PC Laptops Reviews for Software Development

Dell Inspiron 15 I15-156B Notebook PC

$630.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
when i purchased this, it came with a carry bag and laptop shelf......also easy to use, connects to a usb port and keeps the labtop cool with the fan running.
from www.bestbuy.com
the cooling fan kicks on every 10 to 20 minuets at full blast but then calms down even though it's annoying the machine runs very cool as it's on all day long.
from www.bestbuy.com
i was sick when i got this so to make up for it, they got it "optimized" by the geek squad.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?fast, steady and cool what's not so great:?battery life "i bought three of these for each of my boys a couple of months ago.
from www.bestbuy.com
the only downfall i had is having to go back and have the geek squad re-install my touch pad drivers, the mouse clicked on things that i didn’t and highlighted things when i didn’t even highlight.

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Positives: Fast, Easy To Use, Nice Portability, Weight: 6.5 lb.

Toshiba Satellite Laptop

$525.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
the cooling system is quiet and laptop doesn't over heat.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?above battery life.good sound for movies and music,good guality,stays cool.
from www.bestbuy.com
i have runamd in all of my machines since i got into computers and its how you choose to cool them and in a laptop there aren't a whole lot of options.not too heavy easy to carry around.
from www.bestbuy.com
i keep mine propped up on a cooling station.
from www.bestbuy.com
geek squad optimized for me.

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Positives: Fast, Easy To Use, Strong Graphic Capabilities, Weight: 5.49 lb.

MSI Wind U100-451US 10-Inch Netbook

$314.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i am a nerd, i'll admit it, but set-up was a breeze!
from www.amazon.com
the cool thing about the msi bios is that it allows you to overclock the processor.
from www.amazon.com
i know, it's pretty cool.
from www.amazon.com
cpu and hard drive are running cool, and i can barely hear the fan noise.
from www.amazon.com
*looks cool

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Positives: Nice Portability, Good Mouse Quality, Lightweight, Display Size: 10 in.

Gateway Laptop

$460.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
i use it on my lap using an insulation type cover made for that use but this laptop runs cool compared to my other one.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?great sound for music and movies, stays cool,very fast above average battery what's not so great:?nothing so far.
from www.bestbuy.com
the bottom stays cool and it's comfortable to set on your lap.
from www.bestbuy.com
i have maxed the ram to 4gigs i got a 320 gig 7200rpm hard drive for it, and applied some artic silver thermal paste to the cpu, and so far it runs a bit cooler that when i first got it.
from www.bestbuy.com
i know my daughter will be thrilled when she opens the box and finds this beautiful computer in her favorite color!i have to say that the geek squad icon comes in handy.

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Positives: Fast, Lightweight, Attractive Design, Display Size: 15.6 in.

Sony VAIO VGN-FW373J/H 16.4-Inch Laptop

$1,600.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
as the "player" with the standard blu-ray on-board player built into the windows vista 64-bit home premium os by sony engineers, called "intervideo windvd bd for vaio" (quite a mouthful, yah?
from www.amazon.com
(2) runs cool.
from www.amazon.com
- runs quiet and cool.
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we hooked everything up via a simple 10-feet-long-hdmi-cable using the sony fw-373j/h as the "player" with the standard blu-ray on-board player built into the windows vista 64-bit home premium os by

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Positives: Large Screen, Lightweight, Easy To Use, Display Size: 16.4 in.

Toshiba L305-S5933 SATELLITE PSLB8U-027025 PC

$725.00 Est. at Amazon

from xspook, www.newegg.com
it also has cool software that displays a "radar" of the wifi signals in the area.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
couple of times, i noticed that the fan would run constantly even though the cpu temperature was down to 29 deg c or less and the vented air felt cool.
from Arasgrandpa, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: got this as a development machine to carry with me as i travel and rv.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
pros: fast, nice keyboard, good graphics, runs cool, great price and service from newegg.
from Superman, www.newegg.com
cons: none other thoughts: also got the rosewill notebook cooler.

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Positives: Fast, Great Portability, Strong Graphic Capabilities, Display Size: 15.4 in.

