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HP Pavilion dv7-4050ea review
The 17.3-inch HP Pavilion dv7-4050ea laptop offers a swell design and decent performance. It's a shame about its terrible battery life, but, all things considered, this is a decent machine. Read more
18 August 2010 by Luke Westaway
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Acer Aspire 7720 review
The Acer Aspire 7720 is a hunking brute of a laptop, with great performance and number-crunching abilities. Added to this, the powerful machine has a large widescreen display, plenty of useful shortcut buttons and enough ports and connectors to rival a desktop machine Read more
11 October 2007 by Will Head
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Acer Aspire 5552 review
The 15.6-inch Acer Aspire 5552 is one of the cheapest laptops around, so its relatively decent performance and sturdy construction come as a very pleasant surprise. Read more
15 March 2011 by Niall Magennis
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Dell Studio XPS 16 review
The Studio XPS 16 -- Dell's first true 16:9, 16-inch laptop -- is a smart-looking machine and a powerful performer. Although an unimpressive battery life limits its portability, it includes a number of upscale extras, such as leather trim and backlit keyboard, and handles high-definition content and light gaming well Read more
23 January 2009 by Dan Ackerman
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HP Compaq 8710p review
If you're after a large desktop replacement laptop, the HP Compaq 8710p could be just the ticket. With its excellent 17-inch display and a spacious keyboard, plus powerful discrete graphics mode and plenty of connectivity options, this laptop ticks all the boxes Read more
14 November 2007 by Sandra Vogel
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Acer Aspire 5942G review
The 15.6-inch Aspire 5942G desktop-replacement laptop offers impressively speedy performance and plenty of features, including a Blu-ray drive. Its screen and appearance fail to thrill, but you could easily pay much more for a machine with the 5942G's capabilities Read more
1 April 2010 by Patrick Wignall
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rockdirect Hardbook review
While most of us are unlikely to run into urban combat situations, there is always the risk of dropping your laptop or spilling a cappuccino into it. rockdirect's Hardbook has a specially ruggedised case for those who need to compute in hazardous conditions -- or are just extremely clumsy Read more
15 September 2005 by Chris Stevens
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Toshiba Satellite P200-17C review
The Toshiba Satellite P200-17C is the perfect laptop if you're looking for some gaming fun. Its 2D and 3D performance is impressive, while six USB ports are scattered around the machine. The speakers are excellent and there's room for a numeric keypad to accompany the Qwerty keyboard Read more
14 November 2007 by Will Head
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Samsung RC710 review
The 17.3-inch Samsung RC710 offers a decent processor, screen and keyboard, but its boring design and sub-par gaming performance limit its appeal as an all-round entertainment laptop. Read more
21 June 2011 by Niall Magennis
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HP Envy 17-1195ea review
The latest HP Envy 17, the 17-1195ea, adds some cool new features, including 3D support. This 17.3-inch laptop is a top performer and looks great, but there's no denying that it's eye-wateringly expensive. Read more
22 February 2011 by Luke Westaway
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