Stylish, lightweight design, Long battery life, Good performance, Affordable price

nbsp ; Keyboard has too much flex, Narrow touchpad buttons, Glossy lid picks up fingerprint smudges

The right side of the system contains two USB 2.0 ports, headphone and microphone jacks, Ethernet and Kensington lock ports, and a 5-in-1 memory card reader; the left side houses one additional USB port, HDMI, VGA, and the power port; the back of the ...

Stylish dark brown design, Responsive multitouch display, Good performance, Comfortable keyboard, Helpful eco utility

Touchscreen adds significant cost, looks a bit washed out, Heavier than non-touch version, Small touchpad, Dim webcam video

Above the keyboard are the two speakers and a row of touch-sensitive buttons, including the eco utility button, launch button for PowerCinema (similar to Media Center), and playback and volume controls. All of these buttons were responsive, but they ...

Extremely thin, light design, Spacious keyboard, Speedy hard drive, Unique touchpad

Less battery life than XP version, Relatively expensive for netbook, VGA port requires adapter, Battery not user replaceable

All-day battery life, Good graphics performance, Thin design with DVD drive, Loud speakers, Fast Boot feature

Mushy keyboard, Limited display viewing angles, Lid picks up fingerprints quickly

Think of it as the best of both worlds. ASUS' UL80Vt, the latest member of the company UL Series, matches Intel's budget- and endurance-minded Ultra-Low Voltage processor with a powerful Nvidia graphics chip, giving this $849 14-inch thin-and-light ...

Extra long battery life, Strong wireless throughput

Bulky, dated design, Small touchpad

The standard port spread also remains on the U110. On the left: lock slot, power and two USB 2.0; on the right: Ethernet, VGA, headphone, mic, memory card reader and the third USB port

Very long battery life, Stylish, slim brushed aluminum design, Comfortable keyboard, Good low-light webcam, Fairly loud speakers ; nbsp

Poor touchpad, Narrow vertical viewing angles, Bottom left side runs warm ; nbsp

Ultrathin and decked out in brushed aluminum, the HP Pavilion dm3t is one of the best looking notebooks of the year. In fact, it looks more expensive than its price tag would suggest (starting at $649; $839 as configured). And thanks to an Ultra-Low ...

Very long battery life, Stylish, slim brushed aluminum design, Comfortable keyboard, Good low-light webcam, Fairly loud speakers ; nbsp

Poor touchpad, Narrow vertical viewing angles, Bottom left side runs warm ; nbsp

Ultrathin and decked out in brushed aluminum, the HP Pavilion dm3t is one of the best looking notebooks of the year. In fact, it looks more expensive than its price tag would suggest (starting at $649, $839 as configured). And thanks to an ultra-low ...

Fast boot time, Clean, elegant unibody design, Excellent touchpad, Good graphics performance, Over five hours of battery life, Fast boot time

No SD Card reader, Tinny speakers

While the speakers on the MacBook were loud, producing enough sound to fill a room, they were lacking in bass. Higher sounds, such as the drums and guitar riffs in The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" and the Yeah Yeah Yeah's "Gold Lion" tended to ...

Attractive, durable design, Strong performance and battery life, Comfortable keyboard, Speedy QuickWeb instant-on feature, Good security software bundle 

Mediocre viewing angles, Poor sound, No VGA out

Up until now, small businesses with modest IT budgets have faced a difficult choice: purchase an affordable but bulky system targeted at them, or a low-cost consumer ultraportable without the build quality or business-friendly features they require. ...

Beautiful display, Strong endurance, Thin design with optical drive

Relatively pricey, Mediocre audio quality, Relatively pricey

Thin, light, and long-lasting are the key buzzwords these days when it comes to notebooks. And Dell has joined the party with one of its first laptops to use an ultra-low voltage processor from Intel, the Inspiron 14z (starting at $649, $854 as tested ...