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.

Gateway has updated its classy 14-inch ID47 with a faster processor and Intel Wireless Display technology, making it a good choice for shoppers looking for a highly mobile, powerful laptop.

The Sony VAIO F delivers impressive performance with Core i7 muscle, Nvidia graphics, and a full HD display.

Dual AMD GPUs and an overclocked CPU make the 18.4-inch Alienware M18x a force to be reckoned with, but is it worth the expense?