For now, consumers will just have to settle for the top laptops from 2010 that are still available on shelves today:

10th Place

Lenovo IdeaPad Z560
705 GB 4 GB Intel Core i5 2.53 GHz

pros:
huge hard drive
excellent battery life
good expansion options

cons:
horrible mouse buttons
only 100 Mb Ethernet
only 802.11n Wi-Fi

9th Place

Dell Latitude 2110
160 GB 1GB Intel Atom 1.83 GHz

pros:
very rugged
hi-res screen available
multi-touch touchpad
many upgrades available

cons:
limited battery life

8th Place

Fujitsu LifeBook SH760
500 GB 4 GB Intel Core i7

pros:
good performance
good keyboard
has USB 3.0 port

cons:
annoying hard drive sensor
gimmicky scroll wheel
limited battery life

7th Place

Dell Inspiron M101z
320 GB 4 GB AMD Athlon Neo X2 1.29 GHz

pros:
good performance for the price
good keyboard
various case styles available
decent battery life

320 GB 4 GB AMD Athlon Neo X2 1.29 GHz

6th Place

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 14
250 GB 2GB 2.26 GHz

pros:
sturdy physical design
dual-input system
has Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
great keyboard
many expansion options
not too much bloatware

cons:
annoying red light
annoying hot air exhaust vent

5th Place

640 GB 6GB Intel Core i7 1.6 GHz

Acer Aspire 8943G

pros:
great performance
large screen
media scroll button on trackpad
integrated Blu-ray
integrated TV tuner
potential for heavy home entertainment use

cons:
extremely heavy

4th Place

Asus K52F
500 GB 2 GB Intel Core i3 2.26 GHz

pros:
excellent build quality
excellent design
excellent screen quality
remarkable sound
multi-touch touchpad

cons:
too much bloatware
no bluetooth

3rd Place

Samsung N210
250 GB 1GB Intel Atom 1.66 GHz

pros:
good battery life
good keyboard

cons:
ho-hum performance

2nd Place

Toshiba Portege R700
320 GB 4 GB Intel Core i5 2.4 GHz

pros:
light and thin without compromising performance
high connectivity
good keyboard
good battery life for the performance

cons:
so-so quality in the software department

1st Place

Alienware M11x (Core i7)
500 GB 8GB Intel Core i7 2.26 GHz

pros:
impressive power for the price affordable
small size
great battery life
excellent sound
backlit keyboard

cons:
bad 100 Mb Ethernet port
SIM slot does nothing