Notebooks & Accessories

Best Buy: NEC's Portable Projector

Speaking of presentations, in PC World's recent roundup of portable projectors, the Best Buy award went to NEC's LT10. At just over 2 pounds, the LT10 is one of the smallest, most compact XGA projectors around. Even though it's small, the LT10 delivers clear, colorful images. It lists for $2195, which is competitive with other travel-size projectors; but at press time I saw pricing as low as $1700.

Review: Best Notebooks of 2004

PC World's 2004 World Class Awards have been announced, and the winning portable PCs are:

• Toshiba Satellite P25. Named Best Desktop Replacement, this Satellite is heavy (over 10 pounds) but feature-packed, with a beautiful 17-inch wide-screen display, great sound, speedy performance, and more. Price: $2599.
• IBM ThinkPad X40. Our Best Ultraportable measures barely an inch from top to bottom when closed and weighs only 2.8 pounds. The X40's keyboard is comfy, and its 12.1-inch screen is crisp and clear. Price: $2024.
• Toshiba Portege M200. Our Best Tablet PC lets you use a digitizing pen to write notes on screen or type on the keyboard like a traditional notebook. Price: $2199.

News: Acer Updates Stylish Notebooks

Acer's latest additions to its Aspire and TravelMate notebook lines come dressed in fashionable attire, with rounded, metallic-looking exteriors. The Aspire 1800, for home users, features a 17-inch display and a remote control (which slips into the PC Card slot when not in use). The smaller TravelMate 3200, for home and business users, sports a thin, light design for easy portability. Both models should be available worldwide during the third quarter. Pricing and complete hardware specs weren't available as of this writing. For more details, read "Acer Dresses Up New Notebooks."