As the summer continues to heat up, so do our hottest notebooks. We compiled our top notebooks (earning at least four stars) of July, so you can take your pick from the cream of the crop. Lenovo stomped its competition this month, taking four of the six spots in the line-up, while Alienware and Dell introduced two new models that are definitely worth checking out.

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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E430

If you're a small business user looking to upgrade your productivity, Lenovo's ThinkPad Edge E430 may be the perfect pick. Its awesome keyboard, excellent audio, long battery and easy-to-use fingerprint reader turn business into pleasure, and its helpful small business tools facilitate work on the go. Although we weren't fans of its fingerprint-magnet aluminum lid, this $649 notebook is a good value.

Read Our Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E430 Review

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