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

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

Looks and feels great, but a hefty price – once you’ve tweaked its specs – means that rivals offer better value

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.

In a world filled with gorgeous Sony, Apple and even Dell laptops, a sober, matte black machine aimed at consumers has to be truly special to turn heads. The IdeaPad Y430 is a well-built Centrino 2 machine that lacks nothing in the way of features, speed or value

Great looks, superb build quality and a world beating software package. It would threaten the A list if it were just a little cheaper.

Is Apple good at design? Usabilty? Both or neither? Also, where has all the Firewire gone? Alex Kidman has been testing Apple's new Macbook and gives his first impressions.

Designed to sit between the low-end Inspiron and high-end XPS families, it comes in 15in and 17in flavours and its target audience could be pretty much anyone: few laptops are as customisable as this.

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.

A Blu-ray drive is just about the only justification for the Sony’s high price; it’s poor value overall.

Awesome power and features at a Reasonable price – but keep it plugged in.

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

It’s the most expensive laptop we’ve looked at yet. David Hollingworth ponders if you get the right amount of bang for your buck.

If you want a monstrously powerful laptop, look no further.

A stunning design backed up by great performance and good value for money.

A superb package for the price, with plenty of power. Only the unambitious battery life lets it down.

Lacking in some areas, but punches above its weight where it counts.

Dual-core and Windows Vista make it into our A-List’s Value PC category.

A good-looking, ergonomically excellent laptop with a wealth of multimedia capabilities for home users.

Eye-catching and very well designed, the new iMac is an excellent all-in-one PC system.