Dirty Dozen : The Top 12 UK £299 laptops

Searching for a bargain notebook without cutting too many corners? ITProPortal.com has rounded up twelve of the best sub £300 laptop deals in the UK in this exclusive report.

Laptops have never been so inexpensive and you can now get a cheap, quality laptop for £299 including VAT and delivery or even less. A few years back, a sub-£500 laptop was unheard of.

Back in April 2006, the HP Compaq NX6110 was sold for £600, right now, a HP laptop with a similar configuration and a few bells and whistles is worth less than £270, 55% less.

And it is certainly not a coincidence that popular consumer website Moneysavingexpert has dedicated a recent report on Sub £300 laptop bargains.

There are a few gems amongst the ten listed but you can rest assured that anyone of them will be a capable workstation provided your needs do not go beyond traditional office chores.

Now is the right time for small businesses to invest in laptops, especially if their employees are asking for more flexible working scheme.

All the laptops listed have the following minimum requirements and features.
- 1GB memory
- Windows Operating System
- 80GB Hard disk drive
- Wireless accessibility
- An Optical drive
- New, factory reworked or refurbished models with one year warranty
- Price includes delivery and VAT