If a lightweight laptop with lots of connections and entertainment options galore is what you're after, the dv1000 is a great solution.

If you need a notebook that will last for four hours while on the road, and double as a media centre once you get back to base, then look no further.

This business machine offers all that a business user on the road could ask for, and will happy replace a desktop PC at the office. The Centrino Pro and Santa Rosa features give it an advantage over older models and it performed well in our battery tests.

With its light weight, long battery life, and easy-to-read screen, the Compaq Presario V2000 might be the perfect wide-screen laptop, especially for road warriors.

ThinkPad X300 is not a cheap notebook, but it only costs the sum of the components it offers, so you're getting what you pay for. The SSD and 3G features make this a great road warrior, and Lenovo's ThinkPad design leaves us confident it will take a few knocks.

A handsome design and quick-launch presentation button make this wide-screen notebook a great fit for business travellers.

For users wanting a home entertainment centre or a powerful desktop replacement to work with, the dv9800 is a very strong contender.

A well-performing unit that succeeds in both style and substance, the HP dv6800 is a good device for most environments. Its relatively low battery life and lack of Gigabit Ethernet, and the fact that Blu-ray movies overscan at 1080p are the only negatives and these are minor points.

The Toshiba Satellite range has always been a winner and the A200 is no exception. Its inclusion of the new Wi-Fi n standard is a nice addition, especially since it's not a Santa Rosa notebook.

The Toshiba Satellite A200 is a solid workhorse of a machine with plenty of processing power under its hood. Without question, it's the best A200 we have tested to date.

For getting online on the go, the integrated 3G capability of this laptop is ideal. It's also a comfortable unit to use, but it does lack some modern conveniences.

Despite its short battery life, the Znote 6214W is a decent choice for any type of user. It's portable enough to take on the road, yet its screen-size and features make it suitable for use as a desktop computer. Similarly, the notebook's 7600GT graphics chip makes it a suitable machine for playing games, as well as a more-than-decent machine for productivity applications and photo editing.