Toshiba Satellite U405-S2856 PC Laptop

Toshiba Satellite U405-S2856 PC Notebook

$1,135.00 Est. at Amazon

from Varrin from Keene, NH, www.circuitcity.com
one upside, though,is improved cooling underneath which was not a strong point of the u305.
from www.amazon.com
the keyboard also has an especially cool feel.
from www.amazon.com
the speed is fast even i have installed some development tools.
from www.amazon.com
i'm not going list all the specs, because you can find most of them on this page, i'll list some cool features i liked though:

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Positives: Good Portability, Long Battery Life, Attractive Design, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Toshiba Satellite Laptop

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what's great about it:?bright screen, handles multiple development programs, light for the size, good battery life what's not so great:?limited external connections, dvd drive on "wrong" side "i
from www.bestbuy.com
it runs hot (especailly when gaming), but this really can't be helped due to the lack of room for proper cooling.
from www.bestbuy.com
the glossy onyx- blue finish it very cool but it looks like it would get pretty scuffed up with a lot of traveling.
from www.bestbuy.com
price was right and i got the geek squad setup for the extra $35 so it boots up quickly.
from www.bestbuy.com
the geek squad diagnosed it as a motherboard issue.

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Positives: Fast, Lightweight, Large Screen, Weight: 6.94 lb.

Toshiba Satellite Laptop

$680.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?sound ,fast , stays cool.long battery life.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?battery time lasts most of 4.5 hrs also runs cool good sounding speakers what's not so great:?mouse pad not sensitive needs a good tap.
from www.bestbuy.com
the battery life is excellent and the cooling seems to be very efficient as i left it on my lap for an hour the other day and not once did it get too hot.
from www.bestbuy.com
who cares, that's the least of my worries, plus they give you a little cloth to wipe them off, pretty cool.i was surprised to find that the webcam is very grainy compared to the webcam on my dell
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so far i have loaded all programming software no issue.

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Positives: Fast, Great Portability, Easy To Use, Display Size: 14.1 in.

MSI U100-641US Q2-U100-641US-PCT PC Laptop

MSI U100-641US (Q2-U100-641US-PCT) PC Notebook

$406.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
the little fan in this computer keeps it nice and cool, which is great for someone like me who types a lot on it.
from www.amazon.com
i am a nerd, i'll admit it, but set-up was a breeze!
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the cool thing about the msi bios is that it allows you to overclock the processor.
from www.amazon.com
i know, it's pretty cool.
from www.amazon.com
*looks cool

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Positives: Fast, Nice Portability, Good Mouse Quality, Weight: 2.3 lb.

ASUS Eee EEEPC1000H-BLK066X 1000H 160G Netbook PC

$312.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i made the mistake, four years ago, of buying an hp laptop with a 15" screen because i thought it would be cool for dvd's.
from www.amazon.com
it runs cool and very well.
from www.amazon.com
i selected super saver shipping and got this in two days of it becoming instock after preorder phase so that was pretty cool.
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i like the battery life (getting around 5 hours watching movies), bluetooth, and the touch pad (scrolling with 2 fingers is cool).
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but the little flexible usb powered led light does the trick for $5 and looks cool.

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Positives: Good Portability, Fast, Good Mouse Quality, Display Size: 10 in.

HP HP NB041UA G60-230US 16.0" Notebook PC

Hewlett Packard HP NB041UA G60-230US 16.0" Notebook PC

$679.00 Est. at Amazon

from DxManners, www.newegg.com
seems to run cool, but will keep an eye on that.
from B, www.newegg.com
keyboard layout is nice, almost like a regular one, keypad is a cool/nice touch.
from Don V, www.newegg.com
7200rpm drive actually runs cooler.
from HFTrader, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i'm writing this review as i bring the remains to trash after coming from geek squad where i was told it would take another $500 to fix it.
from www.amazon.com
this seems to be a terrible engineering design.

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Positives: Good Portability, Strong Graphic Capabilities, Fast, Display Size: 16 in.

Sony VGN-AW120J/H 18.4-Inch Laptop

$1,750.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
vista home premium- i guess i should turn in my geek card for saying this but i really like vista- have since it came out.
from www.amazon.com
runs graphic intensive programs quite well however a cooling tray such as nzxt's cryo lx would be beneficial.
from www.amazon.com
i had mistakenly always bought the very light laptops and since i work as a web developer and photographer i was always trying to make things work without enough disk space or horse power and then

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Positives: Great Portability, Lightweight, Easy To Use, Display Size: 18.4 in.

Lenovo ThinkPad R50 183148u PC Laptop

Lenovo ThinkPad R50 (183148u) PC Notebook

$314.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
cool - the only warm part is the bottom center.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: the fingerprint reader/biometric login is cool and appears secure.
from Jawn, www.newegg.com
pros: decently fast, silent, runs cool.

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Positives: Nice Portability, Easy To Use, Excellent Durability, Display Size: 14.1 in.

ASUS N10JA1 N10 10.2" Notebook PC

$698.00 Est. at Amazon

from JLTate, www.newegg.com
i installed a 60gb ssd and windows 7 beta on it and it screams.in my graphics programming, i've noticed this gpu beats out the one in the laptop this guy replaced (dell inspiron 1420 w/ nvidia 8400m
from akjax, www.newegg.com
compatable with some other asus power adapters (my m50a's works with it.)the instant on os is kinda cool.
from Xaf, www.newegg.com
it's definitely a head turner as well, it impressed both my nerdy friends and even caught the attention of a couple flight attendants!

