Building a good notebook is a delicate balancing act between price, build quality and performance. The Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3 with a new GeForce GT 640M GPU comes pretty close to finding the right balance. Find out if this multimedia machine meets your needs.

The Dell XPS 15z is the latest thin-and-light notebook from Dell, and could possibly be one of the better looking notebooks out in the market - even though it may look familiar to some. We gave this entry-level multimedia 15.6-inch notebook a spin, so read on for our findings.

With its looks inspired by HP's ENVY line, the brand new HP Pavilion dv6 is also packed with the right specs to handle all kinds of multimedia tasks. Find out what we think of its build and performance with its Sandy Bridge quad-core CPU and Radeon HD 6770M GPU in our tests.

Packing a new quad-core Intel Sandy Bridge processor into a familiar looking shell is Apple's latest hardware refresh of the 15-inch MacBook Pro. Get your wallets ready - you'll want to pounce on this one.

MSI's 15.6-inch multimedia notebook machine, the FX600, may look bland without the flashy looks, but under this hood lies a machine that should appeal to the movie junkies as it houses a full HD screen and multi-channel audio at an affordable price. Find out more in our detailed review.

We got our hands on an early unit of MSI's latest Intel Sandy Bridge gaming notebook, the MSI GT680R. We give it a quick spin to get a feel of how fast this hot rod can go as well as to see if there's anything else in store for us.

The XPS 15 is Dell's latest attempt to refresh the line, and going by its looks, it seems Dell has done plenty of updates. While most notebooks gun for a slim form factor, Dell decides to go big on style. Check out how it fared.

Samsung's latest RF series was built with one thing in mind - performance. Prepped with a Core i7 processor and discrete GeForce graphics, will the 15.6-inch RF510 ultimately hold its own against the competition? We took a long hard look at the sleek and contoured notebook to see how it measures up.

Clad in a gorgeous red hue comes Toshiba's 15.6-inch multimedia machine, the QOSMIO F60. Now let's see if this pretty machine can deliver the performance to match its looks.

Packed in a 15.6-inch form factor is Lenovo's multimedia machine, the IdeaPad Y560. Boasting of sleek curves and subtle design, the notebook looks ready to entertain with a quad-core CPU and a Mobility Radeon HD 5730 discrete graphics engine. We find out if it lives up to expectations.