Most Popular Laptops for November 2009

Each month we compile data for the number of times a particular notebook is viewed on this site's product pages to get an idea for what mainstream consumers are looking at and thinking about buying. While these laptops aren't necessarily the most popular in terms of sales, they are the most popular based on the number of times our visitors clicked on them.

In that sense, think of this list as the "most clickable laptops of the month" ... the notebooks that most of the people visiting this site are interested in learning about. Keep in mind that clicks directly on the "Most Viewed Laptops" list do not count toward the total in order to keep the list as fair as possible each month. The only clicks that count toward the monthly totals come from web searches like Google or from visitors who have clicked on a laptop after visiting our "Notebook Database" or inside our forums.

This month we finally saw the Acer Aspire One lose its #1 spot being replaced by the ASUS G51. The Lenovo ThinkPad T400 took a pretty big hit as it dropped from #3 to #9, but not as big as the Apple MacBook Pro which went from #10 to #29. Two new notebooks worked their way up into our list. They include the Sony VAIO Z and the Dell Vostro 1520 taking the #5 and #6 spots respectively.

	1. Asus G51 (Previously #2) -The ASUS G51-series is a 15.6" gaming notebook offering dual hard drive bays, NVIDIA GTX 260M graphics, and an optional quad-core processor. To enhance the multimedia experience this notebook offers a 1080p 16:9 display, a backlit Chiclet-style keyboard, and Altec Lansing speakers. (49,416 unique views) View NotebookReview.com Review for Asus G51
	2. Acer Aspire One (Previously #1) - The Aspire One is the latest "netbook" from Acer, offering a convenient, compact design at a budget price. The Aspire One features an Intel Atom Processor, 8.9" WSVGA TFT LCD, and a choice of either Genuine Windows XP Home Edition or Linpus Linux Lite version. (33,242 unique views) View NotebookReview.com Review for Aspire One
	3. Toshiba Satellite L500/505 (Previously #7) - The Toshiba Satellite L500 and L505 share a 15.6 inch HD display. Configurations are available with either Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon X2 or AMD Turion X2 processor. Other features include DVD SuperMulti drive and up to a 320GB hard drive. (23,226 unique views) View NotebookReview.com Review for Toshiba Satellite L500/505
	4. Dell Studio XPS 16 (Previously #5) - The Studio XPS 16 features premium design with genuine leather accents, anodized aluminum, edge-to-edge display and backlit keyboard, 16" ultrawide 16:9 aspect ratio with 1080p HD support & optional RGB-LED for brighter and more vivid colors, the latest Centrino 2 platform for blazing fast performance, amazing battery life and go anywhere wireless connectivity and premium ATI 512MB graphics delivers incredibly lifelike videos, movies and gaming. (16,045 unique views) View NotebookReview.com Review for Dell Studio XPS 16
	5. Sony VAIO Z (New to the Top 10) - The VAIO Z notebook features a 13.1" XBRITE-DuraView LCD, Intel Centrino 2 Processor and an optional 128GB2 solid state drive technology. (12,493 unique views) View Pricing and Additional Information for Sony VAIO Z
	6. Dell Vostro 1520 (New to the Top 10) - The small business-oriented Vostro 1520 features a 15.4 inch display, Intel Core 2 Duo processor, option of integrated or NVIDIA dedicated graphics, optional webcam and microphone, and up to 9-cell battery. (11,038 unique views) View Pricing and Additional Information for Dell Vostro 1520
	7. Dell Studio15 (Previously #4) - The Dell Studio 15 is a 15.4" screen multimedia laptop offered in multiple colors and configurations. The Studio 15 can be equipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo and dedicated ATI graphics. It comes with a slot-loading DVD drive, backlit keyboard, sleek drop-hinge design, widescreen glossy display and touch sensitive buttons. Software wise the Dell Studio 15 includes a unique Apple Mac OS X launch dock. (10,938 unique views) View NotebookReview.com Review for Dell Studio 15
	8. Acer Aspire 4810 Timeline (Previously #9) -The Acer Aspire 4810 Timeline is a 14-inch notebook featuring a six-cell battery that offers up to 8 hours of battery life. It features configurations with either an Intel Core 2 Solo or Pentium dual-core processor, 3GB or 4GB DDR3 RAM, a 5-in-1 media card reader, and Intel GMA integrated graphics. (10,451 unique views) View NotebookReview.com Review for Acer Aspire 4810 Timeline
	9. Lenovo ThinkPad T400 (Previously #3) - The ThinkPad T400 features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 14.1" LED-backlight widescreen, up to 8GB of PC2-8500 and integrated Intel X4500 or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470. (10,234 unique views) View NotebookReview.com Review for ThinkPad T400
	10. Lenovo G550 (Previously #8) - The Lenovo G550 is an update to the Value Line G530 with the primary difference being the shift from a 16:10 to a 16:9 screen. Configurations include either Intel Pentium or Core 2 Duo processor and up to 4GB DDR3 installed memory. (6,470 unique views) View NotebookReview.com Review for Lenovo G550

And here's the rest of 'em rounding out the top 20 most viewed and popular on NotebookReview.com for the month of November:

11. HP Pavilion dv6t - 5,677 unique views
12. Dell Inspiron 15 - 5,059 unique views
13. Sony VAIO FW - 4,950 unique views
14. HP Pavilion dv4t - 4,858 unique views
15. Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 - 4,610 unique views
16. Dell Inspiron 1545 - 4,510 unique views
17. Acer Aspire 5517 - 4,319 unique views
18. HP Pavilion dm3t - 3,935 unique views
19. HP Pavilion dm3z - 3,928 unique views
20. HP Pavilion dv7t - 3,805 unique views

Remember, to get advice on which notebook to buy don't just go with what's popular, visit our What Notebook Should I Buy forum to ask what everyone else thinks you should buy based on your needs. Check out how the current standings for this week's most popular notebooks looks.

