IBM has recently rebranded its ThinkPad range of notebooks into two broad categories, with an A or a T prefix distinguishing between them. A-series machines are considered desktop alternatives, while the T-series is aimed at users ...

The Inspiron 3800 is Dell's most affordable power notebook, and as such is aimed at the small business or home buyer who wants a laptop rather than a desktop cluttering up the place. It comes with ...

The Vaio is easily the most expensive SpeedStep notebook we've tested, and although dealer discounting should knock something off it will remain a pricey choice. The spec doesn't differ wildly from the high-end norm, with 128MB ...

The cheapest of the SpeedStep machines we've looked at is Rock's Sigma, which combines a 600MHz PIII SpeedStep processor with a sensible 128MB of SDRAM and a mid-size 6GB Toshiba hard disk. The spec is fleshed ...

Like the rest of the SpeedStep machines reviewed here (apart from the Rock), the Omnibook 900B is powered by the 650MHz SpeedStep PIII processor from Intel. What makes it unusual is that unlike the others - ...

The Solo is a fairly large three-spindle machine weighing 3.6kg, like the Dell Inspiron. The core specification is similar, although this time 96MB of SDRAM is standard, but once again you get a big 12GB removable ...

One of the heaviest SpeedStep notebooks at 3.6kg, the Inspiron is also the most obviously intended as a desktop replacement, with its 650MHz SpeedStep PIII chip, 128MB of SDRAM as standard, large 12GB hard disk, 6-speed ...

The ACI Precedent gets off to a good start by being more or less identical to Dell's Inspiron 5000, which has received a deservedly good press elsewhere. This particular Precedent does differ in one respect, namely ...

Notebooks costing less than a grand including VAT have a regrettable tendency to be complete crap, so we approached the Umax Actionbook 345T with some circumspection, eyes open for the killer defect that would consign it ...

The latest Tecra is a typically businesslike offering aimed at the corporate bulk purchaser equipping its workforce. The core spec is middle of the road, even slightly conservative, with a Pentium III/500 in the driving seat, ...

In the past, when Taiwanese manufacturers have tried to squeeze a desktop processor into a bulky laptop system the end result has invariably been horrific in pretty much all respects. Not so with this model from ...

The Ultinote AS8300 certainly crams a lot into a small space. Although not quite a sub-notebook, it's nowhere near as large as a full-sized notebook either; when closed it's a little over an inch thick. Its ...

There have been plenty of sexy sub-notebooks on the market recently, but this is not one of them. Fujitsu Siemens has made its mark in the notebook computer market by providing good-quality, reliable desktop replacement systems ...

Sony's Vaio launch gave more than a few notebook manufacturers sleepless nights when the first product in the range was launched last year. A new round of product announcements in October included this slim, but highly ...

Sony proved last year with its Vaio range of laptops that notebook PCs don't have to look like dark grey paving slabs, and many other vendors have since followed suit with sexy laptops of their own. ...

Sub-notebooks are where computing is most sexy, and the Piranha is one of the more desirable examples we've seen. Its design is effectively that of a miniature notebook, with a smaller screen and external CDROM and ...

Fujitsu's Lifebook range of products, first introduced a few years ago, has built up a good reputation for style and reliability. This is the latest model in the range, and although the reliability part of the ...

A relative newcomer to the notebook PC market, Sony made a real splash last year with its sexy little Vaio portable. Aiming to build on the success of that product, the company has launched a couple ...

Why are some notebook computers so expensive? Like most other things in life, it seems that you pay a lot for the name. Proving that portable power needn't cost a fortune, this notebook from ANR (no, ...

The adjective 'sexy' is usually reserved for supermodels, film stars and, occasionally, cars. To call a notebook sexy is, you'd have thought, taking things a little too far. But then, this is no ordinary notebook. The ...