Best Notebooks - PC Platform, 3 to 1000 MB Installed RAM, Touchpad Input Method, 1 x SD Card Slot Expandability

'perfect notebook'

'perfect notebook'

'impressive face-recognition system'

'single most impressive ultraportable notebook'

'Pros Nearly full size keyboard'

'comfortable, large keyboard'

'reasonable starting price'

'this notebook was designed to look clean and simple.'

'chic notebook'

'elegant black and silver system'

'full 5.1 channel surround sound system'

'the Pavilion dv4040us is a good selection for those who need storage space and memory'

'Also, this notebook has 128MB of video RAM, which is more favorable than some similarly priced notebooks.'

'While the other systems, the Intel Classmate and the One Laptop Per Child XO , are aimed at the educational needs of children around the globe and not generally available to consumers, the Eee holds no such highbrow pedigree--it's for sale directly from Asus to the laptop-buying public.'

'Its three USB ports are quite generous for a 2-pound system.'

'It's a little rough around the edges, but the Eee PC is a remarkably versatile machine for the price.'

'the Eee PC is the single most impressive notebook we've seen priced below $400'

'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'

'The build quality is average'

'It's extremely compact for a system packing a full-fat mobile processor'

'sturdy construction'

'The N200 is a very solid laptop with minimalistic design features'

'impressive laptop'

'sturdy construction'

'Dell goes full-throttle with its latest XPS notebook, the M1730, which packs an Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 processor, dual Nvidia graphics processors in an SLI configuration, and Ageia's PhysX controller, which theoretically makes games look more realistic than before.'

'new 17-inch high-performance gaming notebook'

'It's the first laptop ever to use a dedicated Ageia PhysX processing unit alongside two separate high-end graphics cards.'