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.

Intel’s three new CPUs promise Core i7 power in an economical and efficient package. We put them through their paces to see whether small really is beautiful

From Celerons to Core i7s, Semprons to Phenom IIs, David Bayon tests Mainsteam desktop processors and finds the best budget, mid-range and enthusiast (gaming) choice for you.

The long awaited Core i5 'Mainstream' processors are finally on the way to desktops, complementing Intel's existing Core i7 enthusiast processors.

The move to a new platform brings credible new challengers to Intel’s Core 2 processors

The names "Core i3" and "Core i5" will now be met with nods of acknowledgement by hordes of Intel fans around the world instead of the quizzical empty gaze of I-know-nothingness with which such terms were greeted since the launch of Core i7

Get your head around the new range of Intel desktop silicon, including the new Nehalem-based Core i5 and i7 chips.

Istanbul offers more performance at same power draw as quad-cores.

Nothing incredible in terms of design, but it’s an impressively cheap way to get quad-core in your PC.

The Nehalem-based xeons are a landmark release, with exceptional performance married to great power.

Powerful, well price and a worthy addition to the A-List. The PacStar Core i7 is a PC we wouldn't be unhappy to take home and spend the weekend gaming on

Slim and stylish, this isn’t the most powerful quad core we’ve seen, but it’s by far the cheapest.

LGA 1366 is Intel's first new desktop socket in four years. It uses the same ZIF design as the familiar LGA 775 architecture, but it incorporates many more contacts

Chip giant Intel has taken the wraps off its latest mobile processor based on its Nehalem architecture..

Several PC makers expect to have Nehalem-EX 16-core DP desktops, in fact super workstations, at the chip's launch towards year-end

Eight new processors aimed at the low end of the market

A surprise return to form for Nvidia, as this card matches ATI’s latest for both performance and value.

Rumours of a microcode update that will lock down cores in AMD's new processors have been thoroughly refuted by the company.

While Intel is rolling out new designs, AMD's focus is on getting the most out of its existing Phenom II process. The AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black edition is just what the doctor ordered.

Dell has introduced several new business systems, including a novel Latitude laptop with wireless docking and charging.