Is Centrino 2 the leap ahead that Centrino was? Zara Baxter investigates.

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.

It’s not the most powerful, but its games performance and features help the Toshiba A350 stand out in the price bracket for mid-price laptops

MSI's Prestige laptop comes with a whole bunch of goodies: how does a wireless mouse, 4GB USB key, leather carrybag and leather stitched lid sound, for starters? And that's before you look under the lid.

Its longlife 24-hour battery makes it significantly less portable, but this laptop is classy in every sense of the word.

Long-lasting battery, enough power to go, and a lightweight design: this has it all in a small package

Smells like green spirit, and offers performance at a budget price. The ASUS F6V Green is a laptop with something a little different