Upside Down. Although convertible notebooks like the Dell Latitude XT, which support being operated either as tablet PC or as standard notebook are still rare, they gain more and more market share, because of new technologies and increasing possible field of application. The Dell Latitude XT demonstrates how a good convertible PC should be.

Nice looking single core notebook The Acer Extensa 5220 (-100508) is an appealing office notebook equipped with a single core processor, which is available at a small price. It is suited to those who wish to have a reasonable second notebook or a cheap desktop replacement for browsing the Internet and all office work. Equipment, display, and workmanship or top, if you consider the price category.

14.1 inch - High Mobility The Esprimo Mobile M9400 tries to attract businessmen by a 14.1 inch display, integrated UMTS modem, and a weight of about 2.2 kg. This review uncovers whether this office notebook is able to hold a candle to the professional Lifebooks by Fujitsu Siemens.

Multimedia Notebook with powerful Penryn-CPU The Znote 6625WD launched by the Danish computer company Zepto, is a powerful general-purpose multimedia notebook, which belongs to the category of 15.4 inch multimedia notebooks fit for computer games. The advantages of this Scandinavian are, besides a powerful Penryn-CPU T9500, a fast Geforce 8600M GT notebook video card, and the brilliant WSXGA+ display.

Mobile Gaming Notebook. The Asus F8SN is a powerful 14" notebook with GeForce 9500M GS video card and Core 2 Duo T9300 "Penryn" processor. This review uncovers among others the disadvantages of this powerful equipment inside a small case.

DTR Entry-level solution. The Acer Aspire 7720 series's case has a gemstone design, which is already well-known. It is equipped with a 17 inch WXGA+ display which provides a good desktop size for multimedia applications. The G in the name hints on a dedicated video card, whereas the reviewed notebook was equipped with a Geforce 8400M GS by nVIDIA. Combined with a Dual Core CPU the Aspire 7720, which belongs to the 17 inch notebook category, is a bundle especially interesting for starter.

Double Core. The XPS M1730 is now also available with two GeForce 8800M GTX SLI video cards for a surcharge of 490,- respectively 780,- Euro. Hence, Dell upgrades its signature gaming notebook with the newest and at the time of writing fastest video technology. This review uncovers, how these new video cards impact on performance and emissions and whether they are worth the surcharge.

More than just Office. The Dell Insprion 1525 scores not only points in typical aspects important for office notebooks, but also regarding a number of multimedia features. Besides a good workmanship, an user-friendly keyboard and a clear design, it also offers, e.g., an up-to-date HMDI port. Inside a Dual Core processor by Intel and two GB RAM ensure sufficient performance.

First Class Travelling. The Portégé R500 can be called a prototype of Toshiba's product range. Not only the very interesting equipment - Core 2 Duo U7700 CPU, transreflective LED display, 64 Gigabyte solid state disk, and 3G/UMTS module - hints on this. Furthermore, it is only 810g (!!) light and costs as much as 2,500.- Euro.

Heavy Worker. The Precision series by Dell was especially designed for professionals working with CAD applications and visualizations and demanding high video performance, reliability, and good support. The M6300 is a robust desktop replacement computer in 17 inch format. Various configuration options make it possible to turn it into a high-performance workstation.

Business dwarf with endurance. Optical drives and proper energy supply are usually the victims in the battle for the smallest subnotebook. Fujitsu-Siemens tackles exactly this problem, and offers with the Lifebook P7230 an ultra mobile 10.6 inch subnotebook with extensive communication-features and a DVD burner that can be replaced with an optional additional battery.

Want to possess it? Today's thinnest notebook is small enough to fit into an envelope and pleases by its decent design and the high-quality materials used. This review describes, whether this bundle is able to convince despite its minimum interface equipment.

Compact Gaming by Zepto. Some manufactures consider a Geforce 8600M GT video card only for notebooks which are at least 17 inch big. Zepto is completely different. Inside the 14 inch 6324W notebook there is a powerful 8600M GT video card by nVIDIA and also a brand new 2.5 GHz Penryn CPU by Intel.

Road Warrior. The Dell Latitude D430 proves to be an exemplary companion in our review. The up to now smallest notebook of the Latitude series is quiet, compact, light, and its workmanship is good. The runtime of the small 42 Wh battery is due to special energy-saving components up to 6 hours. Despite being equipped with low-energy components, the frugal Core 2 Duo processor with 1.2 GHz clock rate combined with very fast SSD hard disk is sufficiently powerful for daily business.

Family PC According to Asus this small and reasonable notebook is a notebook for the whole family. Here you can read how it performed in our technical tests and whether it is able to actually replace the classical PC.

