Medion Akoya P6625 (MD97409) review With a dual-graphics setup, the P6625 can play games and achieves a reasonable battery life, but the screen's viewing angles are tight and its budget looks won't appeal to everyone.
£569
Sony Vaio EC2S0E/WI review Reasonable 2D and 3D performance and a great design work in its favour, but the EC2S0E/WI's Blu-ray drive alone doesn't justify the high price and the display should be Full HD.
£914
Asus G73Jh review Desktop-level performance and a great Full HD screen make the G73Jh one of the first truly desirable gaming laptops, but it's pricey and the keyboard's build quality is questionable
HP ProBook 4720s review The HP ProBook 4720s looks great and has surprisingly long battery life, but it's short on RAM and hard disk space at this price.
£692
Medion Akoya E6215 review Medion's Core i3 laptop is well built and has good battery life, but you can get more power for a similar price elsewhere.
£499
Dell Inspiron M301z review The Inspiron M301z is a sleek ultra-portable laptop, but there are cheaper alternatives available that have even longer-lasting batteries
£529
Mesh Edge 15-R review With poor performance, average battery life and a limited selection of ports, the Edge 15-R can't compete with other £500 rivals.
£479
Advent Sienna 500 review Advent's Sienna 500 is a powerful laptop for the price, but a small hard disk and poor battery life layout prevent it winning an award.
Dell Latitude E6510 review Desktop performance, SSD storage, a Full HD display and numerous security and support options
£2352
HP Pavilion dv6 – 2113sa review HP's DV6-2113sa is solidly built and comfortable to use, but its underpowered AMD Turion CPU compares badly to Core i5 laptops for the same price.
£538
Acer Aspire 5553G review AMD's new mobile processor is a step up from its previous models, but still lags behind Intel in terms of performance
Medion Akoya P6625 (MD97409) review With a dual-graphics setup, the P6625 can play games and achieves a reasonable battery life, but the screen's viewing angles are tight and its budget looks won't appeal to everyone.£569
Sony Vaio EC2S0E/WI review Reasonable 2D and 3D performance and a great design work in its favour, but the EC2S0E/WI's Blu-ray drive alone doesn't justify the high price and the display should be Full HD.£914
Asus G73Jh review Desktop-level performance and a great Full HD screen make the G73Jh one of the first truly desirable gaming laptops, but it's pricey and the keyboard's build quality is questionable£1566
Toshiba Satellite L670-12J review A good-value, large-screen laptop. Its only weakness is gaming performance.£555
HP ProBook 4720s review The HP ProBook 4720s looks great and has surprisingly long battery life, but it's short on RAM and hard disk space at this price.£692
Medion Akoya E6215 review Medion's Core i3 laptop is well built and has good battery life, but you can get more power for a similar price elsewhere.£499
Dell Inspiron M301z review The Inspiron M301z is a sleek ultra-portable laptop, but there are cheaper alternatives available that have even longer-lasting batteries£529
Mesh Edge 15-R review With poor performance, average battery life and a limited selection of ports, the Edge 15-R can't compete with other £500 rivals.£479
Advent Sienna 500 review Advent's Sienna 500 is a powerful laptop for the price, but a small hard disk and poor battery life layout prevent it winning an award.£500
Packard Bell EasyNote Butterfly Touch Edition EV-006UK review Excellent battery life, a great touchscreen and decent enough performance make this ultra-portable tablet great value.£500
Dell Latitude E6510 review Desktop performance, SSD storage, a Full HD display and numerous security and support options£2352
HP Pavilion dv6 – 2113sa review HP's DV6-2113sa is solidly built and comfortable to use, but its underpowered AMD Turion CPU compares badly to Core i5 laptops for the same price.£538
Acer Aspire 5553G review AMD's new mobile processor is a step up from its previous models, but still lags behind Intel in terms of performance£700