Intel core ultra 9 285k

AMD’s best Ryzen CPUs are hard to top for their combo of raw power when plugged in and battery efficiency when not – ideal for gaming machines

While just about every laptop wears the ‘AI’ banner these days, it was Qualcomm’s Snapdragon CPUs that introduced the Copilot+ concept

It’s getting hot in here… the closer you get to the magic £1000 mark, the more you start to see low-compromise – or indeed no-compromise – PCs

STANDING ON BUSINESS An office-grade laptop that offers surprisingly good ability for creative tasks and long battery life

SCORE PRICE £708 (£850 inc VAT) from scan.co.uk German manufacturer Medion loves to deliver value-packed products, and so it’s no surprise to see it sell an RTX 50 series gaming laptop for a mere £850

All limits are off: we’re now only looking for the wildest, most ambitious laptops out there – most notably one that doesn’t look like a laptop at all