Lenovo IdeaPad Z560 A well-built laptop with great performance, but unless you need 6GB of memory, it's a little too expensive and unbalanced.
£699
MSI GE700 review Solid performance and an excellent screen, but the GE700 suffers from poor battery life and a non-standard keyboard.
£799
Fujitsu Lifebook A530 review Good performance and decent build quality, but the screen isn't the best, and battery life is poor.
£537
Asus Lamborghini VX6 review The VX6 is fast, well-built and a joy to use, but regular laptops have much better performance and cost only slightly more.
£498
Dell Vostro V130 review An excellent design and great build quality, but the disappointing battery life and average display let it down.
£780
Samsung R540 review A smart and well-built laptop, the R540 is powerful enough but lacks a dedicated graphics processor
£527
HP Pavilion dv6-3065ea review The dv6 is beautifully designed, has reasonable 3D performance and generous features – but there's a catch
£519
Medion Akoya P7615 review A decent desktop replacement let down by some minor usability issues and an uninspiring design.
£719
Advent Sienna 700 review It may have a fast Core i7 processor, but there are issues with this budget laptop.
£500
Acer Aspire 7551G review For the price, this quad-core desktop replacement isn't particularly fast, nor does it have the greatest screen
£780
Sony Vaio EB3E9E review The Vaio styling and build quality make the EB3E9E an attractive choice, but it's a little overpriced compared to the competition.