Can’t decide between an Eee and a Wind? A Mini note or an Aspire One? Believe it or not, there’s a bunch of old school smaller laptops that may do the job for less money. We took a look at 7 old school ultraportables.

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.

Once you go mobile, you won’t go back. We uncover the hardware, the plans and the services that’ll unshackle you from the office.

Fantastic battery life and a transflective screen aren’t enough to justify a price this high for the everyday business user.

Could a new wave of cheaper ultra-portables make you reconsider the cheap-as-chips netbook?

Gorgeous, expensive and exasperating in equal measure, and yet still desirable despite its myriad faults

You could fit four of these in the same dimensions of a gargantuan desktop replacement 'laptop'.

A real prizefighter of a laptop: powerful, well-built and reasonably mobile, too

Sony’s Z-Series is an ultraportable to aspire to, even if there are a couple of areas where it could improve.

Classy looks and light weight make for a fine ultraportable, but it’s got some tough competition.

NEC’s contribution to the ultraportable market is tougher than most, but it still struggles against the competition

A new way forward for ultraportables, combining an incredible low weight with unrivalled ergonomic excellence

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.

Beautifully designed with excellent battery life and generous features – but it’s expensive.

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.

Great for executives on the move thanks to size and decent battery life, but the missing optical drive disappoints

Great for executives on the move thanks to size and decent battery life, but the missing optical drive disappoints.

Announces new mobile computer aimed at the ultraportable crowd. Is it a mobile? Is it a laptop? You be the judge.

Durable, powerful and packed with security features. A phenomenal ultraportable.