Unbalanced Excellent gaming performance doesn't make up for a lacklustre spec for the money.

Spine tingling A 17-inch monster gaming laptop worth breaking your back over.

Value judgement Intel Core i7-14650HX | Nvidia RTX 4070 (140W) | 32GB DDR5-5600 | $1,649 | £2,097

Screen dreams Intel Core i9 14900HX | Nvidia RTX 4080 (175W) | 32GB DDR5-5600 | 1TB SSD | $3,600 | £3,600

White hot Intel Core i9 14900HX | RTX 4070 (130W) | 32GB DDR5-5600 | 1TB SSD | $2,000

Like a G6(X) Intel Core i7 13650HX | RTX 4060 (105W) | 32GB DDR5-4800 | 1TB SSD | $1,300 | £1,198 (16GB)

Nice 'n' pricey AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 (140W) | 32GB DDR5 | 1TB SSD | $2,700 | £2,700

Better than ever AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 (90W) | 32GB LPDDR5X | 1TB SSD | OLED | $2,000 | £2,400

Double trouble Intel Core Ultra 9 185H | Intel Arc graphics | 32GB LPDDR5x | 2TB SSD | 14-inch OLED | $1,700 | £2,000

Full Fan Power Intel Core i9 14900HX | RTX 4070 (140W) | 32GB DDR5-5600 | 1TB SSD | $2,299 | £2,399