BEST LAPTOPS OF 2007

Best Multimedia Laptop : Sony VAIO VGN-AR590E

The Sony VAIO VGN-AR590E is no stranger to the media-center motif and became the best Multimedia laptop of 2007 in our opinion. This laptop almost brings a whole home theater to your laptop. You will get a Blu-ray high definition disk drive that will let you watch the latest Blu-ray titles and burn high-definition content onto 25GB and 50GB BD-R media. This laptop also features three USB ports and a FireWire port and even a HDMI-port, so you can steam both HD video content and digital audio simultaneously to a larger display, say, your 60-inch LCD TV. It also comes with an optical out port, which can be an alternative way for streaming digital audio through your home theater system. There is also a option to add a TV tuner so you can watch online TV, but it costs another 400$. You can get 2x 250 GB hard disk, this whould be plenty of space to store your multimedia files. There is also a 1,3 MP webcam and a media card reader that reads Secure Digital, Memory Stick, and Memory Stick Pro.
Sony has really done an amazing job with this computer and it is the perfect multimedia laptop of 2007.

Performance Laptop : Dell XPS M1730

The performance of this machine is simply amazing with the Core 2 Extreme X7900. It is very rare to find such a powerful CPU at a laptop, but Dell seems to know what they are doing here because the results are really good. Remember the standard Core 2 Duo mobile processor has a 35W TDP, but the X7900 got an amazing 44W. IT is also really easy to clock this processor, and you can clock it from 2,8 GHz to amazingly 3,4 GHz with no problems.

When clocked to 3,4 GHz the Dell XPS M1730 got 7868 score points on PCmark 05 and beat laptops like Alienware M7700 (AMD Athlon FX-60, Nvidia Go 7800GTX) with over 2000 points. As you see there is no reason at all why Dell XPX M1730 should not be the best performance laptop of 2007 with the amazing processor, Dual Nvidia GeForce 8700M-GT in SLI (256MB each), 2GB DDR and a high quality 17-inch screen.

Best Business Laptop : Dell Vostro 1700

The Dell Vostro 1700 Notebook is a notebook that was designed specifically to meet the needs of the small business owner or worker. A good thing with this laptop is that the buyer can customize it exactly so it fits for his needs. The performance of this laptop is really good because it comes with the newest version of the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor. You will also be able to get up to 4 GB of memory in this laptop, something which is perfect for a business which needs a fast laptop to run for example many different programs at the same time. For the business person on the run, the next generation Wireless-N WiFi capabilities that are available with this notebook make it possible to maximize hot spot connectivity, in fact it allows the user to achieve up to five times faster throughput as well as up to two times the range when used along with a Wireless-N router. You can also get a 320 GB hard drive to store all your work and projects, the options for this laptop are endless. As you see there are many great things about this laptop which makes it the best business laptop of 2007.

Best Student Laptop : Sony VAIO TZ

The Sony TZ is the latest offering from Sony in the ultra portable market. This is the best student laptop of 2007 simply because the battery life and the light weight.
The battery life on this laptop lasts for around 7 hours! You will be able to work a whole day on you school without being in need for charging it. The weight of it is simply 2lbs 10.5oz actual, 3lbs 4oz travel weight. This is what I call a extreme light laptop. The specs of this laptop is not all that great, but when you study the last thing you should do is play games. The laptop is also really small and fits good under your arm, the dimensions are only (WxDxH Front/H Rear): 10x7.8x0.9/1.2. You also get an Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (802.11a/g/n) so you can hook to your network anywhere at your school, and Bluetooth version 2.0 plus Enhanced Data Rate (EDR.

All these features are perfect if you are an active student. The laptop also offers a inbuilt cam and many other good features. I congratulate Sony for making the best student laptop of 2007!

Best Value For Money Laptop : Dell XPS M1330

This laptop is really cheap and offers a good performance, good quality screen and simply gives you a lot for your money. I was not sure which laptop I should give this price to between Dell XPS M1330 or the well known MacBook from Apple. Finally Dell XPS convinced me simply because the build quality of the MacBook was not as strong as Dell’s XPS M1330.

Dell’s XPS M1330 got it all and that for a cheap price, you don’t have to give more then 999$ for this beauty. The design is stylish and beautiful, it is really small and easy to carry, the performance is very good for the price and it features a lot of options.

Best Laptop Design : Dell XPS M2010

The Dell XPS M210 is Dells largest and most fully featured notebook so far. The design of this machine is simply breathtaking with the 20-inch screen. The hinge allows a great deal of freedom for the monitor it is also very stiff and does not wobble. The Dell logo on the laptop also glows in blue, something which I find fascinating. The screen is also made with supreme quality and got good brightness.
The top and bottom of the system feel like faux leather, while the handle feels and looks like real leather. The laptop also got a good performance and a good buy if you simply want to amaze you friends and family with the breathtaking design.

