Smart design
Decent keyboard
Plenty of performance and decent battery life
If you’re after a large, no-frills laptop then the Pavilion 15-au072sa definitely fits the bill. At the time of writing it’s available for just £399.99, yet packs in the latest Intel processor technology and has plenty of features.
Specifically, you get a 15.6-inch display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, plus a DVD drive, a 1TB hard drive and a claimed 9 hours of battery life. It could be the ideal back-to-school laptop for anyone heading off to university, or for those who simply want a cheap laptop that’ll last a good few hours away from a plug socket