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

Superb speakers, a whopping 640GB of storage and decent core components make this a solid choice

A huge 18.4in widescreen, Blu-ray drive and a big hard disk make this a great entertainment laptop

HP’s Dragon combines fantastic power, comprehensive features and an innovative 20in screen design.

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.

Form and function meet in the middle in one supremely well-made package

We're worried about the damn hot operating temperature, but otherwise we're blown away by this mini notebook.

Blu-Ray notebooks are the next battleground, and the good news is they're slowly getting cheaper. ASUS is staking a claim with this monstrously powerful behemoth.

Attractively small and aggressively priced, the Ultra Slim is an interesting proposition for businesses

A retrograde step from its predecessor, but a super low price makes this dinky PC very desirable

A fast, quiet, good-looking PC that's great value.

An inexpensive laptop that, when it comes to style and quality, more than punches above its weight

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

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

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

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

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.

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.