A stylish all-in-one media centre that effortlessly handles all tasks thrown at it. But it’s disgracefully priced.

Despite some odd feature choices, this is an affordable powerhouse of a laptop. A great value mid-range Centrino 2 laptop, as long as you're not worried about battery life.

One beautiful camera, with one awful flaw.

Well built, fast and with a great screen, the Dell also has superb battery life.

Sony’s new laptop sports a Blu-ray writer and one of Intel’s latest Penryn processors, but it’s overpriced.

A blisteringly fast processor, strong build and stylish design make this an extremely attractive laptop

Well built, fast and with a great screen, the Dell also has superb battery life.

The design is impeccable, the build superb and the screen extraordinary, but the price is a huge barrier. We ponder the icon that is the Macbook Pro 17in

Sony’s Z-Series is an ultraportable to aspire to, even if there are a couple of areas where it could improve.

The format wars continue as Blu Ray comes to a monster laptop at a monster price.

Some interesting new features, but they’re too niche to justify the price.

Revolutionary features and stunning power: for anyone lucky enough to have the cash, the Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds is the ultimate mobile workstation

An extremely well built and comfortable machine, blessed with striking looks and a great price.

Dell’s new Inspirons are more about colour and value than performance and excitement.

If it’s a Blu-ray equipped desktop replacement you’re after, the 8920G is a fine choice.

Acer brings 3D to the masses with a 3D screen on a mainstream laptop

Superb performance in one of the sturdiest and best-looking gaming laptops we’ve seen – the Alienware M17x is worth the expense.

Asus's model may not look like the bee's knees, but if you're after features, it's worth a look

A stunning screen, generous specification and good performance combine with superb results for the Dell XPS 16

An HD screen, Blu-ray drive, TV tuner and competitive price result in an excellent-value entertainment laptop.