HP’s attempt at a MacBook Pro toppler comes with the high performance specs and enticing looks you would associate with the Apple machine, but at a considerably lower price tag.

Price: £799.99 | HP

The Envy 14’s 14.5-inch, 1366x768 LCD display, ATi Mobility Radeon HD 5650 graphics and Intel Core i5 2.4GHz processor handle gaming and HD video with aplomb.

Add a 500GB hard drive, 4GB of RAM and a 4-hour battery life and you have  an accomplished all-round entertainment centre.

Running Windows 7 Home Premium, this flagship HP device is just 2.8cm thick and 2.5kg hefty and comes with Dre Beats Audio, so it sounds as good as it looks – rare for a laptop.