Best Gaming Laptop : MSI GX600

You can clearly see that this is a gaming laptop, the black design white flames around the mouse pad, iron riffed speakers and a huge turbo button. This is a great gaming laptop and with a gaming laptop there will be good performance as well. The reason I choose this laptop to be the best gaming laptop of 2007 is not only because of its performance and design, but also because of the price. In this laptop you get will everything a gamer needs. Offering a 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT and an overclockable Intel T7300 Core 2 Duo which was clocked from 2,0 GHz to 2,4 GHz only by pressing the turbo button. This is a great feature with this gaming laptop. Actually we didn’t see the performance increase a lot on games with the Turbo button switched on but for other types of software it worked great. You will be able to play all newest games on this machine but be aware if you play Crysis your FPS will drop a lot when there are many things going on at the same time. The design is also perfect for a gamer and looks stylish if you are at young age. The price is only 1500-1700$ which also makes is perfect for a gamer with a tight budget. Overall this is why this laptop is the best gaming laptop of 2007.

Dell Latitude D630

If you have an eye for beauty, then you may skip this and fast forward to the next review. This thin and light laptop doesn’t compete in the looks department, but it sure does in performance and can get the user excited, with its Centrino Duo Platform (known as Santa Rosa) and a great battery life. With all the features of great security and optional WWAN, this product is priced low.
Latitude D630 is gray on the outside and black on the inside, and at a weight of 5.1 pounds, is light enough to be carried to and forth to business meetings. The case is made of magnesium alloy and provides the sturdiness that is rare in most laptops.
The nine-cell battery gives a life of 4 hours 45 minutes, a rarity among laptops in this range. Since this is claimed to be a laptop for the business users, it works well in their favor to have an extended battery life, and makes it perfect for them to work while traveling or vacationing in Hawaii.
The Latitude D630 has a 14.1 inch wide screen display (matte finish screen), which is bright and has a resolution of 1440×900. This allows the user to use multiple window option while working. The only things that are missing are the webcam and microphone. But then, for a low priced consumer oriented laptop, they are not essential ingredients, unless one needs these features for web conferences.
The keyboard is pretty good and quite comfortable to churn out email after email to your love. There is an option for biometric security, which has a fingerprint reader. Talking of security, it also has a smart card slot and internal Trusted Platform Module.
The D630 boasts of the Intel 965GM chipset, which has more powerful integrated graphics core and native 802.11n wireless support. It comes with a 2-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 processor, with a memory of 2GB, and a 120GB hard drive. It has an extra USB port. You can even test if there are any Wi-Fi networks within range, without turning the system on.
The Dell latitude D630 starts at $899 and goes upward up to $1913, and is built on Intel’s Centrino Dup platform and also runs on Windows XP. Users can switch to Windows Vista Business, which comes at no extra cost. Multitasking with Microsoft Office applications gives it an edge over its competitors.
A huge warranty of three years in place of one provided by other laptops, make this a secure buy. This laptop is ideal for businessmen and has what it takes to make it a fine performing product that comes at an affordable price.

Gateway NX100X


The ultra portable Gateway NX100X is as slender as a sheet of paper, with a thickness of less than one inch, and weighs 3.2 pounds only. This beauty in black, with a sleek case is a symbol of style. The very affordable price of $1625 makes it a consumer driven product. This lightweight and economical laptop is for those that feel the need to own something stylish.
The three-cell battery gives a life of three hours, with an option to either add a six cell or a nine-cell battery, at some extra cost. The nine cell gives an unbelievable nine hours. The user could literally live outside with this laptop.
It boasts of a 12.1 inch widescreen display with a 1,280 x 800 pixel resolution. Is wont to happen because of the higher resolution, the text gets smaller, but it has its own advantages like ability to open multiple windows on the same screen. The display is good and bright.
Being a widescreen display, it has a bigger keyboard with large keys. Although, the touch pad and mouse button are relatively small, they do provide good functionality. The scroll button is integrated into the touch pad.
The main configuration of NX100X is an 1.2 GHx Intel Core Solo U1400 processor, with a 512MB (533MHz) RAM and a 80GB hard drive. There are integrated Intel graphics.
It has two USB 2.0 ports next to each other, and also has the microphone and headphone jacks. The user is also provided a slot for media card (6-in-1) and it supports multi media card and memory stick.
The networking connections include a modem, WiFi, Bluetooth (optional), and Ethernet. The external DVD that is provided connects through a USB. This comes with Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Microsoft Works 8 mini suite, and apps, used for viewing and burning discs.
The industry standard warranty of one year is applicable to Gateway NX100X too, and if needed can be upgraded to three years for an extra charge.
This inexpensive and stylish laptop makes it a great buy for those that give importance to the look as well as performance, and comes at a budget that most can afford.