Laptops

Sony Vaio VPC-S13L9E review Just light enough to count as an ultra-portable, but with near-desktop performance, a decent display and an optical drive built in.

Toshiba Portégé R700-17W review Small and incredibly light, the R700 still has a decent display resolution, near-desktop performance, good battery life and a three-year warranty.

Acer Aspire 5552 review Fair performance and a reasonable price make this a fantastic alternative to a high-end netbook.

HP G62-b18SA review Solid construction screen and enough performance for everyday tasks at an extremely attractive price.

Sony Vaio VPC-CA1S1E review The CA1S1E is a great showcase for the new mobile Sandy Bridge processors. It’s a stylish laptop with great performance.

Intel to continue shipping flawed Sandy Bridge chipsets Provide OEMs promise not to use the dodgy ports

Samsung RF710 review Fast, stylish and easy to use, but the RF710 will quickly find itself outpaced when Intel’s newest processors arrive.

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 11 The screen's a little dull, but long battery life, decent performance and a great price make this laptop a fantastic choice.

Vye Jolibook review Kitsch styling and a unique take on the operating system, but similarly-priced netbooks are easier to use and come with Windows

Lenovo IdeaPad Z560 A well-built laptop with great performance, but unless you need 6GB of memory, it's a little too expensive and unbalanced.

MSI GE700 review Solid performance and an excellent screen, but the GE700 suffers from poor battery life and a non-standard keyboard.

Fujitsu Lifebook A530 review Good performance and decent build quality, but the screen isn't the best, and battery life is poor.

Asus Lamborghini VX6 review The VX6 is fast, well-built and a joy to use, but regular laptops have much better performance and cost only slightly more.