Top 20 Threads for November

While we're on the subject of top 20, to give an idea of what the hot topics were in the forums last month, here's a list of the most viewed forum threads posted in November:

1. The OFFICIAL Studio XPS 1645 Intel Core i7 Order Status Thread (poster Cin', posted 11/1/2009, 29202 views, 719 replies)
2. *OFFICIAL: HP dv7t Quad Edition Owner's Lounge* (poster mattmjb0188, posted 11/5/2009, 15568 views, 297 replies)
3. CoD:MW2 Impressions (poster Tobuk, posted 11/10/2009, 10059 views, 243 replies)
4. UL30a Wireless Issues Poll (poster holewheat, posted 11/4/2009, 12929 views, 186 replies)
5. *Dead Deal* HOLIDAY DEAL: steam's five day long, one day only sale! (poster chlwotjd678, posted 11/25/2009, 4481 views, 174 replies)
6. Who is excited for L4D2!?!? (poster AznImports602, posted 11/16/2009, 3135 views, 134 replies)
7. Modern Warfare 2 Averaging a 1.3/10 (poster Red_Dragon, posted 11/11/2009, 5020 views, 131 replies)
8. Windows 7 GPU Overheating, please help (poster Metallic, posted 11/4/2009, 5846 views, 121 replies)
9. Feast your eyes on the new leaked images of T410s (poster zephir, posted 11/13/2009, 8729 views, 120 replies)
10. Razer Cyber Monday Mayhem Random Loot!! $1.00 US & Canada! Ordering Starts at 11/30 @ 12:01AM ET (poster Cin', posted 11/29/2009, 3064 views, 120 replies)
11. Office 2010 Beta almost now available (poster Jayayess1190, posted 11/13/2009, 2561 views, 112 replies)
12. SSD's; The Myth Exposed. (poster tilleroftheearth, posted 11/23/2009, 2060 views, 112 replies)
13. Asus G72GX RBBX05 Laptop (Best Buy model) (poster Eclypse3D, posted 11/5/2009, 7175 views, 105 replies)
14. Best SSD for M17X? (poster SDatl404, posted 11/17/2009, 1868 views, 102 replies)
15. Laptop Failures by Manufacturer (poster Serg, posted 11/17/2009, 2898 views, 98 replies)
16. There's a bias in this forum (poster Renee, posted 11/1/2009, 2546 views, 97 replies)
17. Dell EPP now 10%, 20%, 30% off... Cleaning inventory for new i7 m17x models? (poster Rengsey R. H. Jr., posted 11/3/2009, 3252 views, 95 replies)
18. Confused =/ (poster Agent CoolBlue, posted 11/19/2009, 792 views, 95 replies)
19. How high have you clocked your GTX 260M? (poster CitizenPanda, posted 11/8/2009, 2857 views, 94 replies)
20. Car's on it's way... Pics by Sunday! (poster aan310, posted 11/6/2009, 1150 views, 93 replies)

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I think somethings broke with your top 20 threads.

They're all older than dirt.

 

The Acer Aspire One is no longer #1??? WOW!!! It was beaten by a big margin!

Indeed some of those threads are old...

EDIT: BTW, are yo sure this is correct: http://www.notebookreview.com/price/results.asp?productCategoryID=1

The E6500 is marked as 3K+!

 

Yes, totally broke, the one you have listed as the top one (VAIO TZ Owner's Thread) has only 13 posts total for the Month of November. Something is really wrong here!!

For example this forum ( Official Sony Vaio CW Series Owner's Thread), which you didn't even list, has 49 posts just for today alone (12/1/09) and for the month of November it has over 1,000 Posts...that's over 100 Pages worth of Posts in 30 days.

 

Have you checked the HP Envy 15 Owners Lounge? We have over 100K views. And around 3K replies in 2 months...grew too fast...

 

Yeah, something they use to track the threads is seriously messed up. One of the first times a Mac hasn't been anywhere on the list too. Guess people are being more thrifty.

 

I would've thought that at least one of the new UL series from ASUS would be up there...

 

I've commented in the past that the method used to determine the most active thread is flawed, but there's been no change. A year or two back the basic criterion was that the thread had to be started during the month in question. Somewhere along the way, this has been lost.

John

 

We updated the list. Basically when the owner's lounge threads were moved in the past month into specific owner's lounge forums, the thread start dates changed in the process, throwing everything off. For now the owner's lounge threads will be excluded if they were moved until we get that sorted out.