Laptops Best Buys Guide

Give yourself some flexibility with your home, office or entertainment systems by introducing a laptop. Instead of being stuck to the desk you can enjoy all the benefits of a first-rate PC and be mobile around your home, in town or while travelling.


Laptops - 5 Best Buys

  • Dell Inspiron 6400 - Best Value Notebook

    One of the most popular items in the Inspiron range is the Inspiron 6400 which users at Review Centre have been quick to recommend as a great value bargain. Owners are repeatedly delighted with it - describing the Dell Inspiron 6400 as a stylish product with exceptional screen quality - easy to use, portable, powerful and versatile. A workhouse of the laptop division, users describe the Dell's Inspiron 6400 as a super all rounder providing high speed dual-core notebook technology and unbeatable value for money. It comes in a fantastic Artic Silver and Alpine White design, it's relatively cheap and is especially recommended for DVDS, gaming and web usage. Offering up to five hours of battery life for watching movies or gaming without re-charging your batteries explains why it scores high ratings for battery performance. Seller Dell also provides plenty of options at the point of purchase including the choice of Windows operating systems including Ubuntu Edition version 7.04. Models come with an Intel Core 2 Duo (up to 2.00 GHz), 15.4inches display, SATA hard drive (up to 160 GB), and DDR2 SDRAM (up to 2 GB). Wireless options include wireless LAN, Integrated Dual-Band (802.11 a/b) antenna, Integrated Intel Pro/Wireless 3945 (802.11a/b/g) or Dell Wireless 1500 network connections. A 5-1 card reader and front-access multimedia buttons make it highly versatile and a wide range of inputs includes a standard S-Video (TV-Out) port, IEEE 1394 (Firewire) and four built-in USB 2.0 interfaces. Reviews also mention the ease of upgrading with Dell at a later date. Basically the overwhelming feedback is that this laptop is a perfect desktop replacement for those seeking power and mobility. If you own an Inspiron 6400 or another Dell Inspiron computer why not let us know more and write a review?

    Apple Macbook Pro - Best Graphics Laptop

    The Best Mac Laptop on the market according to users is the Apple Macbook Pro. It's the notebook of choice for trendy designers and other creative professionals. Apple's Macbook Pro is simply fabulous; with a typical 'Apple' style ultra cool aura about it says users - powerful capability, stylish and superb, with professional graphics displays to make you drool. CD/DVD reader and writer come as standard as do super fast Intel core duo processor. Since it was released in 2006 it has been a popular notebook with Review Centre reviewers who have no hesitation in recommending it. In fact, it receives a 100 per cent level of recommendations from all reviewers. It scores high ratings for screen quality, ease of use and battery power as well as its lightness and durability. This is a very powerful device for professional performance in design, gaming or office admin. You also get a wide range of Apple's acclaimed high performance software thrown in, known for its innovation and usability - although the Macbook Pro is fully compatible with Windows and other packages as well. The combination of 16-lane PCI Express architecture and powerful NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor creates magic visual results in 3D animation, design and gaming. The 15.4-inch, 1440-by-900-pixel or 17-inch, 1680-by-1050-pixel digital display enhances the presentation even further. Encased in a 1in thick aluminum frame and weighing 2.5kg this notebook retains the looks from the popular Powerbook range. Notable also is the easy to follow keyboard which is backlit for low light conditions. While certainly not a budget laptop it is still affordable for anyone seeking expert performance. A new MacBook Pro comes with 85W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall plug, and power cord, Lithium-polymer battery, Apple Remote, DVI to VGA adapter, Install/restore DVDs and Printed and electronic user info. Why not read some of our expert reviews by Macbook Pro owners and find out even more about this great machine?

