Stories by: Kalpana Ettenson

This 30-inch display has first-rate image quality overall, though colours looked slightly dull in some photos.

Dell's UltraSharp 3007WFP turned in strong scores in the text portion of our image quality tests: true to the monitor's name, text in a Microsoft Word document was indeed sharp, and text in a screen of multi-sized fonts was crisp and easy to read, even at small font sizes.

An artfully designed ultraportable and convertible Windows Tablet PC, the HP Pavilion tx1000 is geared for multimedia. It's lightweight and has some distinctive design touches, including a unique touchpad, that make it interesting. However, its poor battery life and reflective screen make it a less-than-desirable traveling companion.

This attractive but expensive 27-inch display provides excellent image quality.

A new study by DisplaySearch, a market research firm that reports on the flat panel display industry, predicts that by this time next year, 87 percent of all notebooks purchased will have wide-aspect screens. According to the study, both consumers and IT buyers have gravitated toward widescreen notebooks.

A convertible tablet PC with a thoughtful design and long battery life, the Hewlett-Packard Compaq TC4400 should please tablet users in the market for a robust system. However, its steep price may deter some people.

The heavyweight category doesn't just pertain to boxers anymore--it now applies to notebooks. The Envy Heavyweight u:909, a new behemoth of a laptop from VoodooPC, has a 19-inch screen, and weighs in at 16 pounds.

Lenovo has announced a new line of ThinkPad notebooks, the Z60 series, in the US. While previous ThinkPad models, such as notebooks in the X and T lines, have been more business- and corporate-minded, Z60 series ThinkPads will be decidedly consumer-focused.