Top picks in laptops

Asus Eee PC has been chosen top in its class.
Top pick	Competitors		Based on 48 votes. Price range: $399 to $479 10 more competitors hide competitors
Asus Eee PC Release date: 11/1/2007 Price: $399	Everex gBook Release date: -- Price:$399	Nokia N810 Release date: 11/1/2007 Price:$479

The Asus Eee PC is a value priced ultra-portable notebook based off of Asus' own hardware and software specifications. The Eee PC is a fully operational computer, however the budget price and small form factor limit the performance capabilities. Various configurations are available, with the standard being a 900MHz Celeron M processor, 512MB or RAM and 4GB of solid state memory. Other value priced portable computers are being marketed by companies like Intel (Classmate) and by the One Laptop Per Child non-profit (see the XO-1) but those are targeted towards developing countries, while Asus is offering the Eee PC to everyone.

Everex gBook has been chosen top in its class.
Top pick	Competitors		Based on 4 votes. Price range: $399 to $550 1 more competitors hide competitors
Everex gBook Release date: -- Price: $399	Dell Vostro 1400 Release date: -- Price:$550	Asus Eee PC Release date: 11/1/2007 Price:$399

The Everex gBook VA1500V will be Everex's first full-sized laptop. Like their gPC and CloudBook the gBook runs gOS Linux and comes pre-loaded with open-source and free software tools, and has is marketed as an entry level budget laptop. It features a 1.5GHz VIA C7 -M Processor, 512MB DDR2 SDRAM, 60GB SATA HDD, DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo Drive, 15.4” WXGA+ Widescreen Display, VIA Chrome9™ HC IGP and WLAN 802.11b/g.

XO-1, The Children's Machine has been chosen top in its class.
Top pick	Competitors		Based on 2 votes. Price range: $200 to $225
XO-1, The Children's Machine Release date: 1/1/2007 Price: $200	Classmate PC Release date: 9/1/2006 Price:$225

Also known as the XO-1, the Children's Machine is the cost-effictive laptop project by the US-based, non-profit company One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), http://laptop.org. Founded by members of MIT faculty, its goal is to produce a $100 laptop that can be distributed to schoolchildren around the world. While that price goal had not been met by the start of 2008, the XO is a reality -- a fully featured laptop with a color screen and wireless connectivity that runs a new graphical user interface on top of Linux.

Dell Vostro 1500 has been chosen top in its class.
Top pick	Competitors		Based on 2 votes. Price range: $914 to $2,200
Dell Vostro 1500 Release date: -- Price: $914	ASUS G1 Release date: 12/1/2006 Price:$1,789	Dell XPS M1330 Release date: 7/1/2007 Price:$2,200

The Dell Vostro 1500 is targeted for small and medium businesses like the smaller 1400 series, but with a larger display and more upgrade options.  The Vostro 1500 Enhanced Graphics & Software package easily matches Dell's high-end XPS M1530 gaming laptop specs and components with the right upgrades, but at a more affordable price.

Apple MacBook Air has been chosen top in its class.
Top pick	Competitors		Based on 1 votes. Price range: $1,799 to $2,900
Apple MacBook Air Release date: 1/15/2008 Price: $1,799	Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Release date: 4/1/2008 Price:$2,900

Apple announced the new MacBook Air as the world's thinnest laptop at MacWorld in San Francisco on January 15th, 2008. Its thickness varies from 0.16" to 0.76" as measured from different points along its edge and weighs about 3 lbs. It features a 13.3" LED backlit display, a full-size backlit keyboard, and an oversized multi-touch trackpad. Apple has made use of several new technologies and design features to create an ultra-thin form factor laptop. It does not include an optical media drive.