Chris Barraclough

A well-built big-screen laptop with few flaws, but struggles to compete with some rivals

The most stylish and impressive netbook we've seen, and the most expensive

Great build quality, but performance and battery life are unfortunately limited

A good performer with strong features, but slightly flawed usability

Great performance and build quality from this excellent mid-range laptop

A feature-packed laptop let down by the terrible usability of its touchpad

Dell's well-built high-performance machine offers stunning value for money

A strong all-round laptop with a great build and plenty of useful features

A great laptop which manages to offer a solid mix of power and portability

A highly affordable machine, but despite decent usability it fails to impress

A laptop with excellent build quality, but limited portability

A compact and well-built laptop, but hampered by poor office performance

Great performance for the price and some highly useful features

Ample performance and strong build quality from this desktop replacement

A stunningly well made and powerful ultraportable at a great price

A slim, sleek and affordable ultra-portable that thinks it's a netbook

A powerful and well-built ultraportable laptop with an unfortunate usability flaw

A well-built netbook with few flaws, but also few standout features

A powerfully performing budget laptop with great features and a speedy hard drive

Impressive build quality and battery life, backed by equally strong performance

A highly portable laptop with a sharp screen, but offers limited performance

An impressive range of features, but let down slightly by limited performance

Impressive performance and portability at a very reasonable price

A budget laptop with subdued performance, but a strong build and excellent features

A highly portable laptop-tablet hybrid with a swivelling 11.6-inch touchscreen