The problem is that notebooks are still not quite upgrade friendly, so you’re usually stuck with what you get out of the box with the exception of a memory or drive upgrade. So the worry is that cheap notebooks make you sacrifice far too much to even consider, but do they in reality? Special holiday deals aside, $600 is the sweet spot for entry level notebooks these days, so what do you get for $600? That’s what we’re here to find out.
This is a fantastic roundup. Anand takes a look at numerous models within a great price range, and gives you the best one overall. Check it out at AnandTech.