There was very little to separate the top two but this month there was very little disgrace in finishing second for Samsung.

Acer and AMD are both sponsors of the Ferrari F1 team, and the relationship extends well beyond simply slapping each others logos on respective products.

A superb package for the price, with plenty of power. Only the unambitious battery life lets it down.

Acer’s Aspire one makes a splash. A great keyboard, a fine screen and a keen price make for a superb mini-laptop

Acer's latest Aspire has the familiar Acer look we've come to expect in recent months but with a few nice tweaks.

A startling achievement: a highly capable mini-laptop for under $700. Only mediocre battery life mars its appeal.

The Acer Aspire 1692 WLMi is a story of compromises; a +/-/RAM dual layer burner and gigabit Ethernet are offset by Windows XP Home, only 512MB of RAM and the slowest processor and hard disk of the bunch.

This notebook is the winner of our Light Laptops roundup. It's solid in every area rather than outstanding in one, and very attractively priced.

A huge screen and an affordable price, but it doesn’t rival a desktop PC where power is concerned

The n35 is a complete navigation kit comprising a capable PDA with integrated GPS receiver (that folds down flush into the back), CoPilot Live 5 software, a sturdy windscreen mount and a cigarette lighter adaptor. At this price, it’s noticeably the cheapest PDA on test.

Disappointing ergonomics, but the blend of power and battery life makes it very good value.

Looks and feels good, but performance is more super Aguri than Scuderia.

Despite some welcome additions and good components, this Acer notebook is left wanting.

An impressive attempt at a good-value portable PC, but the ergonomics let it down.

The branding reflects the exclusivity, but not necessarily the capability.

Acer’s tiny new Tablet PC, the TravelMate C111 marries the functionality of their previous convertible tablet with the low-power high-performance functionality of the Intel Centrino.

The Inspiron 630m is Dell’s first 14-inch widescreen notebook.

It’s an odd gambit business-wise: align your own brand with that of another. But for Acer, the one-off team-up with Ferrari to brand and produce the Acer Ferrari 3000 notebook has resulted in a stunning product.

The Acer has all the bells and whistles you're going to need as a student, or mobile office worker; and then some.

See our side-by-side comparison of the three big guns in the sub-$1,000 mini notebook race, the ASUS N10, S101 and the Eee PC 1000H.