Philip Barker

An affordable media laptop, offering a great blend of performance and HD features

Powerful and has a great screen, making for an impressive, if expensive, laptop

A fantastic all-round media centre with a stunning 18.4" screen and no real flaws

Style, quality and comfort on offer from this compact laptop

A fantastic all-round laptop that's ideal for the home, office and commute alike

A powerful all-round laptop that makes an ideal desktop replacement system

A powerful 15" laptop that's ideal for home and office tasks

A large yet portable laptop, offering good quality but a disappointing battery

An old design masks cutting-edge technology and unrivalled office performance

A no-frills machine offering truly impressive value for money

A stylish and well-specified laptop that offers great value for money

High-end components and good quality, but is it enough to better its rivals?

Not the fastest machine, but stylish, well made and comfortable

Sony uses all of its know-how to make power portable

Dell's business laptop offers power and connectivity

Can Sony's budget laptop retain the gloss of its high-end offerings?

Does Lenovo's business machine do the job for the average user?

HP's ProBook offers value and comfort for business users

Acer's featured-packed Aspire 8930G multimedia laptop offers everything you'll need

The Sony FW41E's excellent multimedia abilities and a good design make it hard to beat

The Samsung R522 is a comfortable and stylish laptop, but is limited when it comes to media use

Medion's Akoya P8610 is a high-powered desktop replacement with ample features and great graphics

The Acer Aspire 4840T's staggering battery life and great portability help to hide its flaws

Sony have produced an attractive, comfortable and well made laptop at a decent price

Acer's Aspire 6930G-583G is a feature-packed media centre laptop that offers great value for money