Top rated laptops

Acer laptop takes the top spot this quarter but heavily challenged by Samsung Chromebook laptop and Asus touch laptop.

1. Acer C720 Chromebook (11.6-Inch, Haswell micro-architecture, 2GB) Upsides of this laptop include screen with a higher contrast, good typing experience,  it is considerably light and its best selling point is  the battery which can last up to 8.5 hrs.
2. Samsung Chromebook (Wi-Fi, 11.6-Inch) This laptop  has a good build quality, the battery will last up to 8.5 hrs, it is fast enough to handle everyday operations like browsing and the typing experience is also good.  
3. Asus X200CA-HCL1104G 11.6 inch Touch Screen Laptop (Windows 8, 4GB Memory, 320GB Hard Drive, Black) Keyboard offers good typing experience, the laptop is thin and lightweight. The not so impressive is the CPU which is entry level but still a good laptop for the price. 
4. ASUS Transformer Book T100TA-C1-GR 10.1-Inch Detachable 2-in-1 Touchscreen Laptop The transformer comes with a free dock, battery life is good and the speakers are loud and clear for its size.
5. HP Chromebook 11 (White/Blue) laptop The good thing about Chromebooks is that you don't need to store files on the machine memory instead most of your files are stored in the cloud. This makes operating the laptop a breeze. The sound and speed of this laptop is good may not do well for heavy 3D games but will work well with normal applications.
6. Apple MacBook Air MD760LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop (NEWEST VERSION) The battery life of this laptop is good and the 4GB RAM makes it faster than its predecessors as expected. It is also built light.
7. Toshiba Satellite C55-A5245 15.6-Inch Laptop (Satin Black in Trax Horizon) This laptop comes with expandable RAM from its stock 4GB RAM to 16GB. This laptop is lightweight and fast. You may have an issue with the hinge area of its build but the machine is good for the price.
8. HP 2000-2b19wm 15.6-Inch Laptop PC (Winter Blue) Nice build, the laptop comes with a big screen and is considerably fast. It ships with Win 8 which may be hard to use.
9. HP Pavilion 10-e010nr 10.1-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Sparkling Black) Decent battery life, does not heat up and the machine is light for enhanced portability.
10. Dell Inspiron 15 i15RV-953BLK 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) offers a sleek appearance, the laptop is also fast, it has a durable chasis and is quiet even when the fan kicks in once in a while.
11. Asus X401U 14" Laptop 500GB/4GB/HD7340/Windows8 (Black) This Asus laptop is good for its good battery, its is also reasonably fast will run games like WOW without issues in performance.
12. Acer Aspire V5-131-2629 11.6" Laptop (Black) Decent battery life, sleek build and the laptop is fast enough to run programming softwares Eclipse IDE and the likes.
13. Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p 59385820 15.6-Inch Laptop (Dusk Black) 2 graphic cards offer remarkable gaming experience, the laptop has no optical drive something I have noted with new age laptops.
14. Dell Inspiron 15 i15RV-6144BLK 15.6-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Black Matte with Textured Finish) Responsive touch pad, decent battery will go for 3-4 hrs on music and video with light usage. Not good for 3D gaming.
15. Dell Inspiron 15 (3521) i15RV-6143BLK 15.6-Inch Touchscreen Laptop (Black Matte with Textured Finish) Intel Pentium :). The laptop comes with an optical drive, it is fast enough to handle everyday tasks and some heavy softwares like Blender. It also features a sleek finish and looks classy.