IFA 2012 The arrival of Windows 8 has given laptop manufacturers something of a conundrum - to touch or not to touch?

Taiwanese company Gigabyte debuts the world's lightest Ultrabook, but how is its performance?

Toshiba's flagship Ultrabook range, including the Satellite Z930-10X, uses Intel Ivy Bridge processors for multitasking for workers.

The HP Envy 6 is bigger and heavier than most Ultrabooks - but can it make up for its bulk with power?

The MSI CX640MX may only be a sub-£400 laptop, but it manages to get the formula of power and price exactly right.

The Satellite L870 packs a big screen and decent processing power but usability lets the side down.

Parent company Acer recently announced it had repositioned Packard Bell right at the budget end of the market, so what can the EasyNote TV offer at a low price?

Sony continues the tradition of stuffing its flagship device with the very latest hardware, then serving it up in a cool, slimline chassis.

The Dell XPS 15 doesn't have the skinny credentials to qualify as an Ultrabook, but it does boast a rather impressive spec sheet.

The original Zenbook still takes some beating. This year's follow-up has Intel's new Ivy Bridge yet is more affordable.

First unveiled at CES 2012, Lenovo has finally released its lower-priced Ultrabook to tempt the masses.

The world's thinnest Ultrabook packs power and style, but is it the best ultraportable laptop for the price?

The slim Acer Aspire V5 works as a stylish alternative to Intel's Ultrabook platform and although this it doesn't boast the same kind of power.

If you're looking for the right laptop to help create your next masterpiece then there's a strong case to be made for the HP Pavilion dv7.

Sony may be late to the Ultrabook party, but it's sure to make quite an impression with its debut device - the Sony Vaio T13.

The 2012 refresh gives Apple's most portable MacBook Pros an exciting upgrade, away from the Retina display on the 15-inch version.

The top choice if you want the best gaming machine waiting for you at home, but the styling and price won't appeal to everyone.

Are excellent media credentials and a great price enough to ignore a couple of minor flaws?

We feel the Toshiba Satellite P850 works best as a light entertainment machine, and proves there's more to a laptop than simply which processor it's bundled with.

The HP Pavilion g6-1331ea is a low-cost laptop with extraordinary power that tears up the rulebook in what can be achieved on a tight budget.

The centrepiece of the Asus K53S is the impressive Intel Core i7-2670QM CPU that blew through our benchmarking tests with ease.

The new 2012 MacBook Air boasts the same classic design, but with significantly improved hardware.

The Advent Monza is a budget laptop with a super-low price tag and healthy pound-for-pound tech specs. Unfortunately, it doesn't manage to match its rivals for power or performance.

The Acer Aspire V3-571 is an excellent all-rounder, which marries top performance, decent build quality and a vibrant screen.

Dell has launched two bigger brothers for the XPS 13 - here's the first of them, the rather fine XPS 14 Ultrabook.