Midsize laptops - CNET reviews

Editors' Top Laptops
updated May 17, 2006

Midsize laptops are the offensive linemen of the notebook team. They're big, powerful, and good in the trenches. But they're neither as quick or as flashy nor do they get as much press as their more elegant teammates, the thin-and-lights and the ultraportables. Check out our lineup.

-- Justin Jaffe, senior editor

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Midsize laptops

Laptops	Editors' rating	Price	Summary
Acer TravelMate 4650 Released: 06/01/2005	7.8 Very good	Email me when product is available	The TravelMate 4650 gives home and small-office users all the speed, battery life, and features they need at a very low price. Specs: Intel Pentium M (2 GHz) , 2 GHz, 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM , 6.2 lbs, 15 in TFT active matrix , Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Acer TravelMate 8200 Released: 01/06/2006	7.7 Very good	Email me when product is available	From a performance perspective, the fast Acer TravelMate 8200 does Intel's new Core Duo processor proud--but its battery life didn't see much of a boost. Specs: Intel Core Duo (2 GHz) , 2 GHz, 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM , 6.6 lbs, 15.4 in TFT active matrix , Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Lenovo ThinkPad Z60m 2529 (Pentium M 760 2 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 100 GB HDD) Released: 09/20/2005	7.6 Very good	Email me when product is available	The ThinkPad Z60m offers a solid combination of speed, battery life, and features in a well designed though not particularly portable case. Specs: Intel Pentium M (2 GHz) , 2 GHz, 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM , 7.3 lbs, 15.4 in TFT active matrix , Microsoft Windows XP Professional

HP Pavilion dv4000 Released: 03/30/2005	7.6 Very good	Email me when product is available	Don't want an enormous desktop replacement but long for solid entertainment and computing features and performance? The affordable and well-designed HP Pavilion dv4000 delivers. Specs: Intel Pentium M (1.6 GHz) , 1.6 GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM , 6.6 lbs, 15.4 in TFT active matrix , Microsoft Windows XP Professional