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

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.

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