Small, undemanding, but, powerful. This would be a suitable short description of the new mobile Penryn CPU by Intel. The main advantages of the new processor besides switching to 45nm production, which allowed a dramatically higher number of transistors, are a larger L2-cache and improved energy saving functions.

Quiet office notebook.The Samsung R60-Aura T2330 Deesan is a reasonable and quiet office notebook for starters without unnecessary details. The price performance ratio is alright. The R60-Aura is a robust notebook with bright display, low noise, and normal temperature increase. Furthermore, overall the performance of the R60-Aura is easily sufficient for office work.

Red-hot. The MSI Megabook GX700 Extreme is a serious competitor of every modding PC. A big logo on its lid, bright-red flames everywhere you look, and a deep black case are the trademarks of the Extreme model we reviewed. So, you'll surely recognize it even from a distance. Inside the 17-inch notebook there are a Core 2 Duo processor, a nVIDIA Geforce 8600M GT, two Gigabyte RAM, a HD-DVD drive, and a matte WUXGA-display. If you prefer a more decent design, the MSI GX700 provides you with nearly the same performance, but, has a more decent case.

Light noble subnotebook with two graphic adapters Others will definitely begrudge you the Sony Vaio VGN-SZ61WN/C, one of those light, compact, and fast subnotebooks. Designed in a preciously way, it combines performance and mobility in a new way. Furthermore, the VGN-SZ61WN/C attracts attention by modern and precious composite materials, additional security features, a switchable hybrid video solution, and a very bright 13.3 inch X-Black display.

It's a hunk. The Toshiba Tecra M9 is a business notebook, which is made for mobile business work. Anyhow, it is a heavyset 14.1” notebook, which has an overall weight of 2.3 kg. That is very much compared to other notebooks of that type. However, its display is not reflecting, it offers many security features, and the keyboard is acceptable to use. Therefore, the Tecra M9 is a classical office notebook.

Unspectacular appearance The new Amilo PI 2515, made by the German/Japanese producer Fujitsu Siemens computers (FSC), doesen't take any risks regarding appearance. The plain but not ugly notebook Amilo Pi 2515 isn't an exception. Only the small Centrino Duo- and Vista-stickers indicate the modern technology inside this 15.4 inch notebook.

Consumer Market Notebook. The Toshiba Satellite A200 is one of the reasonable consumer notebooks. Equipped with moderate hardware, these focus on price-conscious customers. This notebook is optimized for typical office and Internet applications. Nonetheless, it has a appealing case, which looks good on every desk. Because it is equipped with an ATI Radeon HD 2400 video card you can also run non-demanding multimedia applications.

Attractive Multimedia Notebook with enormous Storage Capacity. In this review the Acer Aspire 7520G, a 17 inch notebook with modern look, proves a good performance. The workmanship of this wide-screen notebook's case is good. Input devices and operational ease of the 7520G leave all in all an entirely positive impression. Gigantic: with a hard-disk capacity of about 400 GByte the Aspire 7520G offers more than enough space for the private video collection.

Already some time ago Dell introduced two series of entry-level notebooks intended for the emerging markets. Initially, we thought that the Vostro A860 won’t be available in developed countries, but the Texas-based vendor surprised us. We were promised a test sample just after it had been announced, but there was an unexpected delay. Finally we got hold of a test sample, which we'll describe in detail this test report.

The HP 6735b is a variation of the HP 6730b based on the cheaper AMD technology. Therefore this model should be interesting for buyers with smaller budget. First of all it is noteworthy that the HP6735b has the slower CPU, but the better graphics processors, and furthermore it is noisier. The following report covers the details which enable you to decide whether it is worth to spend some more euros on the higher-priced model.

The Asus C90S is a portable 15.4" high performance notebook with desktop CPU, overclocking functionality and a fair price tag. To find out more about the downsides, consult our comprehensive test.

Gaming for everyone. Affordably cheap gaming pleasure for consumers is the aim of the Asus G2K. The visually outstanding 17 inch desktop replacement has a very bright display and a wide range of interfaces such as HDMI and S-ATA ports. An AMD Turion 64 X2 CPU with 2.2 GHz as well as an ATI Mobility Radeon HD2600 graphics card take care of the performance. You will find out how this notebook is going to performance against its competitors equipped with Intel CPUs and nVidia GPUs in the following.

Compact business companion The Samsung X22-Pro Boyar (NP-X22T001) is a modern, silent, and robust 14" notebook for daily office work. It is light, weighing just above two kilogram, and quiet while running. Business user in particular will appreciate the possibility to use an optional X-Dock docking station. Two batteries and recovery disks are included in the shipment and contribute to a business-like impression.

