Laptops
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HP Pavilion DM4 review Decent performance and a great design, but the keyboard is a bit annoying£570 -
Packard Bell NX69 review It’s portable, powerful and looks great. If you can look past a few minor touchpad issues, the NX69 is a great mid-range laptop£700 -
Toshiba Satellite C670-14P review A decent mid-range laptop with a great screen, but the superior competition costs less£500 -
recommended
Samsung RV720 review A gorgeous design, decent performance and a great screen make Samsung’s RV720 a great budget desktop replacement£470 -
recommended
Lenovo IdeaPad S205 review The next evolution of the netbook - it might lack the visual flair of its rivals, but the IdeaPad S205 gets everything else right£337 -
Toshiba Satellite L755D-12L review A great first showing for AMD Llano; desktop performance on a par with Intel’s budget chips£450 -
Apple MacBook Pro 17in (2011) review It’s highly desirable, but ultra-expensive; unless you need its power and big, high resolution screen, the 15in version is better£2099 -
Sony VAIO VPC-Z21M9E review Quite possibly the ultimate ultra-portable thanks to an external graphics card, but you have to pay through the nose for it£1454 -
best buy
Dell Alienware M14x review A no-compromise gaming powerhouse squeezed into a very compact 14in chassis£1879 -
Acer Aspire 5755G review Plenty of performance, great battery life and a new look; the Aspire 5755G is a powerful multimedia machine£888 -
Medion Erazer X6813 review Very powerful components, but the keyboard and screen let the Erazer down£1099 -
HP Pavilion dv6-6051ea review It's lovely to look at, but for this price, the dv6 is underspecified£700