Acer Aspire Timeline 5810TG review Its long battery life is impressive, but poor performance and a large case let this laptop down. We'd have preferred a more powerful processor.
£580
Samsung Q320-JS03UK review The Q320's excellent design, great keyboard and small size make it a decent travelling companion.
£570
HP ProBook 4510s An interesting design and reasonable performance, but considering the low specification it's simply too expensive.
£570
Mesh Edge17 HD CS review It has a big screen and a reasonably low price, but general build quality and performance didn't meet with our expectations.
MSI CX700 review A decent desktop-replacement laptop that's capable of playing games. With a large hard disk and powerful components, it's a great choice.
£533
Lenovo G550 With a fast processor and good all-round specification, the G550 is a well-built laptop and is reasonably priced
£519
Medion Akoya E3211 review The Akoya E3211 is light and easy to carry around, but with a single-core processor it's also low-powered, and there are better alternatives.
Acer TravelMate Timeline 8371-944G32N review Acer's TravelMate Timeline is one of the best ultra-portable laptops we've seen thanks to its excellent battery life and performance.
£677
Packard Bell Easynote Butterfly review Packard Bell's Butterfly is a good ultra-portable with a bundled DVD drive, but Acer's TravelMate Timeline 8371 is even better.