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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

You don’t need to spend a fortune to get a truly portable laptop – and no, we’re not talking about waiting for a fire sale on an obsolete model

Slim and light laptops look nicer, feel better and tend to last longer between charges than the rest. And no, you don’t actually need workstation-grade power just to record those music tracks you like to fuss over at the weekends. Here, then, are 2025’s top truly portable laptop contenders, ranging from under £500 to well over two grand…

Once upon a time (a few years ago), £800 used to be a sweet spot for the laptop buyer. Nowadays, only a few slinky heroes squeeze under the line…

Windows is something most of us put up with because we have to, rather than actually liking it. But do you necessarily need it? Increasingly, no…

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