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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Raw power and gaming prowess plus our a-listed monitor: this is a fantastic system, but the price is a deterrent.

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

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.

What will you be buying, using and drooling over this year? Tim Dean looks at the astounding products and technologies due to hit in the next 12 months.

There’s so much to like about this package that it might just be worth switching operating systems to get hold of it.

A big brash, powerful pc with loads of features and a giant screen. It’s a good thing, because the orange case distracts from the DDR5’s true purpose: performance.

It may be early days for the technology, but it's still interesting to look at Sony's Blu-Ray drive under the microscope.

PC gamers are among those most likely to benefit from any improvement in raw performance, so does Windows 7 bring any glad tidings for 3D action aficionados?

An extremely well built and comfortable machine, blessed with striking looks and a great price.

Its powerful, great value and comes with a superb lcd.what more could power users want?

Play your video, photo and music files on your TV from a networked PC. We put five network players to the test

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

Nvidia’s latest graphics cards and chips throw down the gauntlet to Intel and AMD. Go behind the scenes with this guide to the big technologies including PhysX, CUDA, and games like Far Cry 2 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R Clear Sky.

External hard disks are a great way to add storage. We test 13, from sub-$130 portable drives to mighty terabyte desktop units.

The Sim2’s pictures are a thrill in every way – if $13,000's your limit, it’s the prime candidate

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

Where incremental steps forward are becoming commonplace, the Sony is a giant leap – simply stunning

Homer Simpson’s home town of Springfield’s motto is: A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man. There must be a glut of noble spirit at Sony