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Laptops GT editor's choice.
Byline: Cliff Joseph
This is a strong group of products and we were impressed to see lightweight, portable designs based on the latest processors selling for well under [pounds sterling]1,000.
Ironically the lightest laptop in the group, Evesham's Lightbook, had the poorest processor performance and battery life. Its strength was too small to offset poor performance in other areas.
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Source: HighBeam Research, Laptops GT editor's choice.