2013 Holiday Gift Guide: The 10 Best Laptops

MacBook Pro with Retina Display (15-inch)

Price: $2,000
Apple has a complete overhaul on the specs with the new Pro doubling pixel density and going full flash on storage. This equals to almost instant startups, quicker program launches, and fluid UI interaction. Built inside is a dual-core Intel Core i5 chip, 128GB SSD, and Iris Graphics that pushes performance to new heights. Eight hours of battery keep the Pro going for a full workday of use. And this is just a standard version of the laptop. Just imagine what upgrades you can put on this beauty.

Vizio Thin+Light Touch (14-inch)

Price: $1,310
Vizio has always been about great production and affordability, and you see that here with the Touch Thin+Light CT15T-B1. Boasting a lower price tag than its competition, the CT15T-B1 still brings you dominant power with a Core i7 processor, 8GB RAM, and 256GB SSD. Since Vizio is known for its premium HDTVs, they also pulled no punches on the 15.6-inch 1,920 x 1,080-pixel resolution IPS touch display. Vizio added Microsoft’s Signature system making it bloatware free as well.