Laptop computers have never been cheaper to buy and anyone embarking upon a construction course should consider buying a decent quality laptop. Here’s just a selection of the best deals around:

Best Value 15″ Laptops

Acer Aspire Notebook 5735

A great looking full size 15” laptop with plenty of memory and storage at a fantastic price. Weighing just over 4Kg the Acer has 3GB of memory, a 160 GB hard drive and uses Intel’s Core “ Duo T5800 processor. A built-in graphics card means this laptop is also useful for watching movies and a 5 in 1 card reader makes it ideal fro uploading pictures from your digital camera. In terms of performance and quality this machine is currently one of the best buys around.

• £ 345 from Asda Direct

Toshiba L300-243 QL-64

A brand name laptop with bags of performance for less than £400, the Toshiba L300-243 QL-64 offers great value and business like performance in a lightweight and well built package. A traditional 15” laptop, the Toshiba employs a 2.1GHz Dual Core processor, has 3GB of memory together with 250GB of storage space which should be more than enough for most peoples needs. This laptop has a built-in web cam, card reader, 3 USB ports, integrated Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) and weighs just short of 2.5Kg.

• £379 from Tesco Direct

Dell Inspiron 1545

The best selling 15” Dell Inspiron offers a range of advanced features, excellent performance and reliability from a trusted brand name. Available in a range of colours the Dell uses Intel’s Celeron C900 processor. With 3GB of memory a 160GB hard drive and 2 hours battery life this is an ideal computer for both home and college use.

• £369 from Currys
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Lightweight & Ultra Portable Netbooks

Samsung NC10

The best selling Samsung NC10 is a powerful, well built 10” netbook computer with all the power and features you’d expect from a full size laptop in a package which is both lightweight and compact. Using Intel’s Atom processor and packing 1GB of memory with a 160GB hard drive the Samsung is ideal as a portable computing solution. Weighing just 1.3KG and available in a range of colours the NC10 represents the best value in its class.

• £288.86 from amazon.co.uk

Toshiba NB200 Netbook

The Toshiba NB200 offers brand name reliability in a compact and economical package. The 10.2” netbook includes all the usual laptop features including 1GB of memory, 160GB hard drive and built-in Wi-Fi. The battery performance is exceptionally impressive so it’s ideal if you do a lot of travelling. The Toshiba has a unique sleep-charging function which enables you to connect any USB devices and keep them charged-up even when the computer is switched off. Weighing just over 1.1Kg the Toshiba is also one of the lightest netbook computers available.

• £312.80 from amazon