The HP OmniBook 500 offers a terrific combination of performance, simplicity and functionality. It is one of the best ultraportables we've seen, and its feature set makes it especially useful for those professionals who often need to give presentations, training seminars, and other public speeches on the road.

The OmniBook's $245 expansion base is the most versatile on the market. Bringing total system weight to 6.7 pounds, the base adds CD/DVD playback controls, a modest three-piece speaker system, and S-video output, plus two swappable bays that accommodate CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, LS-120, and Zip drives. Unlike those of the competition, the base can also accept a second battery or even a pair of 20GB hard drives.
(this base is included in the price with cdrw drive + dvd-drive)
