Like many parents this Christmas Kevan Kelly is on a mission to find a laptop to keep a teenager happy and to help find the right one he has turned to The Computer Forums for advice.

For the moment the laptop will only be used for downloading, MSN and photoshop, though a webcam would be useful. Kevan Kelly is also after a laptop with a decent memory as he hopes that it will be used for study in the future! Dave Hybrid has listed the things that you can get in a laptop for the £500 budget Kevan Kelly has, though there are still no recommendations.

Keeping to under £500 and boasting specifications such as Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, WiFi and an intergrated webcam, the Toshiba U300 sounds like a perfect choice for Kevan Kelly. However there is nothing like personal recommendations to help, so if you have had experience of the U300 or know a laptop you think would suit Kevan Kelly’s needs, click on this link and view the forum.

Boop 2 has the asked the experts at Computer Forum for help in finding a new ‘high-quality, multipurpose machine’ to replace his three year old Dell. He admits that, when it comes to computers, he has a lot to learn so an easy-to-use work and play laptop is needed.

As if in answer to Boop 2, John has written a review of the Toshiba P100 on Tech Blog describing it as a ‘general purpose, high-end workstation’. He thinks it’s a powerful machine that would have no trouble handling heavy apps. He also shares his feelings on its usability, saying it has a ‘familiar’ feeling that makes it easy to use. With key specs such as 2GB RAM, 200GB HDD and WiFi, the P100 is certainly an impressive multipurpose machine.

To read the full account of John’s experiences and feelings re: the P100, follow this link to his blog.