If standout video performance is high on your list of PC needs, you can’t go wrong with the Sony VAIO 15.5-inch S Series notebook. Its Full HD 1080p widescreen display (1920 x 1080 resolution with 16:9 aspect ratio) is as good as they get, letting you view your movies and games in lifelike detail with eye-popping color and contrast from virtually any angle. And with hybrid graphics delivered by Intel HD Graphics 3000 and AMD Radeon HD 6630M, you’ll not only get excellent visuals and HD quality, but smart performance and extra power when you need it—especially helpful for video-editing software and other memory-hungry programs and apps.

The S Series offers excellent portability for a laptop its size. It weighs only 4.4 pounds and stands less than an inch tall, making it easy to grab and move from the kitchen to the couch, or for carrying around in your bag all day.

Overall system performance is handled by a 2.50 GHz Intel Core i5 processor that boosts to a blazing 3.10 GHz when you need that something extra. It’s perfect for those times you need to run multiple programs at once while having multiple browser tabs open—you won’t miss a beat.

On the entertainment front, the S Series delivers solid multimedia options. HDMI connectivity lets you move the high-def thrills to your HDTV, and Dolby Home Theater audio gives you cinema-quality, room-filling sound to match. And with Intel Wireless Dislpay (WiDi) technology, you can stream your favorite photos, videos, and content from the web straight to the big screen without the hassle of extra cables.