The price war among Netbooks and mini-notebooks is hot at the moment, especially leading up to Christmas. We source the best prices from around the net this week.

Will splashing out on expensive RAM make a real difference to PC performance? And if so, how much should you buy? We supply the benchmarks and lay the details bare

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.

Disable spyware functionality within Windows

David Fearon explains how to save energy and hassle by converting your old Windows XP PC to a virtual one that you can run on your Vista machine

Move over Eee PC, the new HP Mini 1000 reminds us all again why bigger keyboards still rock our world. This could of been the 'mini' notebook to beat all others, except for a few glaring omissions.

Dell's Inspiron Mini 12 ups the ante in mini-notebooks, with a 12in screen from $999.

Free 'Morro' service to replace Windows Live OneCare in 2009.

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.

Solidly stating its plans for new drive technologies.

System cleansing & optimisation tool

Host a virtual operating system

Backup, synchronise & share your files

Windows 7 is a bit lighter than Vista and the pre-Beta is now available to developers and whoever has an Internet connection.

Care to pimp your car, geek style? Azentek have just released a Vista (shudder) powered in-car PC called the CPC-1200 that they claim will be safe for use while driving.

It’s easy to believe that registry cleaners fall into the category of “computer voodoo”. You expect to perform a few ritualistic gestures and gain a faster, less problematic computer.