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When Best Buy introduced its Blue Label laptops from HP and Toshiba last year, the machines featured thin and lightweight designs, long battery life, backlit keyboards, and two-year warranties. These were features Best Buy shoppers had put at the top of their laptop wish lists in a customer survey. This year's version of Toshiba's Blue Label laptop, the Satellite E105-S1602 adds another feature that's sure to be a hit with laptop buyers: recession pricing.

The Satellite E105-S1602 comes outfitted in the identical chassis with nearly the same specs as its predecessor and costs $300 less. That's a considerable amount when you consider the only step back it takes is the move to a marginally slower Core 2 Duo processor. What's more, the hard drive is larger on this year's model. The $799 Toshiba Satellite E105-S1602 is among our favorite mainstream laptops for its solid construction and good looks, comfortable keyboard and touch pad, and substantial price break.