The big consumer push for laptops is generally around the CES timeframe in January, but not all of those devices are available immediately. There have also been a couple of new models launched since January so we'll see a few new additions to this guide since our last refresh.

The PC market has certainly been struggling lately, but the increased competition has been good news for consumers with some fantastic laptops coming to market over the last several years. There has been a big push to better displays, solid state storage, and much better battery life than only a couple of years ago. Intel's latest Skylake processors are out in full force, and with this guide we even see a device with AMD's Carrizo processor available.