Toshiba Satellite A665-S6050

If you need a cheap laptop for using around the house rather than toting around, experts say the Toshiba Satellite A665-S6050 is a good choice. This laptop, which is sold exclusively at Best Buy, weighs 6.5 pounds, but it offers impressive specs and good performance for the price. The 16-inch laptop comes with a 2.26 GHz Intel Core i3 processor, 4 GB of memory and a 500 GB hard drive.

Although most desktop replacements have 17-inch screens, reviewers say the Toshiba Satellite A665-S6050 has enough power to be your primary computer -- as long as you don't do a lot of graphics work or 3-D gaming. Videos look great on the large display, and audio quality from the Harman Kardon speakers is also very good. A seven-hour battery life is another plus. Several reviewers say the laptop's weight is a downside, and one tester claims the mouse buttons on the Toshiba Satellite A665-S6050 feel cheap. If portability is a concern, the Toshiba Portege R705-P25 (Discontinued) earns excellent reviews and weighs in at a svelte 3.2 pounds.

CNET provides the best professional review of the Toshiba Satellite A665-S6050. Using their usual testing process, editors evaluate the laptop in a variety of areas and an overall rating is given. Unfortunately, this new laptop has yet to attract other professional reviews, but there is a good selection of owner-written feedback at BestBuy.com and Toshiba.com.