A solid draft-n router with NAS and media-streaming features – though it’s a little on the slow side.

Jam-packed with features, but it struggles to compete with the best.

The Wi-Fi Alliance has updated its product testing and certification programme following the ratification of the 802.11n standard.

It may be lovely, but Sony’s under-powered P-series costs too much and features features poor battery life.

If you can’t stretch to the Samsung N110, the 1005HA makes an excellent lower-cost alternative

Not the most attractive, but this Eee PC defies expectations. Another machine that's going onto our netbook shopping shortlist

Packed with features, only its value for money lets it escape without an award this month

The Vostro may look like a netbook to the inexperienced eye, but its more powerful processor gives it more flexibility and speed

A very likeable all-in-one – albeit limited in its usefulness beyond basic functions. Read our review of Shuttle's new all-in-one X50

A powerful and well-equipped touchscreen PC, but is Dell's all-in-one really the future of the home desktop? Read our full review

MSI’s Wind Top AE1900 takes on the touchscreen nettop competition, but singularly fails to excite.

So, the last big name has fallen. HP gave out in April 2008, and both Dell and Toshiba's resistance crumbled by the autumn. But it's taken Sony until the middle of 2009 to produce what it confesses to be a netbook, the VAIO Mini W Series.

Superb performance in one of the sturdiest and best-looking gaming laptops we’ve seen – the Alienware M17x is worth the expense.

Well priced, with a robust chassis and touchscreen option that make it a good choice for classroom use, and any one else wanting a netbook that's a little bit different