Notebook Computer

Technically speaking, the laptop category has been superseded by notebook computers, the relatively slim and lightweight systems we are familiar with today. The dividing line between what we might call a notebook or laptop system is somewhat fuzzy and often overlooked. In general, notebooks look fairly similar to the older laptops and differ chiefly in size and weight. For that reason, many people continue to refer to all notebooks generically as laptops.

Following guidelines should be followed while selecting a notebook computer.

1.Choose the operating system which provides high speed and functionality. Windows Vista is the latest.

2.Following notebook processors are latest and best performing processors.

Intel® Core™2 Extreme Mobile Processor - suitable for HD multimedia, gaming with raw power and reality. Clock speed 3.2 GHz. Cache 12MB L2.

Intel® Core™2 Quad Processors -handle massive compute and visualization workloads. Optimized for the longest possible battery life. Clock speed 3 GHz. Cache 12MB L2.

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processors - provide powerful energy-efficient performance. Clock speed 2.4 GHz. Cache 6MB L2.

AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra and AMD Turion™ X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processors

AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core

3. Select Maximum RAM size(1- 2 GB)

4. Choose HD DVD drive or Blu Ray drive

Best Notebooks

Under $400

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Acer Aspire One (Linpus Linux Lite, White)

under $800

HP Pavilion Entertainment dv5t

under $1000

 HP Pavilion tx2500z

under $1500

 Sony VAIO CR590NCR - Core 2

Lenovo ThinkPad T400

Apple MacBook - black (Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard) Gateway P-7811FX

Under 2000

Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Alienware Area-51 m17x