Apple’s ads may be funny, but they’re woefully inaccurate. Here we reveal dozens of reasons why the PC outclasses the Mac.

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.

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

Apple’s new wonder notebook saddles up to ultraportable, style specialists Sony. But who wins the first impressions contest?

The design is impeccable, the build superb and the screen extraordinary, but the price is a huge barrier. We ponder the icon that is the Macbook Pro 17in

All aboard the rumour bus – Apple is said to be lining up a touchscreen netbook for summer 2009

Great looks, superb build quality and a world beating software package. It would threaten the A list if it were just a little cheaper.

The first ultraportable notus has landed in Australia, and we're privileged to be the first to look.

Since the release of the Eee PC 701, the 'Notebook' has dominated. Easy to use, cheap and able to be left on the coffee table next to the remote, Notebooks are true appliance computing. The choice of which one to buy comes down to personal preference, but it's hard not to prefer those with the best usability. Our rundown of your options covers their performance, battery life, and design.