Apple’s MacBook Pro is a design masterpiece, even if its brilliance is marred by a few annoying niggles.

Slim and stylish, this isn’t the most powerful quad core we’ve seen, but it’s by far the cheapest.

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

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

Can multi-touch make tablets hip again? The HP TouchSmart TX2 handles multiple finger gestures, but the inputs need a little work.

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

A superb small laptop that offers plenty of features, power and value for money

A stylish and usable touchscreen PC that’s right at home in the living room. With Windows 7 promising touch-control, this could be the future of desktop PCs.

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

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

Like Volvos of old, Lenovo was a solid, reliable and unexciting name. Up until now. The business-masters have turned out a very desirable, stylish and powerful laptop.

Disappointing ergonomics, but the blend of power and battery life makes it very good value.

This notebook is the winner of our Light Laptops roundup. It's solid in every area rather than outstanding in one, and very attractively priced.

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

Solid, but not flashy. However, a great price and decent battery life give it an edge.

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

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.