The slim Acer Aspire V5 works as a stylish alternative to Intel's Ultrabook platform and although this it doesn't boast the same kind of power.

If you're looking for the right laptop to help create your next masterpiece then there's a strong case to be made for the HP Pavilion dv7.

Google and Samsung team up for the next generation of Chrome OS, but have the problems of the past been solved?

The 2012 refresh gives Apple's most portable MacBook Pros an exciting upgrade, away from the Retina display on the 15-inch version.

The top choice if you want the best gaming machine waiting for you at home, but the styling and price won't appeal to everyone.

Are excellent media credentials and a great price enough to ignore a couple of minor flaws?

Toshiba has updated its flagship Ultrabook - the Z830 has become the Z930.

We feel the Toshiba Satellite P850 works best as a light entertainment machine, and proves there's more to a laptop than simply which processor it's bundled with.

The HP Pavilion g6-1331ea is a low-cost laptop with extraordinary power that tears up the rulebook in what can be achieved on a tight budget.

The centrepiece of the Asus K53S is the impressive Intel Core i7-2670QM CPU that blew through our benchmarking tests with ease.

The new 2012 MacBook Air boasts the same classic design, but with significantly improved hardware.

The Advent Monza is a budget laptop with a super-low price tag and healthy pound-for-pound tech specs. Unfortunately, it doesn't manage to match its rivals for power or performance.

The Acer Aspire V3-571 is an excellent all-rounder, which marries top performance, decent build quality and a vibrant screen.

Dell's new high end XPS 15 isn't lightweight like the XPS 13, but is a worthy competitor to the standard MacBook Pro.

Dell has launched two bigger brothers for the XPS 13 - here's the first of them, the rather fine XPS 14 Ultrabook.

In the same month that Alienware unleashed the Ivy Bridge powered M17x, MSI has declared its 17-inch gaming contender - the MSI GT70.

As a home entertainment desktop replacement, the Samsung Series 5 550P succeeds on almost every level.

The Toshiba Satellite P875- 102 signals the arrival of third generation Intel Core power at the company and we have to admit that it's off to a flying start.

Apple's MacBook Pro with Retina display reinvents the high-end notebook, but can it justify the asking price and lack of upgrades?

An early version of the Ivy-Bridge flavoured Ultrabook refresh crash lands in the UK.

Alienware is back with a bang. Along with the M14x and the M18x, the Alienware M17x has had an Intel Ivy Bridge refresh for 2012.

Sony may be late to the Ultrabook party, but it's sure to make quite an impression with its debut device - the Sony Vaio T13.

Despite its continued efforts in the consumer market, Dell is still a box-shifter at heart and has refreshed its entire line of Latitude laptops.

The Medion Erazer range has been gaining ground in the minds of gamers. Even if you're not an avid Skyrim fan there's still plenty to be had from the 17-inch model, the Medion Erazer X7815.

Lenovo's B570 comes in a range of incarnations. The budget model sports stripped-down components, but retains the great keyboard and solid build quality of the pricier models.