Stylish, sophisticated and super-portable: this is the netbook you’ll have to hide from your friends.

With only Dell's disappointing Inspiron Mini 12 so far released, Samsung doesn't have a great deal of competition at this size. The NC20 has six-hour battery life, fine performance and a superb display

A bargain route to getting HD DVD playback for your PC or Xbox, but there are limitations.

You still get a lot for your money, but HD optical burning only extends to data discs

Great design and build quality are coupled with a stunning nine-hour battery life, and it’s affordable too

Dell's 6400 is a great value mid-range notebook with very few weaknesses. The support is the icing on the cake.

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

It's not widely available, but with this battery life on offer the BenQ Joybook Lite U101 should be

Some substantial new abilities, including support for the new wave of high definition optical discs.

Piranesi gets the major overhaul of interface and tools that its extraordinary creative power deserves

Piranesi gets the major overhaul of interface and tools that its extraordinary creative power deserves

Built-in tracing and improved drawing, formatting and colour correction make X3 the best CorelDRAW upgrade in years.

Editing performance with HDV remains sluggish, but DV-editing ability is formidable.

Simple to use and great performance without being locked to a provider.

Well built and with astonishing battery life to boot. It’s pricey but decent value.

Fast and good value. Gamers and power users will like it.

Not great value for money, but the XPS 700 offers plenty of power and striking looks.

It’s expensive, but Baddog’s Lanbox comes with personality and outstanding support.

A stylish, silent well-featured Media Center PC at a decent price.

Dual-core and FireWire may be missing, but Pacstar’s system offer’s more than we expected from a value PC.