The good Great sound Good battery life High-resolution display is welcome Included software is highly appreciated The bad Radiance display shows red as orange Mouse pad is high friction and the integrated click pad isn't the most accurate option Starting life as a MacBook Pro competitor, the Envy is even more so in its latest incarnation. This doesn't mean that it doesn't have its own identity; red trims, a beautiful screen, a volume jog dial and HP's continued relationship with Beats Audio bring it uniqueness. The semi-matte laptop lid will also ensure that no one ever confuses it with a MacBook

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HP Envy 15 (2012)

The good Great battery life New and legacy ports for all businesses Good performance WWAN module The bad Quite bulky Protective flaps for the ports can be annoying Nothing makes you feel like you're about to set off a bomb like the Toughbook CF-53. Or possibly disarm one, if you play for the good guys.

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Panasonic Toughbook CF-53

The good Good battery life, going toe to toe with lower power ultrabooks 7200rpm hard drive The bad Weird bug that causes the laptop to hibernate at 10 per cent battery, regardless of setting Fujitsu's matte black SH771 is a nice reprieve to a world filled with ultrabooks - a strong, full-featured laptop. Despite not being an ultrabook it's still quite slim, at 23.2mm high. Weight isn't too bad either - if you swap out the optical drive for a space-saver and the mechanical for a solid-state drive (SSD), you can get it as low as 1.22kg

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Fujitsu LifeBook SH771

The good Matte screen Backlit keyboard Excellent battery life The bad Sketchy touch pad will frustrate AMD switchable graphics aren't great The Series 7 is rather thin for a 15.6-inch laptop. Not blade thin, but only slightly taller than a MacBook Pro, making it quite manageable

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Samsung Series 7 (NP700Z5A-S04AU)

Toshiba's Satellite Z830 is without question the leading ultrabook in the market today. With extra ports, backlit keyboard and stellar battery life, it stands head and shoulders above competitors.

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Toshiba Satellite Z830

The HP EliteBook 8560w is a beautiful piece of engineering, providing you can afford it.

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HP EliteBook 8560w

Ultrabooks will capture more than 40 per cent of the laptop market by 2015, becoming, in effect, a counterweight to tablets like Apple's iPad, according to market researcher IHS-iSuppli.

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Ultrabook market set to explode: analyst

Remember the HP Slate? It's back.

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HP targets business with Slate 2, new Mini

A MacBook Pro is a significant investment, especially when adding in optional upgrades. Cost aside, there's not a better choice (there are, however, some close ties) for an all-around powerhouse that will work in the home, the office and in between.

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Apple MacBook Pro 15 (late 2011, 2.2GHz Core i7)

We still love the M11x, but with the ever-marching pace of technology, we'd like to see it go on a diet, get a better screen and a much better touch pad and buttons for the R4.

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Alienware M11x R3