Microsoft Surface Laptop

The Surface Laptop ranks among the bestlooking laptops I’ve seen. It is covered in a handsome, suede-like

Italian Alcantara fabric found in luxury sports cars.

Beyond the aesthetic pleasures, however, this is a solid, all-around laptop. The computer boasts a smooth trackpad, excellent keyboard and very good battery life. It is also educationfocused, though you need not be a student to want one. The notebook runs a secure, streamlined but restrictive version of Windows called Windows S, kind of Microsoft’s answer to Google’s Chrome OS.

Surface Laptop starts at $999.