Asus K60I-RBBBR05
The Asus K60I-RBBBR05 is a well-built budget laptop with enough power for most mainstream users. It has a decent battery life, a huge hard drive, and roomy 16-inch display. You get a lot for your money, but buyers will have to wade through a sea of bloatware.
Toshiba Satellite L505-ES5018
The Toshiba Satellite L505-ES5018 is about the cheapest dual-core laptop that you'll find, and it provides a predictably basic feature set, but boasts competitive performance, respectable battery life, and zero bloatware.
Acer Aspire AS5532-5535 (Athlon 64 TF-20 1.6GHz, 3GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Windows ...
The entry-level Acer Aspire AS5532-5535 can keep up with neither dual-core laptops that are still moderately priced nor a completing single-core entry-level laptop from Compaq.
Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t 0651 - Atom N450 1.66 GHz - 10.1" TFT
The Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t convertible Netbook tablet is priced to compete with the iPad, but underwhelming battery life and unpredictable touch response mar an otherwise sharp-looking portable.
Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t
The Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t convertible Netbook tablet is priced to compete with the iPad, but underwhelming battery life and unpredictable touch response mar an otherwise sharp-looking portable.
HP Pavilion dv4-2165dx
The excellent-performing HP Pavilion dv4-2165dx has a long battery life for the money, but it'll cost you some portability.
HP Mini 210 HD
The versatile HP Mini 210 adds best-of features from other HP laptops, but the HD video card requires a still-in-beta Flash update for streaming Flash video.
HP Mini 210 (Intel Atom N450, 1GB RAM, 250GB HDD)
The versatile HP Mini 210 adds best-of features from other HP laptops, but the HD video card requires a still-in-beta Flash update for streaming Flash video.
HP Pavilion dv7-3165dx
People who would rather have a big screen instead of great battery life will be happy with the HP dv7-3165dx.
Dell Inspiron i1564-6980CRD
The Dell Inspiron i1564-6980CRD is a good, but basic, laptop.
Toshiba Satellite P505D-S8007
The Toshiba Satellite P505D-S8007 may look like a sleek big-screen laptop, but underneath it has some seriously hobbled performance compared with its competitors.
Toshiba Satellite A505-S6025
While the Toshiba Satellite A505-6025 has a rock-solid combination of computing power, graphics, and battery life, its price and bulk may be hard to swallow.
Dell Mini 10
Dell's popular Netbook adds HD video acceleration for a solid movie-watching experience, but requires a still-in-beta Flash update for streaming video.
HP Pavilion dv4-2155dx
A fast hard drive and a peppy processor help make HP's Pavilion dv4-2155dx a solid mainstream laptop, as long as you don't need good battery life.
Asus UL50VT-RBBBK05
With switchable Nvidia graphics and a thin design, the Asus UL50VT-RBBBK05 sacrifices power for longer battery life, while still managing to be a gaming-capable notebook. For its price, though, you could buy a laptop with a faster Core i3 CPU.
Asus U50F-RBBAG05
The Asus U50F is one of the best values for an Intel Core i3 laptop we've seen, offering a great all-around package for its price--save for shorter-than-average battery life.
Sony Vaio VPCZ116GX/S
Sony's top-of-the-line 13-inch Vaio VPCZ116GX/S has a speedy Core i5 CPU, discrete graphics, a huge 256GB SSD, and a sky-high price to match.
Sony Vaio VPC-EB1JFX/B
With Intel's new Core i3 processor, the Vaio EB1JFX/B is an affordable big-screen laptop that does many things well without much sacrifice.
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