All Laptops

The Bottom Line: 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.

The Bottom Line: 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

The Bottom Line: 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, EPA Energy Star, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

The Bottom Line: 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, EPA Energy Star, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

The Bottom Line: 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, EPA Energy Star, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition

The Bottom Line: 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, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

The Bottom Line: 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, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition

The Bottom Line: 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, EPA Energy Star, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

The Bottom Line: 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