Sony VAIO VPC-EG27FM/W

Blu-ray drive included. WiMAX and WiDi 2.0 enabled. Great battery life. Stylish design.

No USB 3.0 or eSATA ports. Bulky. No Bluetooth.

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Solid CPU performance; Good and stable build quality for the price; Good keyboard layout; Good battery life; Blu-ray and WiDi options; More stylish than most budget notebooks; 4x USB 2.0 ports

Low maximum screen brightness and poor outdoor usage; No eSATA, USB 3.0, Bluetooth, WWAN options; Underwhelming touchpad; Poor speakers; Permanently audible fan; Low quality webcam

Vaio VPC-CA1S1E, Packard Bell EasyNote NX69-HR-127GE, Dell Inspiron 14z, Toshiba Satellite P745-S4250, LG P420-N.AE21G. More expensive competitor: Samsung Series 7 with a similar CPU.