All Laptops

The Bottom Line: Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro received a design overhaul and now includes the unibody chassis built from a single piece of aluminum, a multitouch glass trackpad, a new black screen bezel, and black keys.

The Bottom Line: Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro received a design overhaul and now includes the unibody chassis built from a single piece of aluminum, a multitouch glass trackpad, a new black screen bezel, and black keys.

The Bottom Line: Apple's MacBook ditches its plastic shell and Intel chipset for a solid aluminum chassis with an Nvidia chipset, and serves up a multitouch glass trackpad, LED-backlit display, and mini DisplayPort.

The Bottom Line: Apple's MacBook ditches its plastic shell and Intel chipset for a solid aluminum chassis with an Nvidia chipset, and serves up a multitouch glass trackpad, LED-backlit display, and mini DisplayPort.

The Bottom Line: The MacBook Air introduced the unibody chassis design and multitouch gestures last year, and, thus, it doesn't receive much of an upgrade this time around.

The Bottom Line: The MacBook Air introduced the unibody chassis design and multitouch gestures last year, and, thus, it doesn't receive much of an upgrade this time around.

The Bottom Line: A mainstream laptop at a Netbook price, the Acer Aspire 5735 provides the basics plus a movie-friendly 16:9 aspect display.

The Bottom Line: Toshiba's Qosmio G55-Q802 adds some dubiously useful gesture control gimmicks, but the real promise is in speedy video transcoding--as long as you use the right software.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo (2 GHz), 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 10.8 lbs, 18.4 in TFT active matrix, RoHS, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (32/64 bits)

The Bottom Line: Despite its upscale looks, the 15.4-inch Compaq Presario CQ50-215nr is marred by pokey performance and abbreviated battery life.

The Bottom Line: Lenovo didn't shed too many features in rolling out its cheapest ThinkPad to date, the 14-inch SL400. Don't let the glossy lid fool you, there are a lot of familiar ThinkPad touches that make it a good bet for business users.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo (2.26 GHz), 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 5.5 lbs, 14.1 in TFT active matrix, RoHS, EPA Energy Star, Microsoft Windows Vista Business