Laptops with intermediate price and performance (700-1000 USD or 500-700 GBP), they are good for most tasks (even some light gaming). They usually are home laptops with average build quality and short battery life (2-3 h) and are not designed to travel often.
In case you are looking for something cheaper, have a look to the section of cheap laptops; on the contrary, if you are looking for something a bit more powerful or of higher quality, have a look to these sections: multimedia laptops, professional laptops and gaming laptops.
| HP Pavilion dv6z/dv6t. Recommended price: from 599 USD | |
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2.5 kg (5.5 lbs), 15.6-inch display (1366x768) |
| Unknown battery life, probably 2-3 h (6-cells, browsing the Net) | |
AMD Turion II P520 (2.3 GHz) up to Intel Core i5 540M (2.5 GHz, Turbo 3.1 GHz)  |
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Intel GMA HD up to ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 (1 GB)  |
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| 320 GB HD (7200 rpm), up to 640 GB; 4 GB RAM DDR3, up to 8 GB | |
| Customizable. HDMI, eSATA, optional Bluetooth, optional Blu-ray. | |
| Specifications: HP (dv6z |
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| Reviews: none yet, this is a very new series. | |
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| Dell Studio 15 (1558). Recommended price: from 599 USD | |
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2.5 kg (5.5 lbs), 15.6-inch display (1366x768; optional 1920x1080) |
| 4-5 h battery life (9 cells, estimated browsing the Net) | |
Intel Core i3 330M (2.1 GHz) up to Core i7 820QM (quad-core, 1.7 GHz, Turbo 3.1 GHz)  |
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| Intel GMA HD or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 (512 MB) or 5470 (1 GB)  |
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| 250 GB HD (7200 rpm), up to 640 GB; 3 GB RAM DDR3, up to 8 GB | |
| Customizable. Choice of colors and designs. HDMI, eSATA, subwoofer, optional Bluetooth, optional Blu-ray. | |
| Specifications: Dell | |
| Reviews: Notebookcheck (ATI 4570), Notebookcheck (Intel GMA HD), Notebookcheck (Core i7), Laptop Magazine, PC Advisor | |
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| Asus UL50VT. Recommended price: 849 USD | |
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2.3 kg (5.1 lbs), 15.6" display (1366x768) |
| 9 h battery life (8 cells, browing the Net) | |
Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 (1.3 GHz) |
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| Nvidia GeForce G 210M (512 MB GDDR3) switchable |
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| 500 GB HD (5400 rpm), 4 GB RAM DDR3 | |
| HDMI, numeric keypad | |
| Specifications: Asus | |
| Reviews: Notebookcheck, AnandTech, CNET AU; user reviews: Newegg, Amazon | |
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| Toshiba Satellite A505-S6020. Recommended price: 709 USD | |
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2.9 kg (6.5 lbs), 16-inch screen(1366x768) |
| Unknown battery life, probably 2-3 h (6-cells, browsing the Net) | |
| Intel Core i5 430M (2.3 GHz, Turbo 2.5 GHz) |
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| Nvidia GeForce 310M (512 MB DDR3) |
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| 500 GB HD (5400 rpm), 4 GB RAM DDR3 | |
| HDMI, eSATA, numeric keypad | |
| Specifications: Toshiba | |
| Reviews: Amazon.com (user reviews) | |
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