| There is so much information available when making a | | | | Cnet |
| purchasing decision, often complex and technical, that | | | | Acer Aspire 5536 |
| often consumers are too bewildered and confused to | | | | Techradar |
| make rational decisions. The Recommended Directory | | | | Acer Aspire 5536 |
| ( has scanned a number of authorative sources to | | | | Acer Timeline 5410T |
| identify their recommenations for Budget Laptops in | | | | Asus M51a |
| the UK, and set these out in the table below. | | | | Dell Studio 15 |
| The Gadget Show | | | | All these laptops should be priced below £500, and |
| Compaq Presario CQ60 - 313SA | | | | broadly of a similar spec, with screen sizes in excess |
| Samsung R519 | | | | of 15 inches (Below this size they will be classed as |
| The Daily Telegraph | | | | Notebooks). Of course, there will be deals and |
| Sony Vaio NR 32M/S | | | | variations in specifications from those tested at |
| Samsung NPR60 Plus | | | | different times. As can be seen, there is a wide |
| What Laptop | | | | variety of laptops recommended, but those set out |
| Acer Inspire 5536 (Best in test) | | | | below are all highly rated by the respective testers, |
| MSI VR705 | | | | and the ultimate choice will be down to availability and |
| Samsung R505 | | | | individual preference for the detailed specifications. |
| Toshiba Satellite Pro P300-1FP | | | | On balance, we'd go for the Acer Aspire 5536 , (click |
| Money Savings Expert | | | | for more information), which is recommended by |
| Asus X58L Dual Core | | | | Cnet, TechRadar and What Laptop. The Acer Aspire |
| Lenovo 3000 N500 | | | | 5536 is a 15.6 inch display laptop, with an AMD Turion |
| Fujitsu-Siemens Esprimo Mobile V5535 | | | | RM-74 2.2 GHz processor, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB HDD, |
| Sony Vaio NR38-E | | | | and Vista Home Premium (offers on upgrade to |
| HP-Compaq 6735s (best in test) | | | | Windows 7 may be available). |