This affordable 12" touch screen notebook packs a lot for the price. It features a convertible tablet design and a touch screen rather than an active digitizer, which means you can use your finger as well as the included stylus. The tx1000 runs Windows Vista Home Premium on a dual core 1.8GHz AMD processor, has a gig of RAM, a serial ATA hard drive and a LightScribe DVD drive. Its wide screen display is bright and clear and Altec Lansing integrated speakers make for some multimedia fun.

Read our HP Pavilion tx1000 review.