Laptops

HP Pavilion dv7-2185DX
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.

Asus G71GX-RX05

Sony Vaio FW480J/T
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

Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 4189 (Pentium T4200 2GHz, 3GB RAM, 250GB HDD, Vista Home Premium)
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

Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 4189 (Core 2 Duo T6400 2GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Vista Home Premium 64-Bit)
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

Lenovo IdeaPad Y450
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

Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 4189 (Pentium T3400 2.16GHz, 3GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Vista Home Premium)
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

Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 4189 (Pentium T4200 2GHz, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Vista Home Premium)
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

Lenovo IdeaPad Y450 4189 (Core 2 Duo T7450 2.13GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Vista Home Premium 64-Bit)
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

Toshiba Mini NB205 (frost white)
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