Over at Laptop 4 Ever, CEH has posted a review of the Toshiba Equium L40-17M, suggesting that if you’re looking for a reasonably priced notebook it “makes a decent compromise between features, price and working capabilities”.

Though CEH thinks the design is “basic rather than modish”, he likes the “good-sized keys for ease of typing” and finds the overall layout to be “sagacious”. Due to the sub-£500 price, CEH realizes that it won’t contain the highest tech specs, but reckons the L40-17M “makes the highest of what it’s stuffed up with” with its duel-core Pentium chip, 2GB of RAM and 15.4 inch display which “offers a bountiful space to work on and it has a nearly customary widescreen resolution of 1,280×800 pixels”.

Though CEH thinks the battery life could be improved, he finds the Equium L40-17M to be “capable of most jobs you put it through” and will “get the job done”. Head over to Laptop 4 Ever for the full review.

The Toshiba P205 has just been given a ‘highly recommended’ score of 4/5 in Slash Gear’s review. Featuring 1GB RAM and a 120GB hard drive, 17” widescreen, lightweight design, wireless and a built-in webcam - the review describes the laptop as being ‘definite value for money‘. To read the review in full, follow this link to the article.

Sacreligioushippie, after hearing all the advantages of the new P205, is tempted to buy one as it’s a good fit for his requirements and his budget. However, he’s a little concerned because the P205 ships preinstalled with Vista. Everything else about the laptop suits his needs, which include light gaming, homework and general use. To help make up his mind he has asked for help from the Notebook Review forum.

To read the discussion so far and to share your Vista experience and tips, click on this link.