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.

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.

Another ultraportable makes us salivate, this time with built-in DVD, 11.1inch backlit screen, all for under $3,000.

With Macworld underway this week, here is our top five product wishlist.

You’ve been asking us for more info about what Intel’s new CPU will mean for those upgrading in the next 12 months. Here’s what you need to know.

Why LCD is catching up, new “glass-only” flat screens, and the new must-have notebook feature.

Dell's long awaited entry into the Eee-class notebook market is a top effort, though not perfect.

We rolled up our sleeves, put on our boots, and trawled the halls of IT's massive trade expo in Sydney looking for tasty tech delights.

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.

Is Sony’s new Vaio P the new Lord of the Mini Notebooks? The tiny mini-me laptop weighs a puny 600grams, with 60GB HDD or 128GB SSD.

Lenovo shoots for sex appeal with its super sleek 1.3kg ultra portable X300.

This picture sums up the mini-notebook frenzy at Intel's IDF in San Francisco – we’ve never seen so many mini notebooks in one place.

The new thin-and-light Dell Adamo may be the next best looking thing to a MacBook on the planet, but it's also really expensive.

It looks like a high school science project, but is actually the first step towards one day wirelessly powering your notebook or mobile phone.

Only it’s not the Turbo Mode of the early 90s. Intel sheds new light on its Core (Nehalem) CPU, including excessive use of the word “turbo”.

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.

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

You want power and portability, but you're not keen to shell out big bucks for bleeding edge technology. Say hello to a middle-of-the-road laptop.

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

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