Find The Right Laptops

HP Pavilion dv7-2185DX

HP makes excellent, slick multimedia machines, such as the Pavilion dv7-2185DX, but we'd still trade its quad-core CPU for a full HD 1080p display and Blu-ray.

Asus G71GX-RX05

Sony Vaio FW480J/T

As an above-average Blu-ray-playing laptop with impressive looks and good under-the-hood power, Sony's Vaio FW480J/T is a solid portable multimedia machine.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.0), 6 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 6.9 lbs, 16.4 in

Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 4189 (Pentium T4200 2GHz, 3GB RAM, 250GB HDD, Vista Home Premium)

Reasonably priced, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 is a style-savvy, media-friendly laptop that unfortunately lacks gaming graphics.

Specs: Intel Pentium (2 GHz), 3 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 4.6 lbs, 14 in TFT active matrix, EPA Energy Star, EPEAT Gold, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

Lenovo IdeaPad Y450

Reasonably priced, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 is a style-savvy, media-friendly laptop that unfortunately lacks gaming graphics.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo (2 GHz), 3 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 4.6 lbs, 14 in TFT active matrix, EPEAT Gold, EPA Energy Star, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 4189 (Pentium T4200 2GHz, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Vista Home Premium)

Reasonably priced, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 is a style-savvy, media-friendly laptop that unfortunately lacks gaming graphics.

Specs: Intel Pentium (2 GHz), 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 4.6 lbs, 14 in TFT active matrix, EPEAT Gold, EPA Energy Star, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 4189 (Core 2 Duo T6400 2GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Vista Home Premium 64-Bit)

Reasonably priced, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 is a style-savvy, media-friendly laptop that unfortunately lacks gaming graphics.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo (2 GHz), 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 4.6 lbs, 14 in TFT active matrix, EPEAT Gold, EPA Energy Star, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition

Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 4189 (Pentium T3400 2.16GHz, 3GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Vista Home Premium)

Reasonably priced, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 is a style-savvy, media-friendly laptop that unfortunately lacks gaming graphics.

Specs: Intel Pentium (2.16 GHz), 3 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 4.6 lbs, 14 in TFT active matrix, EPEAT Gold, EPA Energy Star, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 4189 (Core 2 Duo T7450 2.13GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Vista Home Premium 64-Bit)

Reasonably priced, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 is a style-savvy, media-friendly laptop that unfortunately lacks gaming graphics.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.13 GHz), 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 4.6 lbs, 14 in TFT active matrix, EPA Energy Star, EPEAT Gold, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition

Toshiba Mini NB205 (frost white)

Toshiba finally enters the Netbook market with the Mini NB205. It's got an upscale, distinctive look and a good keyboard/touch pad combo, but also weak audio and a big, bulky battery.

Specs: Intel Atom (1.66 GHz), 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 2.9 lbs, 10.1 in TFT active matrix, RoHS, EPA Energy Star, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Lenovo ThinkPad T400s

The T400s is the lightest 14-inch ThinkPad yet from Lenovo--just be ready to pay for the convenience.

Asus Eee PC 1005HA (white)

Asus hits nearly all the marks in the 1005HA, the latest version of its iconic Eee PC, highlighted by a 6-plus hour battery.

Specs: Intel Atom (1.6 GHz), 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 2.4 lbs, 10.1 in TFT active matrix, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Asus Eee PC 1005HA (blue)

Asus hits nearly all the marks in the 1005HA, the latest version of its iconic Eee PC, highlighted by a 6-plus hour battery.

Specs: Intel ATOM (1.66 GHz), 1024 MB DDR II SODIMM, 2.8 lbs, 10.1 in TFT active matrix, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Asus Eee PC 1005HA (black)

Asus hits nearly all the marks in the 1005HA, the latest version of its iconic Eee PC, highlighted by a 6-plus hour battery.

Specs: Intel Atom (1.66 GHz), 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 2.8 lbs, 10.1 in TFT active matrix, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

AVADirect Clevo D900F Core i7

There's no shortage of vendors selling versions of the Intel Core i7-powered Clevo D900F. AVADirect is one of the only sellers offering it with an exhaustive list of component options.

Acer Aspire Timeline 3810TZ-4880

The 13-inch Aspire Timeline 3810T largely lives up to its lofty battery claims, while keeping the chassis slim and the price down.

Specs: Intel Pentium (1.3 GHz), 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 3.5 lbs, 13.3 in TFT active matrix, EPA Energy Star, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition

Acer Aspire Timeline 3810T-8640

The 13-inch Aspire Timeline 3810T largely lives up to its lofty battery claims, while keeping the chassis slim and the price down.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Solo (1.4 GHz), 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 3.5 lbs, 13.3 in TFT active matrix, EPA Energy Star, Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Acer Aspire One D250 (Atom N270 1.6GHz, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, XP Home, white)

For the price, it's hard to find fault with Acer's even cheaper version of the 10.1-inch Aspire One, as long as you're not expecting top-of-the-line features.

Specs: Intel Atom (1.6 GHz), 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 2.8 lbs, 10.1 in TFT active matrix, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Acer Aspire One D250 (Atom N270 1.6GHz, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, XP Home, black)

For the price, it's hard to find fault with Acer's even cheaper version of the 10.1-inch Aspire One, as long as you're not expecting top-of-the-line features.

Specs: Intel Atom (1.6 GHz), 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 2.4 lbs, 10.1 in TFT active matrix, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Acer Aspire One D250 (Atom N270 1.6GHz, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, XP Home, blue)

For the price, it's hard to find fault with Acer's even cheaper version of the 10.1-inch Aspire One, as long as you're not expecting top-of-the-line features.

Specs: Intel Atom (1.6 GHz), 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 2.4 lbs, 10.1 in TFT active matrix, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition