The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11 is an ultra-light laptop that can fold back into an 11-inch touch screen tablet (albeit one that weighs 2.6 pounds, or nearly a pound heavier than the Surface RT from Microsoft). The $679 Yoga 11 runs Windows RT via a NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor (1.4GHz), 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory. You'll find a 720p camera, two full-sized USB ports and an SD card slot. The design... View Reviews »

While it's still early days in the life of the Windows 8 touch screen laptop, Asus has already thrown a budget-friendly model into the mix with the VivoBook X202. This $599 notebook boasts an 11-inch, 1366 x 768 touch display, Intel Core i3 (1.8GHz) processor and 4GB of RAM. It packs a 500GB Hard drive and dedicated Intel graphics chip. On the connectivity side you'll find two USB 2.0 ports and a single... View Reviews »

A $199 laptop is bound to turn heads, and Acer's C7 Chromebook has certainly done that. The Chromebook runs Google's cloud-based operating system - so fans of Gmail, Chrome and Google Drive will have an laptop optimized for apps you regularly use. The OS is regularly updated, so Google can keep its anti-virus protections fresh. The C7 sports an 11.6-inch HD display (1366 x 768), a 1.1GHz Intel Celeron... View Reviews »

One of the virtues of the Windows 8 operating system is the new wave of touch-enabled hardware it supports. Lenovo's IdeaPad Yoga 13 is among the new breed of computers that's part laptop, part tablet. It features a hinged display that can be flipped a full 360-degrees to put the laptop into tablet mode. The 13.3-inch display has a capacative touch screen with a resolution of 1600 x 900. The $999 base... View Reviews »

Samsung's Chromebook operates in a unique niche in the laptop world: it's designed for Web browsing and light productivity (like word processing) through Google's Cloud-based applications. There's no Intel chip inside, instead you'll find an ARM processor which helps the Chromebook conserve power and reach the amazing price of just $249. As you'd expect, a $249 laptop isn't going to be a performance... View Reviews »

Apple's 13-inch MacBook Pro is the latest product to enjoy the benefits of a high-resolution 'Retina' display (found in the new iPad, the 15-inch MacBook Pro and the iPhone). That's 2560 x 1600 or 227 pixels per inch packed into the MacBook's 13-inch screen. The base model boasts a 2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor (configurable to a Core i7 2.9GHz chip), 8GB of RAM, and 126GB of flash memory... View Reviews »

The HP Envy Sleekbook 6 -1010us technically isn't an ultrabook, but it attempts to give you an ultrabook-like experience with a light and thin construction at 14.6 x 9.9 x .8-inches and a weight of 4.5 pounds. It delivers this slender package at a slender price: $600. The Sleekbook 6-1010us packs a 15.6-inch display, an AMD A6 dual-core processor (2.1GHz) and 4GB of RAM (expandable to 8GB). Unlike an... View Reviews »

Dell's XPS 14 notebook sports a slim design at 13.2 x 9.2 x .81 and a weight of 4.6 pounds. It offers either an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, 4GB of RAM and a solid state drive (up to 512GB supported). In terms of connectivity, the XPS 14 features a pair of USB ports, an HDMI port and mini Display Port, with an SD card reader thrown in to boot. Alongside Wi-Fi, the XPS 14 features Dell NetReady for... View Reviews »

Apple's MacBook Pro is the first of its kind to offer a high-resolution Retina Display. That's 2880 x 1800 pixels wedged into a 15.4-inch display. By way of comparison, the non-Retina Display MacBook Pro offers a screen resolution of 1440 x 900. But while you'll get plenty of pixels, you won't get a lot of storage (which has led to some griping among professional video editors). The MacBook Pro is offered... View Reviews »

Google's cloud-based operating system Chrome OS is set for a refresh in some new hardware from Samsung. The Chromebook is based on Samsung's Series 5 latpop and features a 12-inch screen, fast bootup (touted at one second), an Intel Sandy Bridge 1.3GHz processor, 16GB SSD drive and 4GB of RAM. The real selling point (or disadvantage, depending on your needs),is the Chrome OS, which promises continuous,... View Reviews »