Not a stylish machine, but it’s good value, well built and boasts surprisingly impressive battery life

Fantastic design and highly-configurable power make this XPS useful, desirable and good value.

Some interesting technology, married with superb performance – and a huge price tag.

Very fast for some applications, but poor gaming performance and strong competition reduces its appeal.

Slim, good-looking and affordable – and you can even work outside in sunlight. Just note the niggles.

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

Beautifully designed with excellent battery life and generous features – but it’s expensive.

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

A poor performer in the face of HP’s similarly-priced, touch screen-enabled rival.

A very-well designed alternative to big beefy computers which make a lot of noise.

The most fully-featured notebook we’ve seen, but price will determine just how desirable this stylish notebook really is.

A very fast, well-built high-end PC. But a few niggles and high price keep it off the A-List.

Great design and comprehensive features make it a truly great Media Center PC. Only the price lets it down.

A great ultraportable, but stiff competition just keeps it from the A-List.

An incredibly light and practical notebook for frequent travellers, but not without its quirks.

Windows SideShow is a fascinating distraction, but even without the supplementary screen the W5fe is impressive.

A very well-built ultraportable that’s great value, but a bit too small.

Good value, but it needs to decide whether it’s a business or consumer notebook.

Looks and feels good, but performance is more super Aguri than Scuderia.

Flexible, beautifully designed and reasonably priced. An excellent attempt to attract the masses.