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.

Microsoft Surface devices are thin and light devices designed for home or professional use offering a range of hi-resolution touchscreen sizes, Dolby Audio, HD cameras, class leading security features and Windows 10 Pro as standard.

The Surface Book 2 and 3 ranges of laptops feature 13.5" or 15" removable touchscreens, enhanced CPU and RAM choices and inbuilt a dedicated NVIDIA graphics card.

Microsoft Surface devices are thin and light devices designed for home or professional use offering a range of hi-resolution touchscreen sizes, Dolby Audio, HD cameras, class leading security features and Windows 10 Pro as standard.

The Surface Laptop range features 13.5" fixed touchscreen models, offering up to 11.5hrs battery life and weighing as little as 1.2kg.

Microsoft Surface devices are thin and light devices designed for home or professional use offering a range of hi-resolution touchscreen sizes, Dolby Audio, HD cameras, class leading security features and Windows 10 Pro as standard.

The Surface Laptop 2 range features 13.5" fixed touchscreen models, offering up to 14.5hrs battery life and weighing as little as 1.2kg.

Microsoft Surface devices are thin and light devices designed for home or professional use offering a range of hi-resolution touchscreen sizes, Dolby Audio, HD cameras, class leading security features and Windows 10 Pro as standard.

The Surface Laptop 3 range features 13.5" fixed touchscreen models, offering up to 11.5hrs battery life and weighing as little as 1.2kg.

Microsoft Surface devices are thin and light devices designed for home or professional use offering a range of hi-resolution touchscreen sizes, Dolby Audio, HD cameras, class leading security features and Windows 10 Pro as standard.

The Surface Laptop 3 range features 15" fixed touchscreen models, offering up to 11.5hrs battery life and weighing as little as 1.5kg.

Microsoft Surface devices are thin and light devices designed for home or professional use offering a range of hi-resolution touchscreen sizes, Dolby Audio, HD cameras and class leading security features.

The Surface Pro 6 models feature a 12.3" touchscreen and up to 13.5hrs battery life. Note these models have no operating system installed.

Microsoft Surface devices are thin and light devices designed for home or professional use offering a range of hi-resolution touchscreen sizes, Dolby Audio, HD cameras, class leading security features and Windows 10 Pro as standard.

The Surface Go 2 is the smallest & lightest 2-in-1 model featuring a 10.5" touchscreen, up to 10hrs battery life and weighing just over 550g.

Microsoft Surface Studio devices are desktop devices designed for home or professional use offering a hi-resolution touchscreen, Dolby Audio, an HD camera, class leading security features and Windows 10 Pro as standard.

The Surface Studio range offers a 28" touchscreen, up to 2TB SSD storage, dedicated NVIDIA graphics with support for further external displays.

Accessories for the Microsoft Surface range of laptops, tablets and all-in-one PCs.

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.