10 most popular 'laptops' in 2008

Last year consumers witnessed major changes in the laptop market with a range of excellent products, from netbooks to ultra-thin.

HP Voodoo Envy 133

The design of the HP Voodoo Envy 133 is attractive enough to catch the attention of buyers despite being similar to the MacBook Air in terms of performance savings and high price: $ 2,350 for a system that uses an 80 GB hard drive at 4,200 rpm, 2 GB RAM and 1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo chip.

Samsung X460

Samsung X460 14.1 inch is thin, light (1.29 kg) and multi-features to satisfy consumers at a price of $ 1,700. The product uses Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26 GHz chip, 3 GB RAM and discrete graphics.

Lenovo ThinkPad SL400

The ThinkPad series is usually high priced thanks to the "class" features of the keyboard, chassis and internal parts. However, the Lenovo SL400 is considered the "most attractive option" for those who want to own a powerful system but only about 650-840 USD with Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4 GHz, 2 GB RAM, hard drive 250 GB, 2-layer DVD-RW 8x Max drive and 9 cell battery.

Sony Vaio VGN-Z598U

Sony Vaio VGN-Z598U has a starting price of US $ 1,500 but users have to pay up to US $ 4,450 if they plan to buy a high-speed "masterpiece" with two 128 GB SSDs, Intel Core 2 Duo P9500 2.53 GHz, 4 GB RAM and nVidia GeForce 9300M GS graphics.

Apple MacBook Air

Apple MacBook Air is a "phenomenon" in laptop design because it is not only thin but also elegant. But the system has only one USB port, no optical drive and to connect via an Ethernet network, people need to buy an additional $ 29 adapter in addition to the starting price of $ 1,700.

Acer Aspire One

The Acer Aspire One is among the most popular netbooks at an attractive price: $ 350. This Windows XP product has an 8.9-inch screen with a smooth keyboard, 120 GB hard drive, 1 GB RAM and a 5-in-1 card reader.

Asus N10Jc

Asus N10Jc is an intermediate computer between a netbook and ultraportable laptop. It still uses 1.6 GHz Intel Atom chip, 1 GB RAM like regular netbooks but has a 160 GB hard drive and nVidia GeForce 9300M GS discrete graphics despite the price being raised to USD 650.

HP Mini 1000

The Mini 1000 is HP's second netbook with the same features as the other versions: Intel Atom chip, XP operating system, 1 GB RAM and 60 GB hard drive. However, the keyboard of the Mini 1000 is classified as excellent. Starting price: 400 USD.

Lenovo ThinkPad W700

Lenovo ThinkPad W700, a desktop replacement system, has a 17-inch screen, integrated 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo T9600 chip, 4 GB RAM, Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit and $ 4,000 or more if used Core 2 Quad Extreme QX9300 application.

Apple MacBook Pro A1286

Apple MacBook Pro A1286 has a sleek design, 15.4-inch widescreen LED backlight, two Nvidia 9400M and 9600M GT graphics chips, 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and sold from the market October 16 with a starting price of $ 1,999.