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.

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

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.

We can think of one reason a tablet is enticing - the 11 hours battery life on Dell's new multi-touch Latitude XT2 Tablet

Aussies can buy the XO OLPC online from November 30 - guaranteeing you're in the good books with the kids this Christmas.

If you're wondering if a netbook is the perfect laptop for you, ask yourself this: will you want to work or play on your new laptop for hours at a time whilst viewing a screen 10 inches in size?

The battle of the mini notebooks heats up again, with Dell's rather impressive Mini 10. Read on to see why the Mini 10 should be on your shopping list.

This is what every kid dreams about - a way to combine homework AND procrastination in a device you can pop in a backpack.

Is Sony’s new Vaio P the new Lord of the Mini Notebooks? The tiny mini-me laptop weighs a puny 600grams, with 60GB HDD or 128GB SSD.

It seems that Samsung may be a player to watch in laptops - we've just seen their new range including the NC20 and N120, and we have to say we're impressed

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 . . .