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Sony Vaio Z series (VPC-Z21M9E) hands-on

Sony's Z series laptop promises high-performance hardware in a beautifully designed carbon-fibre body. The dock is a particularly top-notch touch -- as long as you can stand the sky-high price. Read more

29 June 2011 by Andrew Hoyle

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Sony Vaio S series hands-on

The 13.3-inch Sony Vaio S series laptops look set to offer a pleasing combination of power and portability. They'll have their work cut out to justify their high price tag though. Read more

24 February 2011 by Luke Westaway

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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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Alienware M14x hands-on

The 14-inch Alienware M14x laptop will devour your games and then demand seconds. Our pre-production sample's appearance failed to match its inner beauty, though, due to a dim display and less-than-perfect keyboard. Read more

19 April 2011 by Luke Westaway

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Acer Aspire 8920G preview hands-on

The Acer Aspire 8920G is a very promising machine, and one which may set standards in years to come. Coming in four versions, the desktop replacement has a full keyboard and a marvellous 18.4-inch display, mainly because it has a true 16:9, 1080p resolution Read more

31 March 2008 by Rory Reid

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Dell Latitude E4200 preview hands-on

The Dell Latitude E4200 is tiny -- its screen is just 12 inches and it weighs less than 1Kg -- and it'll come with all manner of ways to connect to the Internet: 3G, WiMax, 802.11n Wi-Fi. On top of all that, it's attractive, with a definite air of 'cool' about it Read more

18 September 2008 by Rory Reid

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Sony Vaio SZ2VP preview hands-on

The Vaio SZ2VP is a laptop with dual graphics cards. 'Stamina' is a low performance mode that helps prolong battery life while running everyday tasks; the 'Speed' option is more potent, using an Nvidia GeForce 7400 graphics card that lets you enjoy 3D games and more demanding imaging tasks Read more

19 July 2006 by Rory Reid

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Asus Vivo Tab hands-on

The Asus Vivo Tab has a keyboard dock, and is powered by Windows 8. Read on for our first impressions. Read more

31 August 2012 by Luke Westaway

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Dell Latitude E6420 hands-on

The 14-inch Dell Latitude E6420 may have a sturdy shell and decent battery, but its unappealing design isn't likely to impress your business contacts. Our sample's performance wasn't great either. Read more

16 September 2011 by Andrew Hoyle

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Toshiba Satellite U840 hands-on

The Toshiba Satellite U840 may not be the slimmest ultrabook around, but it has an attractive finish and an affordable price tag. Read more

6 June 2012 by Andrew Hoyle

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