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

Despite PC Nextday's no-frills design, high-end components make this laptop more desirable

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