Reviews of Popular Laptops

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Sony Vaio T Series (SVT1311M1E) hands-on

The Sony Vaio T Series offers a slim and stylish design but a low-resolution screen and so-so specs. Hopefully it will be priced well. Read more

2 May 2012 by Andrew Hoyle

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HP Envy Sleekbook hands-on

Luke gets his mitts on the AMD-powered HP Envy Sleekbook, which comes in 14 or 15.6-inch sizes. Read more

9 May 2012 by Luke Westaway

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HP Envy Spectre XT hands-on

Luke goes hands-on with HP's new ultrabook, the metallic Spectre XT. Read on for his first impressions. Read more

9 May 2012 by Luke Westaway

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HP Envy Ultrabook hands-on

Check out our hands-on preview of the HP Envy 14 and 15.6-inch Ultrabooks. Read more

9 May 2012 by Luke Westaway

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HP Pavilion m6 hands-on

We go hands-on with the almost-ultrabook HP Pavilion m6. Read on for our first impressions. Read more

10 May 2012 by Luke Westaway

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Dell XPS 13 ultrabook hands-on

A promising first ultrabook from Dell, with a slim design and pleasurable build quality. Fingers crossed Dell can keep the price down. Read more

12 January 2012 by Nick Hide

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Acer Aspire S5 hands-on

The Acer Aspire S5 is a good-looking ultrabook with a very slim chassis and a Thunderbolt port. But is that enough to make it stand out? Read more

9 January 2012 by Luke Westaway

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Apple iBook G4 (12-inch) preview hands-on

Apple has delivered a small but important update to its iBook line of budget notebooks, doubling the amount of standard RAM to 512MB and offering slightly faster processors, making them an even more attractive alternative to Apple's higher-end and considerably more expensive PowerBook line Read more

2 August 2005 by Justin Jaffe

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HP Pavilion dv3-2230ea preview hands-on

The 13.3-inch Pavilion dv3-2230ea entertainment laptop could probably do with a more powerful GPU, but it compensates for this with a feature that, for the moment, makes it unique: its multi-touch display. It's also relatively portable and should prove a solid performer, offering decent value for money overall Read more

16 November 2009 by Julian Prokaza

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Panasonic ToughBook CF-F8 preview hands-on

Panasonic's ToughBook laptops have always been true to their name, even if they've been described with words that aren't as flattering, like bulky, unattractive and heavy. The 14-inch CF-F8 attempts to correct this, and does an admirable job with its fine design and lighter frame Read more

28 October 2008 by Rory Reid