When it comes to combining stylish looks with smart and efficient performance, it's tough to beat the Sony VAIO E Series 15.5-inch notebook. It draws you in with a unique, diamond-shaped pattern on the lid that’s not only aesthetically pleasing, but also resistant to fingerprint smudges. That look and feel extends to the palm rest underneath, where you'll also find an isolated keyboard that gives you all the comfort and responsiveness of a larger computer, but with a much smaller footprint. It also includes a 10-key pad for added speed and precision when typing numbers.

No matter you want to use it for—day-in, day-out work needs, playing graphic-intensive games, or watching movies and web content—this notebook is loaded with performance features to easily handle it. It's headed up by the Intel Core i5 processor with Turbo Boost that automatically kicks the CPU speed up to 3.10 GHz when you need that extra surge of power. RAM is a generous 6 GB, which is plenty to keep you smoothly moving from editing video files and cranking through spreadsheets to sending emails and navigating through multiple browser tabs. And a 640 GB hard drive gives you more than enough space to store volumes of photos, music, videos, and other digital files.

The E Series makes a great multimedia machine too. HDMI connectivity lets you watch your favorite movies on your HDTV for a home-theater feel, and Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) wirelessly streams your favorite photos, videos, online content, and more to your big-screen TV with great image clarity up to 1080p (required adapter sold separately).