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Positives: Excellent Portability, Strong Graphic Capabilities, Fast, Display Size: 10.2 in.

HP Pavilion dv6-1030us NB145UA PC Laptop

Hewlett Packard Pavilion dv6-1030us (NB145UA) PC Notebook

$815.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
it was worth about 1000 dollars when i bought it and got it for 649 on newegg.very high powered laptop (not extreme gaming, but good for most needs......as an aside i do heavy programming, and thats
from N/A, www.newegg.com
my kids think this is the coolest computer becuase it has a remote.
from www.amazon.com
the hp media-smart is a very cool feature and has excellent clarity.
from JSS Jr., www.newegg.com
microsoft must think most pc/laptop users are morons.
from www.amazon.com
pretty cool....

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Positives: Attractive Design, Fast, Lightweight, Weight: 6.93 lb.

Acer AOA150-1178 Notebook

$294.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
also, when seen, several people comment on how cute it is, not that that's a truly important spec, but it's nice to have a little nerd-envy.
from www.amazon.com
overall, the acer aspire is an amazing little laptop that is a wonder (even for us tech geeks) to see in action.
from www.amazon.com
the touchpad is cool but can be a little slow so i got a cheap little wireless mouse for about $5 so that easily solves that potential problem.
from www.amazon.com
the cooling fan and hardrive are much louder on the acer

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Positives: Excellent Portability, Lightweight, Easy To Use, Display Size: 8.9 in.

Toshiba PSLD8U-06C01E Satellite L355-S7902 17.0 Notebook Intel Pentium T3400 2.16GHz

$730.00 Est. at Amazon

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i am not a computer geek so my machine has to be simple to operate yet be versatile.
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i like have a manual switch to turn off the wireless card..cool feature
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for about the same price my daughter got a stay cool hp with built in video camera.

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Positives: Nice Portability, Lightweight, Large Screen, Display Size: 17 in.

Acer Aspire One AOA150-1706 8.9-Inch Netbook

$300.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
overall, the acer aspire is an amazing little laptop that is a wonder (even for us tech geeks) to see in action.
from www.amazon.com
i gave it a cooling down period, but it would not restart - - - i just had a black screen.
from www.amazon.com
but when your dsl or t1 goes down, dialup always works)(did i say that it always works?) but great machine, all i wanted, cool, cool, cool.

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Positives: Great Portability, Lightweight, Easy To Use, Display Size: 8.9 in.

Acer Aspire One AOA150-1555 8.9-Inch Netbook 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 Ha...

Acer Aspire One AOA150-1555 8.9-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Ha... (LU.S410B.072) PC Notebook

$300.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
overall, the acer aspire is an amazing little laptop that is a wonder (even for us tech geeks) to see in action.
from www.amazon.com
i gave it a cooling down period, but it would not restart - - - i just had a black screen.
from www.amazon.com
but when your dsl or t1 goes down, dialup always works)(did i say that it always works?) but great machine, all i wanted, cool, cool, cool.

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Positives: Nice Portability, Lightweight, Easy To Use, Display Size: 8.9 in.

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PC Laptops

Best PC Laptops for Software Development

Dell Inspiron 15 I15-156B Notebook PC

Toshiba Satellite Laptop

MSI Wind U100-451US 10-Inch Netbook

Gateway Laptop

Sony VAIO VGN-FW373J/H 16.4-Inch Laptop

Toshiba L305-S5933 SATELLITE PSLB8U-027025 PC

Toshiba Satellite U405-S2856 PC Laptop

Toshiba Satellite Laptop

Toshiba Satellite Laptop

MSI U100-641US Q2-U100-641US-PCT PC Laptop

ASUS Eee EEEPC1000H-BLK066X 1000H 160G Netbook PC

HP HP NB041UA G60-230US 16.0" Notebook PC

Sony VGN-AW120J/H 18.4-Inch Laptop

Lenovo ThinkPad R50 183148u PC Laptop

ASUS N10JA1 N10 10.2" Notebook PC

HP Pavilion dv6-1030us NB145UA PC Laptop

Acer AOA150-1178 Notebook

Toshiba PSLD8U-06C01E Satellite L355-S7902 17.0 Notebook Intel Pentium T3400 2.16GHz

Acer Aspire One AOA150-1706 8.9-Inch Netbook

Acer Aspire One AOA150-1555 8.9-Inch Netbook 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 Ha...

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