Finding the perfect laptop can be a huge chore, especially when it seems like a new one is coming out almost every day. Companies throw out all of these specs and features, and it’s hard to sift through all of them and figure out which one is better. And even once you do that, how do you know it will do everything you need it to? Here is a list of different laptops with all of their strong points for you to read over and help decide which one fits your needs best.

The Business Laptop: Lenovo ThinkPad T440s

Lenovo’s line of business laptops have always been known for their user friendly and powerful performance, as well as their super long battery life. The 14 inch ThinkPad T440s is no different. You get an incredible 1920 x 1080 pixel touch screen, a travel ready, durable design and one of the best and most responsive keyboards on the entire market. The battery gives you 14 hours of life, so you can get as much work done as you need no matter where you’re at.

The Multimedia Laptop: ASUS N550JV

This ASUS laptop gives you a 1080p IPS, 10 point touch screen display. This gives you an amazing picture that basically eliminates the need for a home theater! It can bend backward 180 degrees, and has a quad speaker setup with a subwoofer. The sound on this laptop actually thumps and has great bass!

Laptop For The Gamers: Alienware 17

Alienware has always made the best products for portable gaming. The Alienware 17 has high end Nvidia GTX 780M graphics and a 2.7-GHz Intel Core i7 CPU. It’s not just limited to gaming, with all this power, you can do just about anything your heart desires. It also looks absolutely incredible.

A Good Mainstream Laptop: Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch

This laptop is light, it looks good, it has great battery life and it’s pretty inexpensive. The Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch has a 14 inch screen, 1600 x 900 pixel touch screen. It is also powered by an Intel i5 processor.

The Best Chromebook: Acer C720

Running Google’s Chrome operating system, this laptop gives you a solid performance without hurting your wallet too much. It weighs just over 2 pounds, has an 11.6 inch screen, and can definitely run web applications and surf the web without giving you any problems.

The Best Laptop Overall: MacBook Pro 13-inch With Retina Display

The MacBook Pro 13 inch with Retina Display gives you the best in-class display. It has a beautiful 2560 x 1600 pixel display which provides deep colors and perfect details. It is powered by a 4th generation Intel Core i5 processor paired with a very fast storage drive. This laptop has very speedy performance, it’s light, and the battery can last for almost 10 hours.