Finishing third in PCMark04, fifth in 3DMark01SE and around middle of the pack for battery life, the Z7W from Astone is an attractive and functional widescreen notebook with plenty of goodies. The most noticeable feature is the 15.4in widescreen display, crying out for DVD watching and perfectly matched with its combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive and reasonable quality speakers. Although a large footprint to accommodate a display of this size, it's surprisingly light at less than 3kg, great for anyone looking for a portable entertainment unit. Its comfortable keyboard and wide range of well placed controls and ports makes this a pleasure to use for work or play, while the ATI 9600 graphics provides plenty of graphical power. A tough notebook to beat at this price, this is definitely worth checking out if you're mostly deskbound or don't mind travelling with something a little bigger than an ultra-portable.