Little Black Books

1. APPLE MACBOOK The 2Ghz Intel chip runs both Mac OS and Windows, but the features built-in camera, ultra-bright widescreen display, magnetic power cable are 100 per cent Apple(Pounds 999).

apple.com/uk

2. ACER 8215 This Pounds 1,759 machine comes with carbon-fibre casing, wi-fi and Bluetooth, internet phone software, a five-format card reader (SD, XD and others) and HD Blu-ray disk drive. acer.co.uk

3. FLYBOOK V33i A swivelling screen turns this 1.25kg, Pounds 1,450′ultra-portable’ into a touchscreen tablet PC with handwriting recognition.

Has built-in HSDPA connectivity for broadband on the go.

flybook.co.uk

4. HP TX1030EA Tilt-screen Pounds 999Media Centre PC with high- definition widescreen display, Altec Lansing speakers and dedicated media player keys.

Comes complete with Windows Vista.

hp.com/uk

5. SONY VAIO VGN-C1 The Sony Vaio must give Apple designers sleepless nights this superbly made, ultra-thin, Pounds 1,099 notebook comes with Vista, a soft-touch keypad and the option of brighter colours.

sonystyle.co.uk

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