Best Notebooks - 2 to 3 GHz Processor Speed, 220 to 814 GB Hard Drive Capacity

'The latest Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch with Retina display is still an excellent laptop with a high-resolution screen and enough power for content-creation tasks. '

'The 15-inch MacBook Pro has a brilliant Retina Display, powerful processor and new graphics card options, plus faster flash storage and a new Force Touch trackpad.'

'The base spec is very good, but it’s arguably overpriced and non-upgradeable.'

'The MacBook is thin, light and striking.'

'While the Tablet mode is top-notch, you'll likely spend most of the time using the Surface Book as a laptop. '

'If you can live with its design quirks, this is a great all-purpose high-end laptop. '

'great laptop'

'With its slim, lightweight chassis, however, the X1 Carbon Touch is a great choice if you travel for work. '

'The X1 Carbon is a notebook that stays pretty cool to the touch.'

'Battery life good but not the best. '

'Still, for a casual yet powerful commuter Ultrabook the X1 Carbon has got most things right. '

'Speedy PCIe-connected solid-state drive'

'It packs a dazzling 4K display in a fetching aluminum design. '

'The configuration options are very good for its sub-$1,000 price; it gets more than 8 hours of battery life; and has excellent performance for everyday, mainstream use.'

'Full HD display with 10-point touch. '

'But the appealing factors for this laptop include the slim form factor and light weight, which will come at a premium. '

'Touch screen offers 180-degree tilt. '

'The Satellite Radius 12 is definitely a system to consider if you're a photographer or videographer who's tired of lugging a 15-inch laptop, and is willing to make some compromises in order to get a 4K display in a very portable package. '

'The Toshiba Satellite Radius 15 P55W-C5212-4K certainly works well as a large-screen laptop for power users, with good, though not superb, performance, a brilliant 4K display, and excellent system memory and SSD storage capacity. '

'awesome gaming experience'

'The Razer Blade is an impressive laptop thanks to its gorgeous display, responsive keyboard and touchpad, and excellent gaming performance for its size. '

'The slim and sleek design of the Razer Blade is unchanged, looking very much like a MacBook Pro dressed in black.'

'the 270-nit panel is bright and clear.'

'resistive touch panel'