All Laptops

The Bottom Line: The 14.1-inch Toshiba Satellite E105 is a solid all-around laptop that delivers on Best Buy's Blue Label promises: longer battery life, lightweight design, and lengthy warranty.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.26 GHz), 4 GB DDR II SDRAM, 5.1 lbs, 14.1 in TFT active matrix, EPA Energy Star, RoHS, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition

The Bottom Line: Sony's Vaio AW125J/H is an aesthetically pleasing multimedia machine, and those familiar with Sony's high-end laptops will be surprised to find out it's also the cheapest 18-inch Blu-ray-equipped laptop we've tested.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.26 GHz), 4 GB DDR II SDRAM, 8.2 lbs, 18.4 in TFT active matrix, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition

The Bottom Line: Toshiba's thin-and-light Satellite U405 is an attractive 13-inch MacBook alternative, but its weak performance means you simply don't get enough computing power for your money.

The Bottom Line: Best Buy listened to its customers and then teamed up with HP to create the Pavilion dv3510nr, one of the big box store's first Blue Label laptops. This sleek-yet-loaded 13-inch laptop deserves a blue ribbon, too, for its all-around excellence and value.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo (2 GHz), 3 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 4.6 lbs, 13.3 in TFT active matrix, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition

Specs: Intel Celeron (2 GHz), 2.0 GB, 15.4 in TFT active matrix, Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic

The Bottom Line: The Asus X83VM-X1 is a well-rounded 14-inch mainstream laptop. It boasts a pleasing design (aside from the stiff, loud mouse buttons), and excellent application performance and 3D graphics performance for the money.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.26 GHz), 4 GB DDR SDRAM, 5.7 lbs, 14.1 in TFT active matrix, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition

The Bottom Line: The Dell Studio S1535-143B strikes a fine balance between Dell's XPS and Inspiron lines, offering good looks and decent performance for less than $1,000, even if the previous model had a slightly better processor.

The Bottom Line: With a sleek design, HD-friendly display, and a Blu-ray-writable drive, the 16-inch Sony Vaio FW270 is a near-ideal portable entertainment center.

The Bottom Line: Alienware is trying to have it both ways with the new M17, combining a relatively low starting price with some very pricey upgrades, including quad-core CPUs and ATI CrossFireX video cards. Our configuration wasn't very exciting, but turned in capable gaming scores.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.26 GHz), 3 GB DDR II SDRAM, 9.5 lbs, 17.1 in TFT active matrix, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition

The Bottom Line: A poorly designed keyboard and stiff mouse buttons prevent a higher recommendation for the Asus X83VB-X1, which is an otherwise well-built 14-inch laptop that delivers chart-topping performance for a low price.