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Find the best laptop for you from 51 reviews and 10 Best Buys
We've tested models from Samsung, Apple, Dell, Sony, Asus, HP and more
Reviews of cheap and family laptops, as well as desktop replacements and multimedia computers

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We've reviewed 51 laptops

Ordered by most recent launch date

Sony
Vaio E Series 17 SVE1713C5E
From £479.00

Launch: Mar 2013
Sony
Vaio E Series SVE1513B1E
From £399.00

Launch: Mar 2013
Acer
Aspire V3-571
From £509.97

Launch: Feb 2013
Dell
Inspiron 15R
From £449.00

Launch: Feb 2013
Google
Chromebook Pixel
From £1,049.00

Launch: Feb 2013

HP
Envy x2
From £800.00

Launch: Feb 2013
Lenovo
Essential G780
From £439.97

Launch: Feb 2013
Sony
Vaio T Series SVT1313L1ES
From £609.97

Launch: Feb 2013
Toshiba
Satellite U940
From £599.95

Launch: Feb 2013
Acer
Aspire E1
From £307.68

Launch: Jan 2013

Asus
K55A
From £400.00

Launch: Jan 2013
Dell
Inspiron 17
From £459.00

Launch: Jan 2013
Dell
Inspiron 17R
From £584.00

Launch: Jan 2013
Lenovo
S300
From £399.00

Launch: Jan 2013
Toshiba
Satellite P845T
From £519.97

Launch: Jan 2013

Asus
Vivobook S400E
From £503.00

Launch: Dec 2012
Lenovo
IdeaPad Yoga 13
From £1,000.00

Launch: Dec 2012
Toshiba
Satellite L850
From £393.00

Launch: Dec 2012
Advent
Monza T200
From £289.97

Launch: Nov 2012
Asus
S200E
From £399.03

Launch: Nov 2012

Dell
Inspiron 15
From £429.00

Launch: Nov 2012
HP
Pavilion G6-2251SA
From £414.14

Launch: Nov 2012
Lenovo
Ideapad Z580
From £730.00

Launch: Nov 2012
Samsung
Series 3 Chromebook
From £229.00

Launch: Nov 2012
Samsung
Series 3 NP350V5C
From £379.00

Launch: Nov 2012

Sony
Vaio E SVE1712Q1E
From £599.97

Launch: Nov 2012
Sony
Vaio S SVS1312P9E
From £774.00

Launch: Nov 2012
Acer
Aspire S3-391
From £429.99

Launch: Oct 2012
Acer
Aspire Timeline Ultra M5
From £600.00

Launch: Oct 2012
Apple
MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch
From £1,299.00

Launch: Oct 2012

Lenovo
Essential G580
From £450.00

Launch: Oct 2012
Samsung
Series 3 3530E
From £430.00

Launch: Oct 2012
Samsung
Series 5 NP530U3C
From £479.99

Launch: Oct 2012
Sony
Vaio E SVE1512M1EW
From £499.00

Launch: Oct 2012
Toshiba
Satellite L855
From £600.00

Launch: Oct 2012

Fujitsu
Lifebook AH532
From £399.00

Launch: Aug 2012
Samsung
Series 3 NP355V5C
From £464.99

Launch: Aug 2012
Samsung
Series 5 NP550P5C
From £591.73

Launch: Aug 2012
Toshiba
Satellite U840
From £650.00

Launch: Aug 2012
Packard Bell
TE11C
From £329.00

Launch: Jul 2012

Apple
MacBook Air 11-inch
From £723.40

Launch: Jun 2012
Sony
Vaio S VPCSB3N9E
From £599.00

Launch: May 2012
HP
Envy 14-3000 Spectre
From £1,080.54

Launch: Apr 2012
Asus
N55SL
From £741.87

Launch: Mar 2012
Lenovo
G770
From £600.00

Launch: Mar 2012

Asus
Zenbook UX21E
From £849.95

Launch: Feb 2012
HP
Folio 13
From £756.00

Launch: Feb 2012
Samsung
Series 5
From £619.00

Launch: Feb 2012
Samsung
Series 7 NP700Z5A
From £725.00

Launch: Dec 2011
Toshiba
Satellite Z830
From £600.00

Launch: Nov 2011

Samsung
Series 3
From £350.00

Launch: Aug 2011

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