Laptops > Twinhead Laptops > 15 - 17 inches

Advantages: ubuntu recommended
Disadvantages: low battery life

...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? ...
...It is very thin and extremely elegant. The base unit gets smaller at the front edge and appears even slimmer due to beveled flanks. Here the chosen material is also very important. Let's start at the notebook's bottom side. The XPS M1530's black trough is made of a combination of aluminum, magnesium, and steel parts. So, the XPS M1530's case has an excellent stability and is very pressure resistant and flexural rigid. The haptics of the surface feels ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent features
Disadvantages: none

Acer Aspire 6920G notebook is an excellent notebook in general. With its Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8300 and 4GB (giga bytes) of RAM memory, it's quite a powerful notebook computer. This model comes with Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 1 operating system installed which worked smoothly with the powerful hardware. A 16" LCD screen (Acer Cine Crystal) gives out a clear display even when playing Blu - Ray video disk. Yes, this model got a Blu - ...
...enough capacity for 320 GB of application software and its associated data. It has a built-in 6-in-1 card reader, a modem LAN hardware (56k/10/100/1000 Base T) and support hardware for wireless networking (802.11a/b/g/Draft) Another excellent feature of this model is the Cine Dash Media Console where it gives you direct controls in playing video movie disk (play, stop, pause, next, previous) and in controlling the sound volume right on the keyboard ... Read review

Advantages: small but powerful
Disadvantages: --

It's beautiful and portable. The weight is about 2KG. It's only 12.1" screen. The Aspire 2920 offers full multimedia and home entertainment features for a fraction of the size of its larger cousins, making it ideal to carry around. The small computer is equipped with Intel Core 2 Duo processor. You, then, can download, edit, word process or browse the internet all at the same time without wasting your time. It also has Crystal Eye webcam for chatting ...
...you to connect to the web from any location where the wireless web is available. These all its characters: • Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 1.66 GHz Dual-Core • RAM - 2 GB (installed) 4 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM • Hard Drive - 250 GB • Operating System - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium • Screen - 12.1 in TFT active matrix 1280 x 800 24-bit (16.7 million colors) • Optical Drive - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM • Graphics ... Read review

Advantages: Screen Size
Disadvantages: more heavy

This laptop looks pretty sturdy. The hinge is very substantial and screen stays well in place where ever it is open to. There is very little flex in the palm rests and the screen. The LED-backlit display is very nice with saturated colors and very good contrast. It is very easy for me to view the screen for long stretches of time. The letters are also printed bigger on the keys so they are easier to see. But shorter space bar does take some getting ...
...six-cell battery instead of the three or four-cell battery. This should make it last approximately seven hours on idle or about three hours on active mode with all the wireless connectivity switched on. This is perfect for students who need lighter notebooks that can provide them fast Internet connection and web chat. And also professionals who have basic document editing requirements while staying connected for longer periods. ... Read review

Advantages: Running it is easy even for beginners
Disadvantages: The battery is less durable

Acer aspire 4530 certainly responsive enough for the work environment. Vista boot time is faster than PC (blame Creative X-Fi sound card for this one), but, it was too disabled. Battery performance: Just average. Acer Aspire 4530 more or less like his brother, even the new 4520 core processors. Different is not justified. Complete charge and I realize the batteries last about 2.5 hours to economic and 2 hours for medium power settings. I did not ...
...notebook with her notebook activity. Acer Aspire 4530 using black as the theme, and look a little elegant and professional. Acer Aspire 4530 using Hyper Transport 3.0 is twice the bandwidth compared HT2.0. Acer Aspire 4530 provides the Windows XP and Vista drivers. Installing Windows Vista Ultimate in the Acer Aspire 4530 is not too difficult because simply put the OS disc, set the first boot sequence (F2 to enter the bios) to the CD / DVD and violin, ... Read review