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

Dell's Inspiron Mini 12 ups the ante in mini-notebooks, with a 12in screen from $999.

They're almost identical in size, so which is the better machine? See the matchup with our photo gallery and first impressions.

They won't be as prevalent as McDonald's, but you'll soon be able to pop into the House of Dell (aka Officeworks) at 104 locations around Australia. Will this inspire love for Dell?

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

Ubuntu pre-loaded on Inspiron machines.

There's no annoyingly quirky keyboard. Finger's crossed, but Toshiba's pint-sized mini NB100 notebook looks like it will be a class act when it arrives.

Like Dell's Inspiron Mini 12, Samsung's new N series model is one of the largest with a 12.1in display

As predicted, Dell has finally stopped months of itty bitty leaks and come clean with their very own Eee PC destroyer, the Mini 9 netbook.

Canadian class action suit alleges defective motherboards.

Microsoft is rolling down the shutters on Windows XP, although low cost flash-based laptop vendors get a reprieve from being forced onto Vista.

Worst case scenario would cut 14 per cent from electronics giant's annualprofit.

Fingers crossed the mini Inspiron will be as cheap, and as good as Eee 900 and the HP Mini-Note. Here are the teaser pics.

Moblin 2.0, the Linux-based operating system (OS) designed for Atom netbooks, is due to come pre-installed on some Dell netbooks from tomorrow..

Moblin 2.0, the Linux based operating system designed for Atom netbooks, is due to come pre-installed on some Dell netbooks sold overseas from tomorrow.

Is Stephen Sinofsky the right man to be in charge of Windows at Microsoft? Also: remembering the Atari, photos of Blizzard's fascinating HQ

Largest recall in company's history as notebooks catch fire.

A site that shows you how to do infra red photography. Also: Asimov's laws of robotics and why they matter, Earth is getting a Space Fence, and the next big netbook processor.