7. Sony VAIO VGN-AW190

Unlike the ultraportable TT series, the VAIO AW series is designed for multimedia use, and the AW190 is an excellent example. The 18.4", 8.8lb notebook provides an HD ready 1920x1080 (1080p) resolution. Our review model is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 2.53GHz, although there was an option for a 2.8GHz T9600 for $300 that we eschewed. One reason why we passed on the upgrade was because we opted for a whopping 8GB of DDR2 RAM instead, which we expected to more than make up the difference. In conjunction with 1TB of HDD (sadly at 4200RPM, although it's possible to downgrade to 640GB 7200RPM if you'd prefer it), this gave our VIAO some pretty big numbers to brag about. It makes use of an nVidia GeForce 9600M 512MB to power the graphics. If that's not enough for you, we should tell you that it comes with Blu-ray R/W, the display supports 100% of the Adobe color gamut, it has an embedded TV tuner and (but of course) an HDMI port as well. One big, gaping downside of this laptop however is the battery life, rated by Sony themselves at an abysmal 1-2.5 hours, so you'll want to keep this baby plugged in at all times. All this can be yours for $3318.............link