Plenty of features for such a small box. If you don’t already have a wireless router, this is a fantastic choice.

Toshiba’s R100 redefined what it meant to be an ultra-portable laptop.

When Dell shook the Pocket PC world with the aggressively priced Axim X5 (March 2003, page 41), its rivals could always point out that the X5 was bulkier and uglier than their devices. With its latest Axim, however, Dell has produced a slimmer, more attractive model without compromising on spec, features or price.

Stacks of potential, but current hardware is underwhelming and the client software a mess.

3Coms AirConnect is one of the high-speed wireless LAN (WLAN) contenders, combining three PC Card network interface cards and a base station. The AirConnect cards dont inspire confidence, as the aerial assembly isnt securely fixed to the card body. 3Com looks to have remedied this with the release of the new XJACK cards (estimated at $400 each). These cards have a pop-up antenna and are less prone to breaking off the card.

Great design and comprehensive features make it a truly great Media Center PC. Only the price lets it down.

The iPAQ's evolution is almost complete. The first signs came with the H1940, a Pocket PC that finally managed to be good looking, tiny and powerful - and it even included Bluetooth. But the H4150, while looking rather similar, makes the H1940 look almost Stone Age, with HP squeezing WLAN into the package, upping the processor speed to 400MHz and improving the screen still further.

If there was a PDA king, this would be it. HP includes everything in the iPAQ H5550 including 802.11b, Bluetooth and fingerprint recognition. Most importantly, this is the first PDA we've seen to run Pocket PC 2003

A decent multimedia notebook, but it’s not exciting enough for the price.

Still one of the best examples of laptop design in the market, but there are compromises

A very well-built ultraportable that’s great value, but a bit too small.

A remarkably tough machine that will endure almost anything thrown at it, although this comes at a price.

A flexible and powerful livingroom PC that ticks almost all the right boxes, as well as being great value.

Good looking and easy to use, the Squeezebox is also well featured. The only downside is the price.

An impressive attempt at a good-value portable PC, but the ergonomics let it down.

It’s great value and will tempt some people thanks to its size and multimedia abilities.

Fast, well built and superbly featured - our business laptop of choice.

Luxurious extras and design make this a highly desirable machine. It’s ideal if space is at a premium at home.

A stunning way to enjoy HD DVD, but the wonderful design and features come at a price

The format wars continue as Blu Ray comes to a monster laptop at a monster price.