    Acer Travelmate 5520 - Best Cheap Laptop

    Cheap but cheerful, the Acer Travelmate is a solid and well-featured model. The curved keyboard and chunky base makes it a good notebook for mainly home use and occasional usage elsewhere. Users describe a comfortable keyboard lay out with intelligent positioning of ports and controls and a nice and bright 15.4in 1,280 x 800 resolution screen. The screen also includes widescreen display and colour support - 24-bit (16.7 million colours. On the front you will find switches for Bluetooth and 802.11g wireless, along with card reader for major formats and the receiver for the infrared module. This is a great value laptop and with dual core 1.9 GHz processor, 2 Gig of RAM 160 Gig hard drive and a multi layer DVD rewriter you get a lot of performance for your money. As one reviewer puts it: "It seems to be impossible to find a laptop with all this on at this price." The 5 in 1 card reader is suitable for Supported Flash Memory Cards: SD Memory Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard and xD-Picture Card. It's also equipped with Gigabit Ethernet. An extra cool feature is the built in 0.3-megapixel webcam. Operating system / software includes Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium as standard along with Norton Internet Security, NTI CD-Maker, Acer GridVista, Adobe Reader, Acer Empowering Technology, NTI Shadow, Cyberlink PowerDVD, Acer Launch Manager. In a nutshell, while not the lightest compared to some models the Acer Travelmate 5520 is still a first rate computer and offers a lot for your hard earned cash. All in all excellent buy for someone who needs a portable computer with good performance, bright screen, a good level of spec and easy to use controls. Do you own an Acer Travelmate 5520? Why not add to the debate and write a review?

    Hp Compaq Nx9010 - Bargain Business Laptop

    Reviewers have been recommending the Hp Compaq Nx9010 as a sturdy, easy to use, great every day business laptop. It's not really suitable for advanced games say small business users but the Hp Compaq Nx9010 notebook scores especially high ratings for business performance including spreadsheets, network capabilities and ability to process large files, along with its decent battery life and screen quality. It is a highly recommended product at Review Centre in terms of overall value for money, receiving 100 per cent of recommendations from reviewers. Owners also describe a very reliable product with no problems once up and running which is ideal for all daily small business use. "Nice design and comfortable using shape," says one fan while another says: "Would recommend it to anyone as a business tool." The good level of built in equipment and high speed CPU are also praised. Hp Compaq Nx9010 offers wireless capability, high efficient, powerful processors and good screen and graphics. It's available with minimum 512 MB storage with upgrades to 1 GB and above. Other features include security lock slot, power-on password, and wake on LAN. Comes with up to date Microsoft Windows Software, Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Intervideo WinDVD, Roxio Easy CD Creator and Norton AntiVirus. All in all - a package which has been satisfying owners. Are you a small business user and laptop owner? Why not write a review and recommend a business laptop or personal computer suitable for fellow professionals?

    Toshiba Satellite Pro L10 - Best Budget Laptop

    The Review Centre team rate this little beauty - with a fast processor and big hard drive it could be a perfect choice for those looking for an affordable but bang up-to-date product. The Satellite Pro L10 series combines the latest in mobile technology in a slim design. It's ideal for small or medium sized business use or the home user looking for a quality, budget laptop. Powered by the Intel processor it makes an ideal choice for people on the move who want good results at a very affordable price. "Easy and fun" to use says one reviewer. "First class hardware," says another. In fact, mobile computing has never been so good! Powered by the latest mobile Intel Celeron M processors with 10/100 network connectivity the Toshiba Satellite Pro L10 has been one of the fastest Laptops for the price! With an amazing 15.4inches Display TFT active matrixMax and Resolution: 1024 x 768 ( XGA ) it comes with 24-bit 16.7 million colours Colour support and latest Microsoft software, built-in stereo speakers, cd-rw / dvd-rom comb, telecom fax / modem, networking network adapter and a whole range of other functions. As well as scoring high overall ratings from consumers for value for battery life and screen quality - Toshiba Satellite Pro L10 scores perfect overall scores (10/10) for ease of use and value for your money. It's 100 per cent recommended from all reviews submitted with another reviewer describing good built in advice software and an ideal computer for movie and music. Reviewers so far think the Satellite Pro is a great laptop from the popular Toshiba Satellite range. What do you think? Maybe you already own a Toshiba Satellite Pro L10? Why not be the next person to write a review?

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    Remember, while a few years ago, laptops and notebooks were expensive accessories and out of the average users price range nowadays they can picked up for a song with built-in features and software that we could only dream about back then! Review Centre provides hundreds of reviews of laptops from all the leading the manufacturers. Why now browse our laptops reviews category and find what you are after?