computershopper.com Updated: 2013-11-16 02:27:37
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Design & Features Touch-screen-equipped Windows 8 laptops have been engaged in a limbo contest for some time now. Prices keep going lower and lower, with the bar currently set right around the $400 mark—which is where you'll find HP's Pavilion TouchSm...

Good touch screen and touch pad, Decent battery life, Respectable sound, Low price...

Sluggish performance, Heavy for its small size, Low screen quality...

This 11.6-inch laptop won't break the bank at $399 or thereabouts, and offers the full Windows 8 experience with a responsive touch screen and comfortable keyboard. But slow performance and a dim screen hold it back...
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We will use the competitors, Lenovo IdeaPad S210 Touch 20257 and Acer Aspire V5-122P-61454G50NSS , for comparison in our test. These models belong to the same price category as our test model...

High quality workmanship, Very long battery life, Integrated SD card reader, Premium service extends warranty by one year, The cable and plug are very robust...

Hard-to-access USB ports, Modest brightness, Limited performance...

The HP Pavilion TouchSmart 11The TouchSmart 11 has decent program performance and works very quietly. The notebook is not power-hungry and thus offers quite long run times. In the test, the two competitors could not keep up in terms of battery life. Furth...
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HP's Pavilion 11 Touchsmart is an 11.6in notebook (some call it a 'sub-notebook') that runs an AMD A6 accelerated processing unit (APU), 4GB of RAM, and a 500GB hard drive. It's a small and highly portable laptop of 1.5kg, and it's also cheap. We think of...

HP's Pavilion 11 Touchsmart is a good model to consider if you're after a laptop that's small, yet well featured. It's not overly fast, but it has enough grunt for basic Web, communications, and multimedia tasks...
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With the school season afloat and far too many enjoying the blessings of financial aid, living at home or starting their own ramen-only records, buying a computer isn't exactly at the top of the priority list for incoming students. The MacBook Air isn't c...

Surprisingly decent build for such an inexpensive machine, Long seven-hour battery life, Starts at $400...

Pay more for the faster CPU because the base model is slow, Screen is rough to touch and has bad viewing angles, For the same price, a one- or two-year-old laptop has way more power (but not the battery life)...

The HP TouchSmart 11 isn't the best multitasker, but this low-cost laptop has a great keyboard and respectable battery life — and can get the job done...
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The first Windows tablets with docking keyboard lacked in speed due to their Atom drive and were not able to provide us with an unadulterated Windows workflow. However the successor is on the fast track. Due to its negative image of the brand Atom, the Ba...

Respectable runtimes, Useful input devices, Interfaces, Good performance for mainstream applications, Bright, vivid IPS TFT, Silent, mostly cool...

High weight, Plastic look, No gaming performance...

HP Pavilion 11-h000sg (E9N52EA) very good IPS display but extremely poor camerasHP's Pavilion 11-h000sg gets a lot right, but cannot convince entirely. The display (IPS, high luminance, lowest color deviation) is without a doubt one of the best in its pri...
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