Geo GeoFlex 340

Not top-drawer quality, but it's impossible to argue with its value-and the screen is a knockout for the price

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PRICE £291 (£349 inc VAT) from very.co.uk

The GoFlex is arguably the most interesting laptop in this Labs. Its most obvious standout feature in this company is its price, yet it still packs the handy ability to twist the screen round 360° to create a quasi tablet. So it's matching the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 for features at a quarter of the price.

You might expect every other aspect of this machine to be sacrificed in the quest for low cost, but even here the GeoFlex 340 includes some surprises. Top of the list is its screen. Unlike the drab displays of some low-cost laptops, it includes a 14.1in panel capable of covering 91% of the SRGB gamut and 67% of the DCI-P3 space. Whites even look white.

That isn't the end of its talents, as it reaches an impressively high 361cd/m² peak brightness with an average Delta E of 0.78. Those are the kind of figures we expect from £1,000 laptops, not ones costing under £400. Add a contrast ratio of 1,598:1 and the only cause for potential hesitation is its glossy finish; this does cause reflections when dark scenes appear onscreen.