Alex Bentley

A decent laptop for basic home use, but flawed by an awful battery life

Not the best laptop in the world, but comes at a great price for first-time buyers

Stunning power and features make this a near unbeatable bargain laptop

Affordable, sturdy and reliable with great usability, but features are limited

Great performance and mobility, but flawed by poor usability and features

A stunning screen and impressive usability and features, but mobility is poor

An impressive large-screen machine, offering lots of features and good usability

Toshiba's laptop is sturdy but lacks performance

Samsung offers yet another strong entry-level laptop

Acer have really hit the value sweet-spot with this laptop

Does PC Nextday's laptop for the first-time buyer prove to be worthwhile?

Will HP's pro machine do the business?

How does Acer's business-aimed laptop shape up?

Fujitsu's V6536 offers style, performance and high-speed network access

MSI's X58L is a user-friendly machine, but fails to stand out from the crowd in any way

HP's CQ60 is a stylish and usable entry-level media centre, but office performance is poor

Acer's Aspire 5735 represents fantastic value, with impressive performance, components and usability

Toshiba's P300 offers impressive value and performance, but is bettered in some instances by its rivals

This Acer Aspire is a stunningly usable entry-level media centre that is truly hard to fault

Samsung's R505 is a fantastic entry-level laptop, despite some minor shortcomings

A sturdy and usable laptop, but vastly bettered by just about all comers

Toshiba's 15" laptop is flawed on the surface, but has great resilience, mobility and performance

This Compaq offers great value for money and may be the best laptop we've seen at this price

Advent's laptop has a stunning 15" screen and great storage, but is flawed by poor overall performance

A stylish, well-specified media centre, but less powerful than we'd have liked