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Not to long ago I remember looking at (practically any) Sony VAIO PC and thinking ‘I could never afford one of them’ however with the new E series that’s all about to change.

Even with the stylish VAIO logo on the lid, a HDMI port, multi touch track pad and a latest generation Intel i3 processor Laptops Direct (link) have still managed to offer this Notebook PC for only £499.97.

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If you know precisely what you want down to the Athlon II Quad Core Processor or just want a PC that’s under £400 then Computer Planet might just have the thing for you.

What’s even better is Computer Planet have updated their website so you can choose between designing every element of your new PC or instead go for something that’s been pre designed that would fit your needs without knowing the difference between DDR2 and DDR3.

Business class notebooks generally feature additional components that allow them to survive life on the road and the HP ProBook 4310s with HP 3D Drive Guard shock protection, advanced data shredding software and a total weight of 1.97kg is certainly one such PC.

These extra business class features work great with Windows 7 Professional (which comes preinstalled) allowing you to sync data with your home network easily.

Designed for reliability HP also boast a 95,000 hour (almost 11 years) testing program to ensure that the ProBook line meets and exceeds reliability specifications in all cases.

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HP’s dv6 line is composed of a wide range of PCs starting at the bottom end with basic graphics processing and top of the line PCs with quad core processors; the HP dv6-2113 sits in the middle with dedicated ATI graphics and a powerful AMD Turion processor.

There’s tones of space inside this PC for storing all your photos and videos with the massive 500GB hard drive.

All these great features and many more are available now from Comet (link) for the reduced price of £569.99.

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The PC World team have just finished moving over their website to a all new layout which has been designed to let you get to the products that you want as quick as possible.

Designed to be highly categorized you can quickly filter down to the PC that you are after.

For example you could browse to-

Notebooks > Ultra mobiles > 11” to 12.9” screen and then onto all the options from HP.

For more information on the new website and other useful articles visit the following links-

• PC World Price match plus
• How to buy online with the new site

Including this article I have now posted about the HP Pavilion Slimline s5229 PC no less than four times – you may ask why? The simple answer is-

It is currently the best Media Centre PC and includes a Blu Ray Disk drive, Quad Core Processor, HP Media Centre remote control and a Digital TV Tuner.

What’s more is that PC World (link) have again reduced the price to a new low of £549.97 making now the very best time to start using your HDTV to its full potential.

To see the original post on this PC (with a full review) please visit this link here.

Priced at £479.99 from PC World (link) the all new HP dv6-2114sa notebook is a great entertainment PC and includes a AMD Vision Premium dual core processor and graphics to match.

Its 15.6” HD widescreen is great for watching DVDs and this PC is capable of full HD playback through the HDMI port. This PC even includes a HP remote control so you can control your notebook without having to move from you comfy chair.

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Powered by the Intel Atom/nVidia Ion processor/graphics combination the all new Home Premium Mini PC (link) from PC Specialist is HD capable and is ideal for use as a compact Media Centre PC.

With a option of a customising a larger hard drive (up to 500GB) and even a Blu Ray disk drive this PC starts at a price of around £360 which raises to around £520 with all the extra features.

As you might expect this PC comes with a HDMI port so you can quickly hook your new PC up to any high definition TV.

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If you are looking for a home Desktop PC from a well known retailer that comes with a 2 year warranty as standard then look no further than the Compaq Presario CQ5307UK from John Lewis for £369.95.

With a massive 640GB hard drive this home PC would work great for anyone who is looking to store 1,000s of digital photos/videos. Even with its low price tag this PC still comes with a powerful AMD Tri Core processor and 3GB of the very latest high speed DDR3 RAM.

To make transferring photos off your digital camera easy this PC also comes with a 6 in 1 memory card reader and 2 front USB ports (6 in total). The PC also comes with a USB keyboard and mouse to help get you started with Windows 7 Home Premium as soon as possible.

For more information and to buy online visit the John Lewis website at this link here.

The all new HP TM2-1010 Tablet PC combines all that is great about tablet PCs (12.1” multi touch screen) with a modern HD ready PC.

With 4GB of high speed DDR3 RAM and a equally fast 320GB hard drive this 2.15kg PC also comes with HD graphics from ATI.

Designed for extended battery life this PCs Intel Pentium processor can clock up to 6 hours (depending on running applications) of use before recharge.

Currently priced at £799.99 from PC World (link) this PC has to be one of HPs finest creations yet with an average 4 out of 5 star rating on the official HP website (link).

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Ever wanted a gaming PC that could play any game at the fastest speeds only to find out it was way out of your budget? If so maybe you should take a look at a custom built gaming PC from PC Specialist (link) which combines the latest AMD Phenom II Quad Core Processor and ATI 5xxx series graphics to make one of the fastest PCs available and all for £944.

As with any gaming PC high quality cooling is essential and that’s just what the PCS Maelstrom T900 case provides with its 220mm side fan. There’s also the option for a liquid based processor cooler to help reduce noise and increase stability.

As you might expect this PC also comes with two hard drives in RAID0 and DDR3 RAM (for quick application load times) and a Blu Ray disk drive.

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Although only just introduced the new Sony Vaio F series has already made a name for its self in being one of the fastest entertainment PCs on the market.

With an Intel i7 quad core processor at its heart which is in turn backed up by the very latest nVidia GT330 graphics that reputation should come with no surprise.

With a price tag of £1,399 (which includes a 2 year warranty) from John Lewis (link) this notebook PC is also features a colour rich 16.4” full HD widescreen and a Blu Ray read/write disk drive.

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