An In-Depth Review of the Best Compact Notebooks Available

by Bill Healey

The latest sales have shown a trend of people looking to buy portable notebook computers. These are computers that are designed to be highly portable even at the expense of certain features. Some of these systems may completely remove or externalize components such as the CD or DVD drive. Some of these weigh less than 4 pounds, which is why they are so extremely easy to carry while traveling, something people who work on the road tend to love.

Here are some of the best selling and most popular portable notebooks being sold on the market today.

1. Sony VAIO VGN-TXN15P/B - Sony is well known for their full featured, ultra-portable notebooks for quite awhile now. The TX series is a lightweight powerhouse that packs quite the punch for such a small package. If you're out on the road for long periods of time, this is the one for you. The TXN15 is Sony's entry level portable laptop and even comes with a cellular modem for high speed wireless Internet access. The main and only complaint is the cost of one.
2. Dell XPS M1210 - What's there to say about the Dell XPS M1210 that hasn't been said before? It is easily one of the fastest CPU's compared to its competition in the portable laptop market giving it a lot of more performance capabilities. It also comes with a 1.3 megapixel web camera built-in and the option for a wireless modem from one of three different cellular phone carriers. Not to shabby for the cost, either.
3. Lenovo 3000 V100 - While it may get the publicity its cousin the ThinkPad gets, it still is a great priced notebook with some pretty good features that are nothing to turn your nose up at. It comes with a CD/DVD drive and some nice performance qualities. The one major complaint is the battery life isn't the greatest compared to its competition on this list.
4. Lenovo ThinkPad X60s - Taking a quick survey of business travelers about their favorite portable notebooks, you'll no doubt hear about Lenovo's ThinkPad X series being answered quite often. It is a favorite for good reason. It is highly reliable and has one of the best keyboards found on notebooks. Some describe it as a joy to work with. It does run a little more expensive than other models but you'll see the quality of the unit just after using it a few times.
5. Toshiba Portege R400 - Toshiba will be the first to admit that its Portege has a number of flaws to it, one of which is the price, but this convertible notebook does prove its merit since it was built with the new Windows Vista OS in mind. Its screen can be flipped around from a traditional notebook to be used as a tablet PC. The front edge also contains a small OLED display that keeps the status of your battery, email, schedule and the time.

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Is Notebook A Better Choice Than Desktop?

By: Roberto Sedycias

If internet made the world a global village, then we might as well say that notebooks made it a global colony. With desktops, things were a click away from us; notebook shorted the distance. Now we can carry the global colony on our shoulder. High-end technology at your lap, perhaps, we need nothing to conquer the world of convergence.

The great advantage of notebooks is that it gives us a sense of portability and mobility. Looking critically, portability is the only feature, a notebook has over desktops then why do we choose to go for a notebook? Notebooks can let you carry your work conveniently and you do not have to worry about all the wires, hardware and space required to keep a desktop. Also it's a matter of choice between work and home. You may want to work from home, when your baby or wife is ill. A notebook comes in handy then.

A notebook has a different role to play for different people, but it gives an incredible sense of freedom. Gone are the days when people walked around with pen and paper. All you need to do today to make notes it to buy a notebook. You may want to quickly write a email to a radio station, which is making noise in the name of music. You may want to sit in your neighborhood coffee shop and write a book or letter. But if you want to carry your notebook everywhere you go, you have to consider the weight of the machine too. A notebook weighs between 5 to 10 pounds; an ultralight model is even lighter. Whereas, a desktop computer, with its standalone CPU, monitor, and keyboard, weighs in at about 70 pounds. A notebook takes much lesser space too and is very convenient.

Some of the most famous notebooks are Sony Vaio, Apple MacBook, Dell Latitude, Toshiba, HP. Also there are many affordable versions of notebooks marketed by companies like Fujitsu, Panasonic, IBM, Asus and etc.

Let's look at a scenario where at a school, students are quietly seated at their desks and working on a class assignment with no teachers to guide them. It's real, and is happening in many schools around us. Now, we don't have to mourn looking at our tiny ones carrying pounds of baggage in their backs. Notebook has it all, from their books to assignment copies.

When we look at the productive side of the picture, we would promptly realize that a notebook is always a wise choice for an employer too. It makes his or her employees to achieve more productivity at work. It saves critical office space. At any crucial moment, a notebook can help you to do the work, even when you are not physically present in the office. When the traffic is high, and your boss is waiting for presentation in a conference room, a notebook comes to the rescue. A desktop PC does not give all this freedom for a good worker.

A research says that employees with notebooks work more than those companies with desktop PCs. A notebook enables you to work from anywhere, while traveling, from a beauty parlor, or while waiting for someone at a shopping mall. And the only disadvantage a notebook has is its safety, unless you doubly assure it from theft. It's easy to pick and elope for anyone at a busy commercial place. So, ensure the safety of your costly gadget that makes you feel the world is at your feet and enjoy the power of technology.

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Roberto Sedycias has a bachelor degree in Business Administration and over 20 years experience in systems analysis and computer programming. Currently working as IT consultant for www.PoloMercantil.com.br

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