Best Notebooks - 3 to 5 lb. Weight, Intel HD Graphics 4400 Graphic Processor, 220 to 814 GB Hard Drive Capacity, 8 to 550 Hours Battery Run Time

Very good looks and value, not a lot of choice

Dell’s Inspiron 14 7000 Series is a slim, aluminum laptop with a nice 1080p touchscreen and solid battery life. We just wish it included an SSD.

Slick and Stylish

new, but not necessarily improved

Better-than-HD ultrabook gets smart function keys

Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch retains almost everything that is good about the original X1 Carbon while adding the touchscreen many value in a Windows 8 machine.

Excellent battery life, Lighter than other entry-level ultrabooks

Performance with full Turbo clock

Attractive all-aluminum design, Long battery life

Elegant design, Excellent backlit keyboard

Excellent battery life, Runs cool, Aluminum lid and deck