Best Notebooks - Microsoft Windows Vista Business Operating System, 1000 to 2096 MB Installed RAM, 220 to 814 GB Hard Drive Capacity

'the HP Mini 5051 is available now direct from HP and online retailers.'

'innovative keyboard'

'serviceable touchpad'

'We were wary at first, having been big fans of the original HP netbook keyboard design, but the new version works well without forcing too many compromises; the Shift keys, for example, are large and easy to hit.'

'this laptop should be able to handle just about any task you can throw at it without bogging down too much.'

'Like the rest of the EliteBook line the 8730w feels extremely solid and durable thanks to its magnesium chassis, DuraCase and DuraFinish, which makes the notebook scratch resistant.'

'Components HP's EliteBook 8730w laptop is very powerful, but fits into a small form factor.'

'Keyboard and Touchpad The deck of the 8730w is wide enough to accommodate a full numeric keypad to the right of the keyboard.'

'I needed a laptop that was light, durable, and had a full-size keyboard for a weeklong business trip, so I brought the review unit of the 2530p with me.'

'Their compact form factor is crucial for people who need to have their PC with them all the time, especially frequent business travelers.'

'great performance'

'amazingly solid keyboard'

'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'

'Peak volume levels were enough to fill a small room, but if you plan on sharing a movie inside a dorm room, it might be wise to connect the laptop to a set of external surround speakers.'

'An HDMI port makes it simple to transfer high-quality audio and video to an HDTV, giving the laptop a second function as a Blu-ray movie player.'

'spectacular performance scores'

'the system was under stress during the performance benchmarking tests the SL400 remained relatively cool.'

'helpful "Reasonable price'

'Over 4 hours of battery life on a laptop that runs a good graphics card is very impressive.'

'good battery performance'

'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.'