Acer Extensa EXO15-71-537K 15.6" FHD IPS SlimBezel, Core Ultra 5 125H, 16GB/512GB

This Extensa 15 runs an Intel Core Ultra 5 125H — the H-series part, not the low-power U chip fitted to the rest of the range. The practical difference is headroom: more cores available when something demands them, rather than a processor tuned purely for battery life. At this price that is the notable thing about the machine.

The display is a 15.6-inch Full HD IPS panel with slim bezels, memory is 16 GB of LPDDR5 soldered to the board, and storage is a 512 GB PCIe NVMe SSD. Neither is expandable, so specify what you need at purchase.

Wireless is Wi-Fi 6E 2×2 with Bluetooth, there is a 2 MP Full HD camera, and the 53 Wh battery charges over a 65 W USB Type-C adapter. It ships with Windows 11 Professional — worth noting on an Extensa, since it means the machine can join a domain and be centrally managed without a licence upgrade — and a one-year warranty.