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Acer Aspire Timeline 5810TG review Its long battery life is impressive, but poor performance and a large case let this laptop down. We'd have preferred a more powerful processor.
£580
Samsung Q320-JS03UK review The Q320's excellent design, great keyboard and small size make it a decent travelling companion.
£570
HP ProBook 4510s An interesting design and reasonable performance, but considering the low specification it's simply too expensive.
£570
Mesh Edge17 HD CS review It has a big screen and a reasonably low price, but general build quality and performance didn't meet with our expectations.
MSI CX700 review A decent desktop-replacement laptop that's capable of playing games. With a large hard disk and powerful components, it's a great choice.
£533
Lenovo G550 With a fast processor and good all-round specification, the G550 is a well-built laptop and is reasonably priced
£519
Medion Akoya E3211 review The Akoya E3211 is light and easy to carry around, but with a single-core processor it's also low-powered, and there are better alternatives.
Asus K50IJ review A great mix of decent performance, sturdy build quality and good usability makes this laptop an excellent choice.
£500
RL Supplies Modula 9060I-OC review Tops the group for 3D performance, but the mediocre, low-resolution 19in monitor means you can't use the graphics card to its full potential.
£519.97
Novatech Realm Pro review Despite good 3D performance, the relatively slow processor and poor monitor mean the Realm Pro is overshadowed by other PCs here.
Mesh Matrix II TT review With a powerful processor, fast graphics and a decent 20in monitor, the Matrix II TT is a great all-round PC.
£519
HP Pavilion Slimline s5108uk-p review The small, quiet HP Pavilion is fine for undemanding users, but it can't handle games, and you pay a premium for the compact design.
£499.99
Dell Inspiron 545/8707 review If you're not into gaming, the Inspiron 545/8707's quiet nature may appeal, but there are better deals available.
£499.99
Arbico QC 8400 Pro review With a super-fast processor but a budget graphics card, the QC 8400 Pro is a little unbalanced.
Toshiba Satellite U500-186 review It's well built, but the U500-186's poor battery life and oversensitive touchpad let it down.£599
Acer Aspire Timeline 5810TG review Its long battery life is impressive, but poor performance and a large case let this laptop down. We'd have preferred a more powerful processor.£580
Samsung Q320-JS03UK review The Q320's excellent design, great keyboard and small size make it a decent travelling companion.£570
HP ProBook 4510s An interesting design and reasonable performance, but considering the low specification it's simply too expensive.£570
Mesh Edge17 HD CS review It has a big screen and a reasonably low price, but general build quality and performance didn't meet with our expectations.£549
MSI CX700 review A decent desktop-replacement laptop that's capable of playing games. With a large hard disk and powerful components, it's a great choice.£533
Lenovo G550 With a fast processor and good all-round specification, the G550 is a well-built laptop and is reasonably priced£519
Medion Akoya E3211 review The Akoya E3211 is light and easy to carry around, but with a single-core processor it's also low-powered, and there are better alternatives.£500
Asus K50IJ review A great mix of decent performance, sturdy build quality and good usability makes this laptop an excellent choice.£500
RL Supplies Modula 9060I-OC review Tops the group for 3D performance, but the mediocre, low-resolution 19in monitor means you can't use the graphics card to its full potential.£519.97
Novatech Realm Pro review Despite good 3D performance, the relatively slow processor and poor monitor mean the Realm Pro is overshadowed by other PCs here.£532.35
Mesh Matrix II TT review With a powerful processor, fast graphics and a decent 20in monitor, the Matrix II TT is a great all-round PC.£519
HP Pavilion Slimline s5108uk-p review The small, quiet HP Pavilion is fine for undemanding users, but it can't handle games, and you pay a premium for the compact design.£499.99
Dell Inspiron 545/8707 review If you're not into gaming, the Inspiron 545/8707's quiet nature may appeal, but there are better deals available.£499.99
Arbico QC 8400 Pro review With a super-fast processor but a budget graphics card, the QC 8400 Pro is a little unbalanced.£520