Best Notebooks - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Operating System, 1280 x 800 Display Max. Resolution

'top-of-the-line all-purpose laptops'

'top-of-the-line all-purpose laptops'

'the Lenovo ThinkPad T400 6473TBM sure feels good to use.'

'latest Lenovo notebook'

'single most impressive ultraportable notebook'

'Pros Nearly full size keyboard'

'comfortable, large keyboard'

'reasonable starting price'

'notebook feel sturdy, overall feeling'

'Battery life is by no means bad, either.'

'The 15.4-inch matte display is clear, and matte displays are always a plus because they are less reflective.'

'good battery performance'

'This Inspiron 1520 weighs about six and a half pounds and is considered a mainstream consumer notebook'

'Text was very crisp and easy to read, but we found that images and movies had a slightly soft look to them.'

'The laptop feels amazingly solid with its magnesium alloy chassis.'

'the typically excellent ThinkPad build quality makes this a system that will have a long lifespan'

'The sombre black chassis is one of the sturdiest you can buy, and perfect for the rigours of frequent travel use'

'It's still pricey when configured for power users, but the typical excellent ThinkPad build quality makes this a system that should enjoy a long lifespan'

'The build quality is excellent and working with the system (for example, swapping the hard drive) was a breeze'

'Much of their consumer product lines have been relegated to the budget categories and the latest C500 series of Presario notebooks is very clearly targeted at being as low cost as possible.'

'very good laptop'