A stylish all-in-one media centre that effortlessly handles all tasks thrown at it. But it’s disgracefully priced.

From budget laptops to ultra-tiny netbooks, ultraportables and high performance, we explain the tricks to finding out the ultimate laptop at the right price.

Mike Jennings tests a selection of laptops that offer stunning power and fantastic features in a dozen luxurious packages

It's something of a contradiction in terms, having Blu-Ray in a tiny 11.1in screen notebook, but it's certainly a brilliant feat of engineering. See the specs and launch pics here.

Apple's Macbook Pro may be getting all the hype, but Sony's Vaio remains perhaps one of the classiest non-Apple competitors on the market.

Hot on the heels of the Eee PC 1000 comes the "N Series", which ASUS calls the netbook's "next of kin".

Despite some odd feature choices, this is an affordable powerhouse of a laptop. A great value mid-range Centrino 2 laptop, as long as you're not worried about battery life.

One beautiful camera, with one awful flaw.

Intel promises you'll be able to watch a full Blu-Ray movie on a single battery charge, once again highlighting the woeful battery problems facing laptop users.

Well built, fast and with a great screen, the Dell also has superb battery life.

Sony’s new laptop sports a Blu-ray writer and one of Intel’s latest Penryn processors, but it’s overpriced.

A blisteringly fast processor, strong build and stylish design make this an extremely attractive laptop

Well built, fast and with a great screen, the Dell also has superb battery life.

The design is impeccable, the build superb and the screen extraordinary, but the price is a huge barrier. We ponder the icon that is the Macbook Pro 17in

Sony’s Z-Series is an ultraportable to aspire to, even if there are a couple of areas where it could improve.

The format wars continue as Blu Ray comes to a monster laptop at a monster price.

Is Centrino 2 the leap ahead that Centrino was? Zara Baxter investigates.

Selecting presents for the geek or gadgeteer in your life? We take the hassle out of gift buying, so you can put your feet up and relax.

Buying a mid-range Dell notebook now means a choice between Dell's Inspiron, Studio and XPS notebooks. We examine the value.