Ultraportable Laptops: Reviews

Updated May 2009
 

Best ultraportable laptop overall

Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Starting at $1,170 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

PCMag.com: While Cisco Cheng complains that the Lenovo ThinkPad X200 lacks an optical drive and could be lighter, he hails it as a ...

Laptop Magazine: Laptop Magazine recognizes the Lenovo ThinkPad X200 with its Editors' Choice award. Reviewer Jeffery L. Wilson finds few ...

CNET: CNET is impressed with the Lenovo ThinkPad X200, granting it an Editors' Choice award despite the fact that it lacks some ...

PC World: PC World's reviews aren't as detailed as others, but they are backed with solid testing. The Lenovo ThinkPad X200 secures the ...

Notebook Review.com: The reviews at NotebookReview.com are highly detailed and expertly done. Benchmark testing against competing machines is well ...

Lenovo.com: Though there's not a ton of user reviews available, no Lenovo ThinkPad X200 owner rates the ultraportable laptop at less than ...

 

Best for under $1,000

HP Pavilion dv3510nr *Est. $900 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

Laptop Magazine: Laptop Magazine has one of the longer and more detailed reviews of the HP Pavilion dv3510nr. The features and look of the laptop ...

CNET: CNET is clearly captivated by the HP Pavilion dv3510nr, naming it an Editors' Choice. Matthew Elliott says that "This ...

Notebook Review.com: NotebookReview.com's Kevin O'Brien is less impressed with the HP Pavilion dv3510nr than most. The chief reason for that is ...

BestBuy.com: More than 85 owners have weighed in on the HP Pavilion dv3510nr to date, and most seem pleased. Approximately 91 percent say they ...

 

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Budget ultraportable laptop

Dell XPS M1330 Starting at $750 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

Choice magazine: Choice, which is Australia's answer to ConsumerReports.org, gives the Dell XPS M1330 high marks in this relatively recent report. ...

Dell.com: Dell's site is the best place to read user reviews of the Dell XPS M1330, and you'll find a ton of them there -- more than 850 at ...

PCMag.com: This review round up calls the Dell XPS M1330 a "great and venerable system" for those who don't demand the very latest ...

Notebook Review.com: Though some details have changed, this long and balanced report on the Dell XPS M1330 remains a worthwhile read. The most ...

TrustedReviews.com: In this older review, Andy Vandervell is completely impressed with the Dell XPS M1330, saying it is capable of satisfying ...

 

Stylish but expensive Windows laptop

Lenovo ThinkPad X301 Starting at $1,875 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

Notebook Review.com: NotebookReview.com reviews the Lenovo ThinkPad X301 in a detailed and testing-backed report. While no specific recommendations ...

PCMag.com: Cisco Cheng puts the Lenovo ThinkPad though its paces in this thorough review. He calls it the " most impressive ultraportable in ...

Laptop Magazine: Jeffery L. Wilson says that the Lenovo ThinkPad X301 provides tons of business capabilities in laptop with all the sleekness of ...

LaptopLogic.com: Daniel Shain calls the Lenovo ThinkPad X301 a "fully featured and fully portable unit, all for a fully painful price." The result ...

PC World (Australia): This review in the Australian edition of PC World isn't the most detailed, but covers the basics more than adequately. Opinions ...

Pocket-lint.com: Britain's Pocket-lint reports on the Lenovo ThinkPad X301 in a short report that seems balanced but lacks the detail of those we ...

About.com: The Lenovo ThinkPad X301 is named the best business ultraportable by About.com's Mark Kyrnin. Discussion is solid, but not very ...

 

Best tablet PC

Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet Starting at $1,410 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

PCMag.com: In this nicely detailed, testing-backed review, PCMag.com finds lots to like and little to dislike -- aside from the lack of an ...

Laptop Magazine: Laptop Magazine notes that the Lenovo ThinkPad X200 is missing a couple of niceties -- or perhaps necessities -- such as an ...

Computer Shopper: In naming the Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet an Editors' Choice, Jamie Bsales says, "This business-focused machine has all the ...

TabletPCReview.com: While TabletPCReview.com does not rate or rank tablet PCs, the site's reviews are detailed and backed by well documented testing. ...

 

Ultraportable Laptops Runners Up:

Toshiba Portege R600 Starting at $2,100

2 picks by top review sites.

Sony Vaio Z Starting at $1,740

2 picks by top review sites.

Samsung X360 Starting at $1,700

2 picks by top review sites.

HP TouchSmart tx2z Starting at $900

2 picks by top review sites.

Acer Aspire 3935 *Est. $900

2 picks by top review sites.

     
   
 
 
 

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