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

BitLocker first reared its head in Windows Vista, but the scope of the encryption software has been extended in Windows 7. Since Vista's launch, lost or stolen USB drives have become an enormous security liability.

Awesome power and features at a Reasonable price – but keep it plugged in.

Intriguing styling makes this near-silent media-centre PC stand out, but it has its foibles

It looks the Asus Eee Box isn’t the only interesting mini-desktop around. Amid the swathes of Centrino 2 and small form factor notebooks at IDF this week, we spotted this – a mini Centrino 2 desktop.

If you want a monstrously powerful laptop, look no further.

Components bring Crysis, Unreal Tournament 3 and Call of Duty 4 to laptops.

Pirated movies beginning to appear on P2P networks.

With no sign of the end of the format war coming to pass anytime soon, prices continue to fall and we’ve got the latest models to take a look at.

Dell’s new Inspirons are more about colour and value than performance and excitement.

A good-looking, ergonomically excellent laptop with a wealth of multimedia capabilities for home users.

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.

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Do you remember Windows ME, the Sinclair C5, Zip disks or the Apple III? Early adopters usually pride themselves with getting the finest tech products first, but sometimes being first isn’t always best.

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

Dell has launched the Inspiron Zino HD overseas, a mini desktop PC that could just give Apple's Mac Mini a run for its money

Revolutionary features and stunning power: for anyone lucky enough to have the cash, the Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds is the ultimate mobile workstation

Superb performance in one of the sturdiest and best-looking gaming laptops we’ve seen – the Alienware M17x is worth the expense.

Blu-Ray notebooks are the next battleground, and the good news is they're slowly getting cheaper. ASUS is staking a claim with this monstrously powerful behemoth.