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  • Apple MacBook Air 11in (Mid-2012) review

    The tiny Apple MacBook Air 11in (Mid-2012) benefits enormously from faster ports and a faster, leaner processor.

    £849 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • Sony Vaio T13 Ultrabook review

    The Sony Vaio T13 is Sony's debut Ultrabook. We got our hands on the entry-level model which costs less than £700. Read our Sony Ultrabook review to find out more.

    £679 inc VAT

  • Samsung NP530U4BL review

    The Samsung NP530U4BL is a sub-2kg laptop with 14in display and built-in optical drive.

    £799 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • HP Pavilion dv7-6101sa review

    The HP Pavilion dv7-6101sa is a big, slow and heavy 17in laptop, available for £700 or less.

    £700 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Asus N55SF-S2276V review

    The protractedly named Asus N55SF-S2276V falls very much from the desktop replacement mould. It's a fully featured 15.6in laptop with discrete graphics and Blu-ray drive.

    £699 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Acer Timeline M3 review

    The Acer Timeline M3 is a 15in laptop that could have taken on the Macbook Pro, but a poor LCD panel inadvertently surrenders an own goal.

    £600 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Samsung Series 5 Ultra review

    The Series 5 is a good (albeit thick) ultraportable laptop that performs well, has plenty of storage and an optical drive.

    £749 inc VAT

    Score - 6 out of 10

  • Dell XPS 14z review

    The Dell XPS 14z takes an unusual screen size of 14in, and shoehorns it into a laptop comparable to a typical 13in model, thanks to a lovely thin bezel.

    £949 inc VAT

    Score - 9 out of 10

  • HP Pavilion dm4 Beats Edition review

    Keep cool and look cooler listening to your tunes with the HP Pavilion dm4-3002ea Beats Edition laptop.

    £899 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Asus Zenbook UX31E review

    The Asus Zenbook UX31E is the Asus reply to Intel's plea to Windows laptop makers to copy the Apple MacBook Air – REVISED 01 MARCH 2012

    £1,000 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Samsung NP600B5B-S01UK review

    The Samsung NP600B5B-S01UK is a solid business-focused laptop with a good turn of speed, scoring 125 in our WorldBench 6 tests.

    £800 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • HP Folio 13 review

    The HP Folio 13 is Hewlett Packard's stab at the ultraportable market created by Apple with its MacBook Air.

    £899 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Acer Aspire 5560G review

    The Acer Aspire 5560G takes one of AMD's new quad-core processors with integrated graphics, joined by an additional discrete graphics processor for gaming duties.

    £680 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Samsung Series 7 Chronos review

    The Samsung Series 7 Chronos is a long-lasting 15in laptop with more than a few nods to the Apple MacBook Pro range.

    £900 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Lenovo IdeaPad U400 review

    High style and decent battery life highlight the Lenovo IdeaPad U400 all-purpose laptop, but it lacks a Blu-ray option.

    £850 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Asus Zenbook UX21E review

    The Asus Zenbook UX21E is a shiny example of the modern 11in ultraportable notebook.

    £850 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Acer TravelMate 8481T review

    The Acer TravelMate 8481T is a surprisingly solidly built business laptop that weighs in at just 1.7kg.

    £850 inc VAT

    Score - 8 out of 10

  • Acer Aspire Ethos 5951G-2418G75Mnkk review

    The Acer Aspire Ethos 5951G is a powerful laptop with generally good specs but a low-resolution screen.

    £850 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10

  • Sony VAIO F Series review

    The Sony VAIO F Series is a smallish desktop-replacement laptop that is portable, but not very powerful.

    £859 inc VAT

    Score - 6 out of 10

  • Sony VAIO S Series review

    The Sony VAIO S Series laptop won't win any awards for performance or multimedia playback, but it's a great light PC for a business professional.

    £1,249 inc VAT

    Score - 7 out of 10