Best Notebooks - Modem Modem Type, DVD-ROM CD / DVD Type, Thin and Light Laptop Laptop Type

'This is impressive, often with budget notebooks the hinges can be somewhat weak.'

'Given its very inexpensive price, this notebook has great features for the money.'

'A docking station ($279) and port replicator ($179) are optional, as is a viewing stand ($79), which raises your system up to eye level for more comfortable desktop use.'

'highly usable laptop'

'Tablet is thin, light, and convertible'

'It is amazing to see a laptop that is so quick in the 3D benchmarks, with most games playable at 1,280 x 1,024, as long as you don't apply too many filters.'

'powerful ATI Radeon 9700 graphics solution'

'thin-and-light notebook suitable for travel'

'a wonderfully well-balanced system that melds portability with great features, like a 1.8-GHz Pentium M processor for power, 802.11a/g for wireless connectivity, TPM for security, and outstanding battery life.'

'bright 14-inch display, versatile MultiBay, and up to 5 hours of battery life with the standard 6-cell battery'

'great laptop'

'We were able to multitask very easily on this laptop, thanks to a hefty 1GB dose of DDR memory.'

'The Inspiron 9200's performance, overall, was very good, thanks to the processor.'

'the keyboard's cursor buttons are a fairly good size and well positioned for use when scrolling through a document.'

'Although sceptical of its ability to perform given its monster display size, we were proven wrong at every turn'

'powerful system'

'Add 512MB of DDR333 system memory; a 60GB Hitachi Travelstar 7K60 hard disk with 8MB buffer and 7,200-rpm speed; and a Philips DVD+RW drive that can be swapped for a second battery or a floppy drive; and you've got one serious laptop.'