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Thebestproductsonthemarket,aspickedbyoureditors

Apple’sARM-basedM1 chipis
awayitsAMDandIntelx86opposition
withtrulyextraordinaryspeeds.Eventhe low-endmodelwith8GBofRAMis
ludicrouslyfast.ApplemakesnochangestotheAir’sdesign,butitstilllooks
fabulousandnowsupportsbothUSB4 andWi-Fi6.Addbaerylifeintothe
teensanditsbiggestthreatcomesfromtheupdatedM1MacBookPro13in.
REVIEWIssue 3 16,p 40

AppleMacBookAir

AffordableAppleM

ultraportablefrom£9 99
fromapple.com/uk

LGGram 17

(2021)

Thecombinationofa

2,560x 1,60017inscreen

and1.3kgweight–as

wellasa well-rounded

specification– make

thisa greatbuyfor

homeworkers.£1,54 9

fromamazon.co.uk

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ynabookPortégéX30W-J-10F

hebestconvertiblemoney

1 ,0 21 excVATfromuk.insight.com.

otonlyisthis2-in- 1 convertibleludicr

lghtandslim,butitalsooffersaquiet

eyboard,performancefireworks,por

a-plenty,anatural-feelingtouchscreen

abaerythatwillseeyouthroughabus

workingday.Dynabookbyname,

bynature.

REVIEWIssue 3 19,p 56

HPEliteBook

845 G 7

Ifyou can’taffordthe

LenovoThinkPadT14s

tothe right,thesturdy

Ryzen 7-basedEliteBook

84 5 G7 is an excellent

• andmuchcheaper–
  alternative.£988exc
  VATfromamazon.co.uk
  REVIEWIssue316,p

Lenovo

ThinkPadT14s

Solid,dependableand

a pleasure to use,the

powerfulandslimline

ThinkPadT14sincludes

a newRyzen 7 Pro, as

wellasa super-plush

keyboard.£1, 180 exc VAT

fromlenovo.com/uk

REVIEWIssue318,p

Dell S 1

Dellhas updatedthe

gorgeousXPS 1 3 with

Intel’s 11th-generation

Corechipsto great

effect.The 13.4inscreen,

touchpadandsolid

keyboardaresimilarly

sumptuous.From£1,4 89

excVAT fromdell.co.uk

REVIEWIssue 317 , p 50

MSISummit

E13FlipEvo

Thisludicrouslysleekand

light2-in-1convertible

isfast,stylishandoffers

a superb 1 2hrs 1 9mins

batterylifethat’s up there

withthebestlaptops.And

it’s affordable,too.

£1,2 49 fromscan.co.uk

REVIEWIssue 32 5,p

SamsungGalaxy
BookPro(15.6in)
A powerfullaptop
witha 15.6inAMOLED
screen that weighsa
mere 1 .05kg?Andwith
stonkingbatterylifetoo?
TheGalaxyBookPro is a
winner.Corei7,£1,
fromjohnlewis.com
REVIEWIssue 32 3,p

Microsoft

Surface Laptop

Go

A superbtravelling

companion,theGooffers

allthepower youneedina

stylish andwell-built 1.1kg

chassis.128GB,£

frommicrosoft.com/uk

REVIEWIssue316,p

Honor

MagicBook 14

A stunning amountof

power wrappedupin

a high-qualitymetal

chassis,makingit head

andshoulders aboveits

similarlypricedrivals.

£800fromhihonor.com

REVIEWIssue 319,p

HPEnvy

13 (2020)

Itmay notbetheworld’s

mostexcitinglaptop,but

theEnvy 13 isa compact and

forward-lookingmachine

that’s ideallysuitedtothese

homeworkingtimes.£

fromstore.hp.com/uk

REVIEWIssue 319,p

LenovoLegion 5

(Gen6)

AnRTX 3 07 0 is thestar,

butit’s backed by a

high-quality 1 5.6in 16 5Hz

screen,Ryzen 7 CPU

anda solidaluminium

chassis.£1,300from

box.co.uk

REVIEWIssue 32 6,p

AsusTUF

GamingA15(2021)

TheTUFGamingA

isa greatchoiceifyou

needbothpower and

portability,thankstoa

Ryzen7 5800Hprocessor

andRTX 3 07 0 graphics.

£1,600fromasus.com

REVIEWIssue 3 19 , p 51

AsusZenBook 14 UX

Everythingyou’ll

fromuk.store.asus.

AsusROGZephyrus

S17GX7 03

ThecombinationofRTX

3080 graphicsand Intel’s

Corei9-1 1 900HCPU in

ourtestmodel(GX703HS-

KF004R)ledtopredictably

blisteringperformance.

£3,000fromscan.co.uk

REVIEWIssue 32 3,p5 6

Whenwesaythatthe s ZenBook 14 UX4 25

offers everythingyou’llneed,we’renotkidding:

thissimplybrilliantlaptopoozesquality,with

an11th-generationInte orei7-1165G

processor, a classy keyard,head-turning

touchpad/numberpad,henomenal

screen,superbbaerye of

11hrs 4 1minsandeven

somegaminggrunt.

REVIEWIssue319,p

LenovoLegion 7 (Gen

GeForceRTX 3 080 graphi

for£1,99 9

fromvery.co.uk

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NEWENTRY

Thefactyou canbuya similarly

specifiedmachineforover£3,

hammershomejust howgood value

thislaptopis.Not onlydoyou get

superbperformanceingames and

everydaytasks,buttheLegion 7

alsocomes witha high-quality 1 6in2,5 60 x 1,600screenandtheabilityto

upgrade the16GBRAMand1TBSSDyourself.

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