with good contrast

Flip design allows for multiple use modes

Portable, Quality Keyboard

Attractive soft-touch chassis, Strong performance

Comfortable keyboard and touchpad, Strong performance levels

Offering good performance, and great ergonomics and feel

Solid design, Comfortable backlit keyboard

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.

Slim, stylish all-metal construction

Very good benchmark performance, High-res touchscreen

Looks and feels great, Excellent battery life

Attractive, if somewhat predictable, exterior, Excellent display

Solid Windows 8 ultrabook, Folds back for tablet and stand modes

Fully functional 10-finger touchscreen

Bright display, Very long battery life

Solid performance, Great display

Decent all-around performance

Flawless keyboard and precise touchpad

Sleek and lightweight design

A gorgeous, different design

Plenty of features for business and security

Slim, rigid magnesium chassis

Thin lightweight frame, Fast SSD

Terrible keyboard, Poor screen

Build feels very solid

Excellent consumer-electronics-inspired design

Useless without Internet connection.

Runs hot, expensive.

Tough to recommend this Chromebook over a less expensive laptop or tablet.

Bright, pleasing matte display