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

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.

Intel has been banging on about Centrino 2 lately, so it was good to finally get a chance to test the claims courtesy of a spanking new mid-range Centrino 2 M51 Va courtesy of ASUS.

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.

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.

Coming in under our stringent pricing scheme, ASUS bettered it by $50 and managed to include some great hardware and features unavailable in some of the more expensive units.

The Asus U6V simply can’t compete with the new breed of Centrino 2 ultraportables

Italian supercar-themed notebooks for when image is everything.

The ASUS is one tough little cookie. Its cover and palmrest are encased in brushed aluminium lending the unit a reassuring sense of rigidity and roadworthiness. The 15.4" screen is bright, and its default resolution of 1680x1050 makes text sharp but a little small to read unless up close. The unit also comes with a built in TV-tuner, and also sports a TV-antenna output.

We've put both mini-notebooks through their paces, and while Linux fans may disagree, the winner is clear.

They’re faster than hard drives, and save battery life, but do they last? Intel says yes, and has 80GB and 160GB SSDs on the way.

Speed up your home network with these wireless routers, including faster speeds, better gaming and VoIP handling and automatic security.

More detail on the big launches, including the big head to head between AMD's Puma platform and Intel's Centrino, and Intel's Atom chip.

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Smells like green spirit, and offers performance at a budget price. The ASUS F6V Green is a laptop with something a little different

We take each week's best rumours from around the world and list them here in the Weekly Rumour Mill.

A solid but unremarkable notebook offering a good set of features and excellent warranty.

This pre-production notebook was shipped to us in a professional looking silver lockable briefcase. We were expecting to see top secret government papers rather than a slimline ultra low voltage (ULV) notebook.

Sony launched a host of new products today, including new Sony camera, TV and notebook models. Most surprising of all are the crocodile skin CS series notebooks