Laptops

Acer Aspire 5741G (5741G-334G50Mn) review Viewed on its own, the Aspire 5741G is a solid laptop, but battery life isn't great and you can have the same specifications for less money elsewhere.

Acer Aspire 5942G (5942G-334G32Bn) review The Aspire 5942G tries hard to be the perfect entertainment laptop, but it really needs a higher-resolution display to match its Blu-ray drive.

Packard Bell EasyNote TM (TM99-GN-005UK) review A laptop with great performance and a good screen. As long as you can live with the design, it's great value.

Dell Latitude 2110 review A rugged netbook, the 2110's slow performance is typical of a netbook, but its battery life isn't great and the touchscreen is a gimmick

Toshiba Portege R700-15X review The R700 is more powerful than most ultra-portables. However, the high price doesn't sit well with the 32-bit version of Windows, just 2GB of RAM and a 320GB hard disk.

Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG (4820TG-5454G50Mnks) review Acer's outstanding Aspire TimelineX 4820TG outclasses many more expensive laptops and has an excellent specification for the price.

Samsung P580 This sleek-looking business laptop is very comfortable to work with but its battery life and processor are rather poor for the price.

Samsung Q330 (NP-Q330-JA01UK) review It's a decent ultra-portable, but for this price you can get a laptop with more memory.

MSI GX740 (GX740-061Uk) review This chunky desktop replacement is great for playing games but is otherwise underpowered and has poor battery life.

MSI CR630 review It may not blow you away with its performance, but the improved keyboard and screen make this the best budget Blu-ray notebook

Samsung N230 review A smart, thin netbook with an outstanding battery life, but the dull screen lets the side down

Dell Inspiron M101z review The M101z has decent battery life and a vibrant screen, all wrapped up in a luxurious chassis, but better cut-price ultra-portable options are available.

Toshiba Satellite T110-12T review Eight-hour battery life and good single-threaded performance make this an alternative to a netbook, but Packard Bell's Dot u has far better performance for a little extra cost.