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.

Price to fall by about $100 for full Premium and Business Editions, while full Ultimate Edition to fall by around $300.

New models avoid the el cheapo tag, and it's probably a good thing if you're planning on running Vista.

People are still willing to queue up in the middle of the night to buy the first few copies of Windows 7

Why downloading the pre-release version of the Vista-update might not be good idea for some.

Stewart Mitchell delivers his verdict on the features rumoured to be ready for Windows 7, including the new kernel, multi-touch, and virtual drives.

Rumours say the Windows 7 beta could be announced next month, as millions of bloggers sharpen their claws.

Don't freak if you can't find the big download today - it might just take a few reboots.

Rumours say SP1 will appear online this week, but you'll need to go get it yourself.

Yes, some programs will break after you install SP1, but it could be worse.

Engineers claim to have found way to squeeze extra life from Vista notebooks.

See our side-by-side comparison of the three big guns in the sub-$1,000 mini notebook race, the ASUS N10, S101 and the Eee PC 1000H.

News that Microsoft won't budge on the June 30 cut-off for Windows XP sales isn't all bad - system builders might still be offering the old-faithful till 2009.

Microsoft is really, really keen to let everyone know how serious it is about performance. So serious, that they're going to trim their beloved Windows sounds.

Here's our quick guide to buying a cheap laptop that isn't a pile of junk - from CPUs, to graphics, to price and other specs.

Replay our blog from the show floor at Steve Ballmer's address at "Liberation Day" in Sydney.

We're worried about the damn hot operating temperature, but otherwise we're blown away by this mini notebook.

As we open the box it hits us, the unmistakable wafting scent of a pine forest, floating on the summer breeze and carrying away our troubles . . .

It's tiny, it's light, it's got lots of storage, and a bigger screen and more tricks than the current EeePC - it looks like HP has nailed the mini-notebook.

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