HP Pavilion dm4-2033cl

The HP Pavilion dm4-2033cl ($799.99 list at Costco) is a mainstream laptop that comes with second-generation internal components that will be able to handle all your Web browsing, Word-processing, and video-watching needs. It's sprinkled with some additional features like Bluetooth, Wireless Display 2.0 (WiDi 2.0), and a fingerprint reader to further entice, but the dm4-2033cl could do more future-proof features like a USB 3.0 port.

Design
The dm4-2033cl comes in a beautiful steel grey aluminum chassis. Its brushed metal texture will make it the envy of all your friends with laptops still sporting last season's plastic architecture. The whole 14-inch package weighs 4.24 pounds, making it lighter than even the 13.3-inch, 4.8-pound Dell Vostro 3350 ($741 direct, 4 stars). But it, of course, it's still heaver than the 3.2-pound Toshiba Portege R835-P50X's ($888.99 list, 4.5 stars).