Alex Cox

The Asus Zenbook 15 OLED (2023) is a handsome machine indeed - but a catalogue of small niggles (and one big battery-shaped niggle) let it down

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2023) will significantly damage your wallet, but there’s no other way to get this kind of power and luxury in a portable package.

If you need just enough to make Chrome OS fly, to work all day, and to keep a machine running for some time, the Acer Chromebook 514 (2022) has it - but not much more

The all-AMD CPU/GPU combo shows its worth in the Alienware m17 R5 AMD Advantage. This is a powerhouse performance in a brilliantly designed machine with an excellent screen.

The Acer Chromebook 515 is big, bold, and a bit of a bargain

The last mouse you'll ever need, or a luxury leather extravagance for those with more money than sense?

MSI's small form factor PC is a speedy gaming performer - but there's a price to pay for its reduced size.

Framework's repairable, upgradeable debut redefines what a laptop is - if you're even slightly techy, it's great.

A light, spritely and almost entirely unexciting mouse which does its job perfectly as long as you don't need extra buttons.

Phone-like niceties aside, this Windows on ARM laptop is a day-to-day struggle of a machine with an inexcusable screen.

A perfect ChromeOS machine for working anywhere - but one hamstrung by some serious design and component flaws.

XPG's latest Ultrabook is great looking and fast enough, as long as you're prepared to sacrifice a little.

Zotac's miniature marvel is easy to work with and crams in some seriously powerful full-sized PC parts.

Slim and stable, HP's mid-range laptop isn't perfect but it brings style to the table with a good amount of desktop power

A laptop that combines compact quality and professional power to make a beautiful and capable whole

Small, simple and versatile computing for cheap - while this does lack power, there's plenty it can do.

Two screens and super-powered components make for a potent laptop - but one with its own issues