Typical price: £1,770
What is it: Next-generation laptop with oodles of power and long battery life
What we think: Excellent design, modern components and a wealth of features make this the best laptop of its type
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Acer Travelmate 8204WLMi compared to other desktop replacement laptops
 Acer Travelmate 8204WLMi |
 Sony Vaio VGN-AR11S |
 Asus Lamborghini VX2 |
 Dell XPS M2010 |
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| Review date | 2 Mar 07 | 24 Aug 06 | 19 Mar 07 | 28 Jul 06 |
| Editor's rating |
9.2
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9.3
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9.2
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9.2
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| Price range | £1,770 | |||
| Review summary | The Acer Travelmate 8204WLMi uses the latest components to deliver masses of power and excellent battery life -- the Holy Grail of laptop performance. The questionable styling of its chassis and mild colour saturation of its TFT screen may alienate some users, but its long feature list and solid build quality make it a very worthy purchase Read full review |
The Sony Vaio VGN-AR11S is the best multimedia laptop on the market. It contains all you need for enjoying full high-definition video on its own screen or on a larger display. If you're backing Blu-ray over HD DVD this Media Center laptop comes thoroughly recommended Read full review |
Powerful innards and a sleek, sexy exterior make this the most desirable laptop we've seen in a long time. If you want a portable to impress, look no further Read full review |
Dell's XPS M2010 is truly a special laptop. It's likely to be the subject of scorn on initial inspection, but it won't take long to realise that it's not intended to be a traditional laptop. It's a completely new concept that's best described as a portable desktop PC, so if you're averse to the idea of owning a chunky tower or desktop machine, you could do a lot worse than check this out Read full review |
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