Laptops

The Samsung 300E5A is a 15.6″ screen laptop offering a fairly decent specification in Intel’s Core i3 2350M processor operating at 2.3GHz, 6GB of DDR3 RAM, 750GB of storage fitted into a stylish exterior. Measuring just 36.8 cm by 24.3cm by 3.3cm – maximum dimensions – meaning this laptop is small enough to take out and about if required. The operating system is Windows 7 Professional – read on for the rest of our Samsung Series 3 300E5A review.

Next up is the Lenovo Z580 – a 15.6″ laptop which forms part of Lenovo’s Ideapad range. A mid priced laptop, featuring Intel’s Core i5 3210M 2.5GHz Processor, as well as 8GB of RAM and a huge 1TB hard drive, the Z580 offers a pretty impressive specification for a relatively small price tag. The operating system is handled by Microsoft’s latest Windows 8, as well as an inbuilt graphics card in the reliable Nvidia GeForce GT 630M 1GB. Read on for our Lenovo Ideapad Z580 review.

The Sony SVE1512J6EW is a 15″ laptop, with an Intel Core i3 2.4GHz Processor, 4GB RAM and a spacious 640GB hard drive, all operating on the new Windows 8 operating system. Featuring typical Sony styling with it’s white exterior, keyboard and touchpad, with black trim, and the slightly unorthodox size 15″ display, Sony have aimed for somewhere between form and function – a stylish Vaio laptop with a decent specification. Read on for our Sony SVE1512J6EW.CEK Review.

Weighing just 1.38kg, the Asus S200E is an 11.6″ notebook, with the Intel Core i3 3217U 1.8GHz processor, 4GB RAM and a spacious 500GB hard drive. Measuring 30.3cm by 20cm by 2.1cm, it is incredibly portable – easily fitting into your bag, yet still offering a decent specification, enabling you to surf the web whilst out and about. In our Asus S200E Vivobook review, we evaluate just how good this notebook is.

Looking for a sub £350 notebook? The HP Pavilion DM1-4300SA may be the solution for you – the 11.6″ screen means it’s highly portable, offering an AMD 1.7GHz processor paired with 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive all running on Windows 8 operating system. At around 21.5cm by 29.1cm by 3.2cm, and weighing just 1.6kg, it is ideally suited for being on the move – so handy for those who require access to a computer when away from home. Read on for our HP Pavilion DM1-4300SA review.

The Asus K55A is a sub £500 stylish laptop that provides both function and form in an attractive package. Featuring Intel’s Core i7 3610QM 2.4GHz Processor, Intel Chief River HM76 Chipset, and integrated graphics card, together with 6GB RAM, this laptop is not short on power. The hard drive is a generous 1TB in size, and the 15.6″ backlit display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 offers a decent picture. Read on for our Asus K55A review.

The Acer Aspire V3-571G is a mid priced laptop, featuring Intel’s Core i5 3210M 2.5GHz Processor, 6GB RAM, and a spacious 500GB hard drive. Encased in a black exterior, and featuring the latest Windows 8 operating system from Microsoft, it offers good value, and looks great. In our review, we take a look at the V3-571G notebook from Acer’s famous Aspire range, and establish just how good it actually is.

Got around £400 to spend and need a new 15.6″ laptop? The Lenovo G570 could be the laptop for you – offering you the Intel Core i5 2450M 2.5GHz processor, 6GB of RAM, a huge 750GB hard drive that should have more than enough storage for virtually all users. Operating System duties are handled by Windows 7 64-bit, and it also comes with all the usual features, such as webcam and DVDRW drive. Read on for our Lenovo G570 review.

Looking a cheap 17.3″ laptop? We take a look at the Toshiba Satellite C870-17F notebook – a laptop with Intel’s Pentium B960 2.20GHz processor, 4GB RAM, a speedy 320GB hard drive and Windows 8 Operating System, all for under £400. On paper this represents a lot of notebook for your money. However how does it compare to other similar specification laptops in the same price bracket. In our Toshiba C870-17F review we test this notebook and see how it stacks up against the competition.

The Toshiba Satellite C870-198 is an entry level 17.3″ display laptop, offering the latest Intel Core i3 – 2328M processor running at 2.20GHz, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a huge 500GB hard drive, and a copy of Windows 8 all for under £400 – which on face value is a pretty competitive specification. But how does it work in real life? In our review we test the 17.3″ Toshiba C870-198 and see if it is worth purchasing over it’s similarly priced rivals.