Best Notebooks - 2 to 3 GHz Processor Speed, Microsoft Windows XP Professional Operating System, 40 to 220 GB Hard Drive Capacity

'It’s a decent budget laptop'

'We found the L300 was fine when handling standard tasks, such as writing emails while Media Player was running in the background.'

'great budget laptop'

'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'

'the X200 Tablet is worthy of the PC Magazine GreenTech award .'

'ThinkPad line’s usual sturdy build'

'There's no shame there: the ThinkPad was revolutionary in its time, and the iconic (if plain) design defined the modern business laptop.'

'The system adapts to your usage patterns and ignores steady, persistent vibrations, such as when you're working in a car or on a bumpy express train.'

'There's no shame there: the ThinkPad was revolutionary in its time, and the iconic (if plain) design defined the modern business laptop.'

'Best notebook'

'most portable system'

'The X200 is environmentally friendly, as it's compliant with Energy Star 4.0 and RoHS standards.'

'The X200 is extremely fast for an ultraportable.'

'the X200 is uncommonly sturdy.'

'excellent small-business laptop'

'latest 15.6" business notebook'

'stylish notebook'

'The 4510s is surprisingly slim for a standard laptop - i.e. not a 'thin-and-light' variety.'

'It is just perfect for an office laptop.'

'Audio output from the Satellite Pro S300’s built-in speakers is typical for a budget machine: It’s good enough for Web audio, but it sounds generally thin and tinny.'

'good battery performance'

'sturdy laptop'

'In general the laptop is robust.'

'most budget notebooks might feel flexible or flimsy, the G550 feels like a solid block of sturdy material.'

'it the perfect portable PC'

'peppy Lenovo 3000 N200 laptop'

'most budget notebooks might feel flexible or flimsy, the G530 feels like a solid block of sturdy material.'

'affordable new notebook PC'

'notebook feel sturdy, overall feeling'

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