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Two Laptops Travel Light, but Flaws Weigh Them Down

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on May 8, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

Walt Mossberg tries out two laptops that weigh 3 pounds or less. They are worth considering for frequent travelers, but each has its own flaws.

Consider Your Needs, Then Use This Guide to Buying a Laptop

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on April 10, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

With laptops outselling desktop PCs, Walt Mossberg offers a quick guide to the key factors you should consider when buying notebook computers.

Price May Be Steep, but Thin ThinkPad Has Abundant Features

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on February 21, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

Lenovo’s thin and light ThinkPad X300 is an innovative laptop that will be perfect for many mobile PC users. But its file-storage capacity is low and its price tag is high.

Super-Slim ThinkPad Sneak Peek

Walt Mossberg in Mossblog on February 13, 2008 at 4:34 am PT

Only a month or so after Apple announced its MacBook Air laptop, which it calls the world’s thinnest laptop, Lenovo is about to spring its own super-skinny machine: the ThinkPad X300. Here’s a sneak peek. My full review will appear after I have fully tested this unusual new laptop, which I expect to be of great interest to road warriors.

Apple’s MacBook Air Is Beautiful and Thin, but Omits Features

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on January 24, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

Apple’s MacBook Air is a beautiful, amazingly thin computer, but one whose unusual trade-offs may turn off some frequent travelers. It’s impossible to convey in words just how pleasing and surprising this computer feels in the hand. But there’s a price for this laptop’s daring design: Apple had to give up some features road warriors consider standard in a subnotebook, and certain of these omissions are radical.

Asus Offers Travelers Small, Mobile Eee PC, but It’s Too Cramped

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on January 17, 2008 at 11:59 pm PT

A tiny new computer called the Eee PC is better than competing products in certain respects, such as text entry and price. But it still has too many compromises to pry most travelers away from their larger laptops.