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.

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

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.

Here's our quick guide to buying a cheap laptop that isn't a pile of junk - from CPUs, to graphics, to price and other specs.

We rarely recommend 17in notebooks to friends, because they’re too clunky and expensive. Apple has solved half the problem.

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.

We’ve just seen the demo, and frankly, we’re blown away. High resolution beach-scapes, ultra-realistic water ripples, wind blowing through the tall grass. Wait, is that...?

Larger hard drives, multitouch and nVidia 8600M GT graphics and loads of ports - here's your machine if you don't like the Air.

New card replaces 8600 GTS and aims for playable DirectX 10 performance without breaking the bank.

We've heard much about the promise, and now some new augmented reality video footage has us wondering if it's a better idea than we first thought

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.

Toshiba's business notebooks now include 3 USB sleep-and-charge ports. Good news if you're looking to lighten your travel bag.

Medical sites that let you skip the doctor and do your own diagnosis are all over the Net, including one that gives 700 causes for your stomach pain, including Abruptio Placentae and Abdominal Neoplasm.

Replay our blog from the show floor at Steve Ballmer's address at "Liberation Day" in Sydney.

Check out our brand new reviews area for TVs, phones, digital cameras, GPS, MP3 players, toys, games consoles and more.

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.

New models avoid the el cheapo tag, and it's probably a good thing if you're planning on running Vista.

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

Oh, and it’s power efficient too. Follow our coverage of the next big desktop processor from the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.

A new phone app lets you point your phone camera at a nearby street scene and see digital information, maps, land location data appear in realtime