The redesigned HP Envy 15 offers solid performance, excellent audio, and a bright full HD display in a beautifully made chassis.

The 14-inch Dell Latitude E6420 XFR offers extreme durability, a Core i7 processor, and long battery life for those willing to pay a premium.

The HP Folio 13 is a business-class Ultrabook with best-in-class battery life, a sturdy design, and impressive audio.

The HP Pavilion g6-1c77nr 15-inch laptop offers bargain-hunters plenty of pep for everyday computing in a handsome design.

The 15.6-inch Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830TG-6614 offers strong graphics performance and long battery life in a stylish design.

The Gateway NV55C54u offers fairly good performance at a very attractive price.

The 14-inch IdeaPad U400 has a sleek design and discrete graphics, but an over-sensitive touchpad and the lack of an SD card slot dampen our enthusiasm.

The 14-inch ASUS U46SV offers good graphics performance and long battery life in an attractive design, but the ergonomics could be better.

It may be just a refresh, but Gateway's ID47H07u (a follow-up to the ID47H02u) is an improvement on an already-solid budget notebook. For the budget-conscious price of $699, you get a slick design, good audio quality, and impressive battery life.