Typical price: £799 (Dell E-Value code: NPUK5-NR73502)

Well built with a speedy processor, but not a laptop for gamers. The Studio line-up features 15in and, as on this Studio 17 sample, 17in versions. The Studio family comes with a choice of eight colours, including the Graphite Grey of our review model; you also get a choice of four trim colour options. As with all Dells, you can customise the specification to suit your needs. Our sample came with an Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 processor (there are two other options both with 6MB of L2 cache, namely the 2.5GHz T9300 at £79.99 extra and the 2.6GHz T9500 at a whopping £270 extra).