Strong multimedia all rounder. With the Amilo Xi2428, Fujitsu Siemens Computers offers a compact all rounder, equipped with powerful hardware. The rather attractive price gets you an excellent T7700 processor with 2.4 GHz, a nVIDIA Geforce 8600M GS graphic card and a fast 250 gigabyte hard disc plus useful extras like Bluetooth, webcam and HDMI respectively eSATA connection.

Vostro mobile edition. The small brother of the Vostro 1500 tries to impress through improved mobility and by offering the same qualities as the 15.4" version. The price matters as well of course. Depending on the configuration the price can be as low as 700.- Euro.

Bread and Games... This article describes another notebook of the Asus V series, a 15.4 inch business notebook which is also fit for multimedia applications. Whilst a non-glare display with high-resolution indicates that business is its intended field of operation, the built-in Geforce 8600M GT video card with 512MB reminds rather on a gaming notebook. Following review describes how this interesting bundle scores.

The Dell XPS M1730 got this high score not only because of the impressive LED illumination, but also the other aspects of this gaming laptop were convincing. For example, the WUXGA display, the superb performance (8700M GT SLI graphic cards), and suprisingly also the low operating noise played an important role.

Compact Gaming by Dell. Dell's XPS logo indicates highest performance and first-class design by Dell. Regardless, whether you look at 17 inch DTR gaming notebooks or at the compact Dell XPS M1530, you can be sure that XPS notebooks by Dell are always equipped with up-to-date hardware and, so, provide first-class performance. So, it's not surprising that the Dell XPS M1530 is also a very powerful multimedia notebook, which sets a high standard for competitors. Core 2 duo CPU and Geforce 8600M GT with GDDR3 memory in a high-quality and compact 2.6 kg aluminum case: Is there anything left to be desired?

Back to the Roots. At the moment the Toshiba Satellite L40-14N is among others top in competition about the most reasonable available notebook. It tries to especially score points by a price of clearly below 1000.- Euro and should, thereby, attract possible customers who just demand basics. Light office applications, wireless Internet access, DVD and music playback are no problem for the Satellite L40-14N.

Light, persistent, and powerful notebook. The Lifebook S6410 is a light, compact, and fast notebook, equipped with Dual-Core-Ultraportable processor, which rates good in our review. The solid and sophisticated case and the additional security features make it a general-purpose and reliable companion. The S6410 is suited for demanding business and private customers.

Powerful mobile workstation. The HP Compaq 8510W is a solid and strong mobile workstation, built for professional users who work with visualisation and graphic applications. Beside its high overall performance the 8510W is built solid and offers meaningful operating and security solutions.

Satego copy. Beside the Satego X200 gaming series, Toshiba also offers the Satellite X200 series, which does not differ to much from the former at the first glance. There is first-class hardware in a striking case, so, also the Satellite X200 is indeed a gaming notebook. Powerful Intel Core 2 Duo processors and a powerful video cards, like Geforce 8700m GT or 8600m GT SLI, which the reviewed notebook came with, grant excellent gaming performance.

Solid Office Notebook. The ThinkPad T61 is a notebook which should especially attract business customers. Lenovo products are top regarding user-friendliness and data security. Here the Lenovo ThinkPad T61 scores points by many reasonable details. Furthermore Lenovo's customer support is excellent. Knowing the part number, it's pretty easy to quickly order most parts.

The next (last?) samurai. The currrent gaming-series by Toshiba is available in a number of different configurations. The 21D comes, e.g., with a more powerful CPU and a WSXGA display with a resolution of 1680x1050 pixel. Of course, these features raise the price, but, some potential buyers might still especially be attracted by the high-resolution display.

Some like it big. That`s it, for with the D901C wimps are at the wrong place. Big and heavy, but for a notebook a virtually incredible performance. That performance is provided by a Core 2 Extreme Quad QX6850 CPU with 3.0GHz together with two NVIDIA Geforce 8700M GT graphic cards with 512MB GDDR3 video memory each. O, yes, three hard disks with 250GB capacity each are also to be found in the casing. With this equipment the mySN D901C (Clevo D901C) represents the zenith of notebook technology at present.

Indigo Blue - This is the name of the reviewed Sony notebook. This office notebook with interesting price-performance ratio is, furthermore, also available in designs called 'Luxury Pink' and 'Pure White' and should, so, attract attention to a broad group of potential buyers sensible to design. As usually, the following review also informs about the other characteristics of the VGN-CR21S.

After having reviewed the powerful version of the MacBook Pro with a Santa Rosa interior, the smaller 2.2 GHz version now undergoes our endurance test. We intend to report about the first results of the endurance test of the Alu-Notebook as well as the Mac OS X 10.4.