Shrink the system and bulk up the battery: It's not rocket science, but it's a winning recipe for portable PC design. HP does it with the Pavilion dv3-2150us ($849.98 list), which reduces the company's desktop-replacement media-center platform—complete with infrared remote control—to a 5-pound, 13.3-inch form factor and adds a long-lasting 9-cell battery. It's not as slim and elegant as our Editors' Choice Acer Aspire 3935 (6504) or Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch, but it works, and it's reasonably priced to boot.
Hewlett-Packard Company
http://www.hp.com
- Price as Tested: $849.98 List
- Type: General Purpose, Media
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
- Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo T6500
- Processor Speed: 2.1 GHz
- RAM: 4 GB
- Screen Size: 13.3 inches
- Screen Size Type: widescreen
- Graphics Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
- Storage Capacity: 500 GB
- Primary Optical Drive: Dual-Layer DVD+/-RW
