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The Sliver is an ultraportable laptop that offers the great style, but compromises have been made to achieve its tiny size. This is a visually pleasing laptop and the machine looks fantastic from all angles. The small form factor also makes it a very portable machine, ideal for those needing to work on the move a lot. The portability of the machine however is slightly let down by the very average battery life, at only 143 minutes you’ll need to carry the charger around with you on long trips.

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Acer’s Aspire laptops represent the company’s consumer range, and the Aspire 1410-74G25n is a CULV (Consumer Ultra Low Voltage) laptop that offers fantastic value for money. Performance isn’t this laptop’s strong point, but it isn’t meant to be – the laptop offers superb portability instead. At only 1.4kg, it’s a pleasure to carry around. The small form factor makes it very easy to fit into almost any bag, but if you’re after the slimmest machine possible, go for the Elonex Sliver instead

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The BenQ G2220HD is quite an old monitor which is reflected in its aggressive price, but also rather average connections. With a viewable screen of 21.5 inches, it’s not that large but good enough for general computing. Thankfully, it packs in a 1920 x 1080-pixel resolution, so you’ll be able to watch Full HD content on this screen with ease.

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One look at the Acer S243HL and you’ll know that Acer isn’t interested in a conventional design. This 24-inch LED monitor has a look and feel all of its own. The super-slim panel sits on an integrated stand, to which you simply add the balancing arm. The monitor stand allows for a degree of tilt, but you won’t find any height lifter on this screen. That said, the monitor is already quite high, so you may not need to budget for an additional monitor stand.

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With 500GB disks now shipping as standard on all but entry-level PCs and 2TB disks costing less than £130, storage space has never been more abundant or affordable. So the recent proliferation of companies offering online data storage products and services might seem surprising – except when you factor in the features and benefits online storage offers that could never be met by local storage alone. Among the list of unique benefits are fully automated backups, synchronising files between different PCs and sharing files with colleagues, friends or even the whole world.

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Toshiba’s Portégé laptops are built for the business user, and the R600-13Z is a fantastic laptop which cements the Holy Trinity of portability, performance and usability under one roof, with very few concessions made – despite its small and very light form factor. The laptop boasts the inclusion of a dual-core Intel processor and 3072MB of memory. Running word processors, internet browsers and email clients simultaneously won’t prove an issue for this laptop, making it more suited to intensive work than the Sony VAIO VPC X11Z1E/X .

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MSI has once again beefed up its Wind notebook line, this time with a pair of AMD-based models built around a 12.1-inch form factor. The new Wind12 U230-033 and U230-040 replace the Wind12 U210, “a favorite among netbook users looking for a larger screen and more computing power,” MSI claims. The U230-033US ships with an Athlon Neo MV-40 processor, ATI Radeon HD3200 graphics, 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, 1.3MP webcam, three USB 2.0 ports, HDMI-out, 4-in-1 memory card reader, a 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium.

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The MSI CR610-013UK is a widescreen media centre laptop which provides Blu-ray functionality. While Blu-ray laptops are becoming increasingly common, it is still rare to find them for less than £599. Letting you watch the latest high definition (HD) movie releases, the inclusion of a Blu-ray drive is the key selling point of this laptop.

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HP’s Pavilion range comprises the majority of its consumer laptops and combines high-end designs with stunning usability and features. Its Pavilion dm3-1020EA is a compact and smartly designed portable that makes a stylish and capable travel partner. At just 1.9kg, it is light and portable and its smooth, curved edges and sleek design let it slip easily into your hand luggage.

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Dell has just announced release of a new Vostro series, the 3000 , which will add some punch to Dell’s business laptop offerings. The 3000 series, which will range in size from 13-inches to 17-inches, will sport a range of Intel’s newer Core processors. The new Vostros are the 3300 , with a 13.3-inch display, the 3400 , with a 14-inch display, the 3500 , with a 15.6-inch display, and the 3700 , with a 17.3-inch display. All four Vostros have the Mobile Intel HM57 Express chipset, and are paired with i3 and i5 dual core processors, except for the 3700, which has the option of an i7 quad core processor

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