A very nice notebook that could have great if it were not for the lack of a DVD burner.

Our only real gripe with the machine is the one-year warranty as standard - although your local retailer may be able to extend it themselves.

A quality notebook for audiovisual enthusiasts with money to burn.

The unique Qosmio G20 goes a long way to justifying its price with home entertainment features to die for.

With a great design and great performance, the feature-packed 3202XMi is a good buy for mobile business people.

Acer's TravelMate C312XMi is a great device if you're after a notebook first and tablet PC second. The relatively low screen resolution impedes its handwriting recognition.

This good-looking and portable unit has all the features of a great Ultra Mobile tablet PC, but nowhere near enough power to make it happen. With functionality issues like screen resolutions resetting every log-in and the touch screen disabling after intensive activities, the end result is a $1,699 toy for those who appreciate style and don't need power.

Pioneer has definitely aimed for the performance market with its DreamBook Light 822 notebook, which is the most powerful notebook we looked at this month. Running an Intel Core Duo T2500 (2GHz) processor and 1GB (2x 512MB) of DDR2 533MHz RAM, the 14in DreamBook pulled off an impressive score of 97 in PC WorldBench 5 and 17,469 in 3DMark 2001 SE. These results place the DreamBook above other notebooks in its price range.

A powerful notebook that will run everything from Office to the latest 3-D games. Aside from flexing of the screen bezel, this is a solid machine that has a lot to offer.

With a wide array of features and good performance the Travelmate 8200 is a high quality notebook with only a few minor problems.

If you need a media and gaming notebook with a lot of power, and battery life isn't your primary concern, the Qosmio F30 is a great choice.

If you don't want to play lots of games and need a solid notebook for office tasks, the Z61t should fit the bill quite nicely.