Looking for a multi-purpose creative workstation? Apple's MacBook line is the gold standard when it comes to creativity. MacBooks offer portability, battery life, power, and they incredibly easy to use. They also come loaded with the iLife suite of creation tools, a powerful software package that includes iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand, and iWeb. While the standard MacBook is a fantastic gift for aspiring designers, movie makers, and musicians, the MacBook Pro is a more powerful tool that might be better suited toward college graduates and professionals.

Looking for a bargain? The $600 UL30A-A2 by ASUS is a great option for budding designers. This notebook doesn't offer a whole lot in the raw power department (its low voltage dual-core processor won't be able to handle games or powerful software). However, it's an interesting laptop for creative applications because of its 12 hours of battery life, its ultra-compact size (1" thin with a 13.3" monitor), its 500GB hard drive (plenty of room for movies, music, and photos!), and its 4GB of RAM (to help you run creative packages like PhotoShop). The portability and power in this laptop make it perfect for writers, web designers, photographers, and anyone else who likes to work on the go.

Looking for something powerful and designed with musicians and designers in mind? The HP ENVY 17-1011NR is a fantastic holiday buy if you need a beautifully designed, powerful, high quality laptop. This ultra-thin devices features Intel's powerful i7 processor, 8GB of RAM, bluetooth wireless, and a 17.3-inch HD widescreen display. The ENVY 17-1011NR supports up to three external displays, which makes it a great option for designers. And the musician or audiophile on your shopping list is sure to be blown away by this laptop's studio-quality sound -- HP's ENVY 17-1011NR comes with Beats Audio, a high-end audio package designed by HP and recording artist Dr. Dre.

Got any bloggers in your holiday shopping list? If your loved ones spend a lot of time blogging, portability is a must! The AOD255-1549 is great gift for bloggers because it's affordable (around $300), portable (10.1"), and features Intel's new dual-core atom processor. This is a fantastic device for basic computing functions like writing, sending email, and using social media sites like Twitter and Facebook, but it's also powerful enough to handle media streaming sites such as Hulu and YouTube. Pretty cool, right?