Neither cheap nor beautiful, MSI’s Atom powered nettop is sadly second among equals.

A very likeable all-in-one – albeit limited in its usefulness beyond basic functions. Read our review of Shuttle's new all-in-one X50

MSI’s Wind Top AE1900 takes on the touchscreen nettop competition, but singularly fails to excite.

Part laptop and part nettop, the Gigabyte Booktop M1022M is the first netbook we’ve seen that overcomes the ‘3 USB problem'.

Not the most attractive, but this Eee PC defies expectations. Another machine that's going onto our netbook shopping shortlist

Nvidia’s long-awaited 3D kit finally arrives and when it works, it’s every bit as good as we’d hoped it would be.

The HP Pavilion s5180a punches above its weight and provides a welcoming entry point for a starter or low-end upgrade system.

Slim and stylish, this isn’t the most powerful quad core we’ve seen, but it’s by far the cheapest.

It’s not cheap, but it’s powerful and cleverly constructed to make the most of the components.

If you can’t stretch to the Samsung N110, the 1005HA makes an excellent lower-cost alternative

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

Jam-packed with features, but it struggles to compete with the best.

So, the last big name has fallen. HP gave out in April 2008, and both Dell and Toshiba's resistance crumbled by the autumn. But it's taken Sony until the middle of 2009 to produce what it confesses to be a netbook, the VAIO Mini W Series.

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

Packed with features, only its value for money lets it escape without an award this month

Apple’s MacBook Pro is a design masterpiece, even if its brilliance is marred by a few annoying niggles.

A stunning piece of design to rival any Apple offering, and the price is surprisingly reasonable

Superb build quality, battery life and usability – quite simply the best netbook around

A stunning piece of design matched with excellent battery life, but with an Atom inside the price is surely too high

If you haven't set up your desktop with two LCD monitors, then now's the time. We've picked this LG Flatron as the winning 24in LCD in our latest group test