Its longlife 24-hour battery makes it significantly less portable, but this laptop is classy in every sense of the word.

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

Small enough to fit in your pocket but with enough power to make light work of rusty screws and flat-packed furniture

Since we saw the HP Mini for our huge netbook roundup in October, a new 6-cell battery has been released.

Long-lasting battery, enough power to go, and a lightweight design: this has it all in a small package

While many ultraportable laptops, like the Toshiba R200 go all out to get size and weight to an absolute minimum, a great deal of usability is often sacrificed – the X505 is impractically small for constant daily usage while the R200 has limited battery sizes.

Dell has waited several years to release its own PDA, and now committed to Pocket PC, Dell's main weapon is aggressive pricing that's on the verge of insane.

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

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

Stunning design goes hand in hand with fine usability, but the non-replaceable battery and high price count against the Eee PC 1008HA Seashell

A striking laptop that’s incredibly portable and has good battery life. But the screen is a big disappointment

Incredible design and amazing battery life makes the G118 a tempting mobile option.

An attractive design, but several core flaws keep the Mini 10 far from the top of the netbook pile.

Small but perfectly formed, the D420 has hours of battery life and loads of features and great ergonomics.

For this price, the Vostro’s plain looks can be overlooked in favour of its impressive battery life

The Toshiba e740 Pocket PC is the third PDA from Toshiba released in the past year, and is targeted at the business user. This does not mean its a bland PDA, as it is the fastest on the market thanks to its 400MHz Intel Xscale processor.

The HP Mini 2140 injects a little prestige back into netbooks, blending style with decent performance and respectable specs.

Lightweight, resilient laptop with reasonable performance at a price tag that doesn’t break the bank.

See our side-by-side comparison of the three big guns in the sub-$1,000 mini notebook race, the ASUS N10, S101 and the Eee PC 1000H.

Sony does it again with a Notebook to die for.