Jeff Parsons

The HP Mini Beats will offer you basic performance and a pretty decent battery life wrapped up in a chassis that is light, portable and perfect for taking on your travels.

With the draw of HP's premium Envy range and Dr Dre's urban cool Beats brand, the HP Envy 14 Spectre will be hard to ignore.

The Compaq Presario CQ57-366SA won't win any awards for its looks, but does offer the things we look for in a budget laptop.

A powerhouse of a laptop blighted by woeful battery life

A bumper battery is this business laptop's stand-out feature

A thin and light laptop offering decent performance, but what's going on with the price tag?

Samsung are one of the best laptop manufacturers around, but is this mid-range Core i5 laptop more style over substance?

Decent performance and a good quality keyboard make this laptop a good budget buy

A mid-range laptop offering performance and value

An attractive laptop that gets almost everything right

Advanced features in a budget package

An elegant ultraportable that offers both power and an incredibly slim design

An attractive netbook with ace sound and great battery life

Another VAIO C-Series laptop breaks cover, this time with a Core i3 processor

A tablet that differentiates itself from the iPad and Xoom

Look and build quality are excellent, but light on features

A powerhouse of a laptop that emulates the super-car

Beautiful design and a great keyboard, but a below-average battery life

Not the best-looking laptop in the land, but it offers excellent portability

Plenty of storage and power make for a great family laptop - but at a price