When I bought a new laptop back in May, it didn't take me long to zero in on what specs I needed. Well, "needed" is perhaps not the best phrase. "Wanted" is more like it. I wanted a gaming machine. And I duly bought a gaming machine.
That didn't stop the sharp intake of breath I had when I unboxed it and saw the size of the power pack and battery. The laptop is now affectionately known as "The Beast".
But if it wasn't high-powered games I was wanting to use, then this new guide from Ethical Consumer would have been handy. They've updated their website, and have decided to make this shopping guide to laptops free for everyone to peruse. You can see how each computer fared in a number of categories. Do you care more about human rights abuses than you do genetic engineering? Then you can move the plethora of sliders to change the scores depending on which subjects you do care about.
And what of The Beast? Well, the manufacturer has a high Greenpeace ranking and the best rating for environmental reporting. Unfortunately it also avoids tax and one of it's Chinese suppliers has "sweatshop conditions" in a factory, labourers working 80 hours a week for 52 cents an hour.
The Beast now has a double meaning to it's nickname.
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