Laptops - Home/Office

These laptops are based on Intel's Atom and Celeron entry-level CPUs, and are intended for basic word processing and simple everyday tasks. You won't find high resolution screens or the power for intensive tasks, but with high capacity hard drives, DVD drives, wireless connectivity there's plenty you can do. 30/01/17 Updated

These laptops are not powerhouses, but their Pentium processors have enough grunt for everyday computing. Screen sizes are often on the small side here, makes them great portable companions.

Laptops here have screen sizes up to 17.3”, and their Intel Core i3 processors offer a great compromise between cost, performance and efficiency. These laptops offer fast and responsive portable computing for everyday tasks and benefit from a wide range of extra features and connectivity too.

The laptops in this category are equipped with meaty Intel Core i5 processors, giving them enough power to handle multitasking with ease. The laptops also come with a slew of features, ports and wireless connectivity so they're very flexible. For an even faster and more responsive experience, look for models with SSDs.

These laptops sport Intel's high-end Core i7 processors with Hyper-Threading and Turbo Boost, making them suitable for heavy multitasking and intensive applications. However, the on-board graphics are not well suited to gaming – look to gaming laptops for that. Laptops here that also have SSDs will be exceptionally speedy.

These laptops feature Intel Core i9 processors, which are Intel's fastest processors. Featuring lots of cores, Hyper-Threading and Turbo Boost, Core i9 processors are ideal for heavy multitasking and intensive applications. However, the on-board graphics are not well suited to gaming – look to gaming laptops for that. Laptops here that also have SSDs will be exceptionally speedy.

These entry-level gaming laptops are powered by the NVIDIA GeForce MX150 graphics cards making them a great choice for MMO and online games plus home and office use.

Laptops designed around AMD's CPU technology. These laptops offer good value and are ideal for those requiring a laptop for all round general use. Features such as wireless connectivity and high capacity hard drives come as standard, ensuring the laptop can be used for a wide range of applications. Updated

Rugged laptops are specially engineered for extra durability for outdoor use. They can resist being dropped or getting wet, making them a great choice for professionals who work in the field such as engineers and surveyors.

The Microsoft Surface is a range of thing and light 2 in 1 laptops with a detachable screen and keyboard. This means you can use your Surface as a tablet or when more intensive typing is required the keyboard.

Choose from a wide range of processor, memory and storage options depending on your requirements.

The Microsoft Surface Laptops are a special range of laptop computers. Unlike the Surface Book, Surface Laptops are traditional laptops, so the keyboard cannot be detached. However, the Surface Laptop is still extremely thin and light, making it an excellent choice for professionals on the move or students.

The Surface 2 Laptops are the 2nd iteration of the special range of Surface Laptop computers from Microsoft. Now featuring Intel 8th Gen. Core processors, other components & parts of the design have also been refined & improved vs the Original Surface Laptops.

While similar, and likely inspired by the Microsoft Surface Book, unlike the Surface Books, Surface 2 Laptops are traditional laptops, so the keyboard cannot be detached. However, the Surface 2 Laptop is still extremely thin and light, making it an excellent choice for professionals on the move or students.

The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is the new premium thin and 2 in 1 mobile computer that can be used as a laptop or as a tablet with the keyboard detached. Available in various configurations and colours, the Surface Pro 6 is ideally suited for everyday office and home applications.

Microsoft Surface Go are extremely thin and light tablets. Thanks for their 10in screens these are extremely portable, allowing you to work from anywhere for hours and hours without having to recharge the battery.

All-in-one PCs have the PC built into the back of the monitor, saving considerably space versus a traditional setup with a tower PC and separate monitor.

The Microsoft Surface Studio range of all-in-one PCs provide solid computing performance in a stylish and compact package.

The MacBook Air is a 13.3in ultra thin and light laptop powered by an Intel Core i-series processor, at least 8GB of RAM and various SSDs options, all of which run macOS operating system. Available in a variety of colours, the MacBook Air features a retina display and weighs less than 1.3kg.