HP ProBook 4310s

HP continues to flesh out its business-oriented ProBook line with its 13.3-inch ProBook 4310s, which joins the 15.6-inch ProBook 4510s and 17.3-inch ProBook 4710s. Like the others, the ProBook 4310s delivers good performance for business chores and a pleasing design at an attractive price: just $779 for the starter model. (Our tested configuration rang up at $799.) Though it's certainly not the thinnest thin-and-light laptop we've tested, it delivers very good value for business users who need a totable, capable machine.

Toshiba Satellite U505-S2930

Toshiba has launched the all-new Satellite U505-S2930 into the teeth of one of the most competitive laptop segments. This 13.3-inch thin-and-light is up against the likes of the Apple MacBook Pro, Dell Studio XPS 13, and HP Pavilion dv3z. The U505-S2930 manages to deliver a unique look, welcome features, and appropriate performance, all in a package that’s easy to carry. Some design and component details betray that this is a budget-conscious entry, but the $799.99 price helps make it worthy of your short list.

Dell Inspiron Mini 10 with TV Tuner Review

It seems like a tech marriage made in heaven: a low-cost, highly portable netbook capable of picking up over-the-air digital TV. So Dell took the initiative to arrange the wedding: The company recently began offering a TV-tuner chip with its popular Inspiron Mini 10 netbook. The standard Mini 10 (without the built-in TV tuner) starts at $349, while the Mini 10 with TV Tuner starts at $399. If you’re thinking about getting a Mini 10, the TV-tuner configuration is well worth the extra money—the $50 uptick adds enough to this netbook to boost it from good to very good.