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We all know by now that HP<\/a>is the largest PC seller out there. Good for HP. But when you’re shopping for your next system, it helps to know how Brand A compares to Brand X. Our friends at Laptop Magazine have done just that, and put together a series<\/a> showcasing the strengths and weaknesses of this brand versus that brand. Best part: regular users—like you!—are invited to give your thoughts, which will be compiled into a sort of go-to glossary. Good idea.<\/p>\n Being a Laptop Magazine production, the first round of ratings cover netbooks and notebooks. Let’s quickly look at Toshiba<\/a> to get an idea of what’s going on. Also, I’ve never owned a Toshiba, um, anything<\/i>, so it’ll be helpful for me, too. Yay.<\/p>\n • Only one out of the 14 machines reviewed by Laptop, one received a 5-Star rating (the Mini NB205)<\/p>\n • 43 percent of Toshibas received a 4-Star rating; 21 percent received a 3.5-Star rating; 29 percent received a 3-Star rating<\/p>\n • Picking a needle out of a stack of needles, it looks like Toshibas excel when it comes to multimedia playback, what with dedicated buttons and whatnot<\/p>\n • On the bad side, Toshibas apparently have rubbish trackpads and mouse buttons<\/p>\n And so on. There’s several of these ratings already online, including Apple notebooks, so if you’re either looking to kill a few minutes, or, gasp, actually learn a thing or two before whipping out your credit card, well, there you go. I use a lot of commas, yes. It’s how I talk in real life, too.<\/p>\n