More than just a new coat of paint, the new Wind adds mobility with 3G. While the design and features don't look as cutting edge as they once did, this is still a great netbook

Our pics and first impressions of the hotly anticipated ultra-cheapie, and yes, it's better than the Eee in several ways.

A startling achievement: a highly capable mini-laptop for under $700. Only mediocre battery life mars its appeal.

MSI’s Wind Top AE1900 takes on the touchscreen nettop competition, but singularly fails to excite.

Is it possible to run all your electronic gadgets - even your laptop - on renewable energy sources? PC Authority's eco-warrior Matthew Sparkes gets on his bike.

Battery life is turning into a major selling point, as we discover when we tested Toshiba's new mini NB100 netbook.

Yes, it’s bigger and dearer than ever, but it’s also the most usable and well-made Eee PC yet.

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

We raved about the MSI Wind, now Lenovo comes along and spoils our shopping plans with a 1Kg mini-notebook for the same price. Take a look at the specs.

Enough wind to cool a laptop, claim boffins.

Neither cheap nor beautiful, MSI’s Atom powered nettop is sadly second among equals.

MSI loooks like joining ASUS with a netbook powered by Intel's Atom n280 chip.

It resembles the excellent MSI Wind, but the inclusion of Linux-based gOS operating system makes this one super-cheap piece of hardware

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.

The notebook giant is planning an ultra low-cost portable to join the ranks of the Eee PC and MSI Wind (though not necessarily a direct competitor, they say). Check out our pic, and first impressions.

Ludicrously big batteries will arrive this year for laptops, says MSI, at the launch of its Wind U100+ netbook and ultra-thin X340 laptop.

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.

Dell’s long-awaited netbook has much to recommend it, but it’s far from the perfect product.

The Eee PC1000H grows an inch, packs twice the battery power of its predecessor and might finally have a keyboard worth typing on. But is $699 too much to pay?

Prophecy is a hazardous art when it comes to computers. We do know what's coming to the PC in the near future however, so read on to see the year ahead