The Fujitsu LifeBook P7120 is an attractive and cleverly designed notebook with all the bells and whistles of some much more expensive models.

An ultralight tablet PC that is a little weak on character recognition, and too high on price.

The ThinkPad X41 Tablet has excellent security and battery life, and is very mobile.

It's well-suited to road warriors thanks to its light weight and built-in 3G module, but it's still not the perfect laptop. If you're going to go for the R500, opt for a solid-state drive instead of a conventional hard drive.

A great value multimedia machine, the 5z70 provides a DVD writer, wireless networking and graphics grunt at a competitive price.

Stylish and powerful, the Satellite M40 has some great multimedia features, but is let down by minimal battery life.

The overall performance of the W1 is pretty much on par with its competition, but its design and value-added features make it stand out from the pack

This is an interesting and well-constructed notebook from Pioneer.

This is a value-priced power notebook that's well geared towards multimedia use.

A good notebook, backed up by a one-year, on-site, parts and labour warranty.

The Acer is a powerful notebook, capable of operating as a media centre PC.

The HP Compaq nc6220 is a durable lightweight notebook with good performance. While it is outperformed by its nearest rivals it holds its own with a host of unique features.