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

Light, packed with features and with superb battery life: the ideal business notebook.

Lenovo shoots for sex appeal with its super sleek 1.3kg ultra portable X300.

This impressive ultraportable fills a narrow but significant niche between the MacBook Air and Lenovo X300

Are Apple computers worse value than Windows PCs? Alex Kidman does the sums, and finds the truth about which platform is the better deal.

Another ultraportable makes us salivate, this time with built-in DVD, 11.1inch backlit screen, all for under $3,000.

We're giving away a Lenovo Thinkpad X300 notebook and it's ridiculously easy to win.

Well, the wait is over. Cue the drum roll, as we announce the PC Authority site winner of a spanking new Lenovo X300 notebook. Also, new stuff for our forum users.

The Cell is not just for the PlayStation 3 - now the technology is making inroads into laptop territory.

When it comes to accessories, the Aspire has one of the best bundles supplied for this roundup: including an MCE remote and a radio/TV antenna! It also has a decent specification list: 3Ghz Pentium 4; 160GB HDD; and 512MB RAM. The only sticking point here, amongst all this multimedia goodness, is the inclusion of the Mobility X300 video card. It's like building a Ferrari and installing a two-stroke motor. It doesn't make much sense.

The Dell Inspiron 6000 walks into this roundup with a serious disadvantage – packing only an Intel P-M 1.86GHz and an ATI Mobility RADEON X300 it is easily outgunned by the competition.

The bad news is that Sony says these sexy 11.1in Vaio TZ laptops are at risk of overheating. But there is something about Sony's Vaio laptops that should make you happy.

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.

It’s gorgeous, but it can’t match Sony’s own Z-Series for sheer ultraportable excellence.

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

A decent PC with media abilities bolted on, transforming this into a good lounge machine.

Lightweight but perfect for heavy duty business, this ultraportable is sure to impress.

Mike Jennings tests a selection of laptops that offer stunning power and fantastic features in a dozen luxurious packages

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