Better known for its desktop replacement gaming laptops, Rock also makes a range of smaller machines. The Pegasus 670 (£899 inc. VAT) weighs in at a semi-portable 3.1kg, yet still packs cutting-edge components.

We've been reviewing Vista-clad machines for a few months now, and the overriding shared factor has been the bugs. The Rock Pegasus 665 starts to change all that

In recent years, Rock has established itself as one of the UK's best manufacturers of gaming laptops. Marking one of its most powerful and affordable gaming systems, the Rock Xtreme CTX Pro (£1599 inc. VAT) also makes for an effective mobile media centre.

The Rock Xtreme CTX Pro looked familiar, as it shares the same chassis as the AJP M575U. There's nothing wrong with that at all: it's got the practical front panel, has a good trackpad, an excellent keypad and looks great, too.

Rock continues its gaming pedigree with this powerful and portable laptop

The Pegasus 330 makes a good impression as soon as you take it out ofthe box, with its rounded corners and simple black design. It's justthe right size as far as we're concerned

As one of the UK's leading gaming laptop manufacturers, it was no surprise that Rock was the first to use NVIDIA's SLI graphics technology in a laptop back in March. Still representing one the most high-powered mobile gaming options...

With a strong reputation in the UK for its gaming laptops, Rock continues to offer impressive single-GPU systems alongside its high-performance SLI-powered Xtreme SL

Rock has produced some of the best desktop replacement PCs, such as its recent SLI machines, which do justice to the latest games. Realistically, however, they aren't that usable on the move.

The silver casing of the Rockdirect Pegasus T4 (£899 inc. VAT) isstriking and certainly belies the affordable price of the system. Witha battery sticking out from the rear of the case...