The cheapest way to get OS X, but it has all of the MacBook Pro’s shortcomings and more of its own

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.

As one of Australia's few locally designed netbooks, the Kogan Agora lives up to some lofty netbook ideals, but it’s sadly ho-hum in too many aspects to be seen as a real netbook contender.

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

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

Looks, features, value: this is the first nettop we’ve seen to genuinely appeal in all the key areas

An impressive touchscreen all-in-one PC for an equally impressive price, but the single-core Atom holds it back

Classy looks and light weight make for a fine ultraportable, but it’s got some tough competition.

This impressive ultraportable fills a narrow but significant niche between the MacBook Air and Lenovo X300

Slim, good-looking and affordable – and you can even work outside in sunlight. Just note the niggles.

Beautifully designed with excellent battery life and generous features – but it’s expensive.

A decent machine with plenty of power, but it’s not earth shattering in terms of features and value.

Despite some welcome additions and good components, this Acer notebook is left wanting.

An impressive attempt at a good-value portable PC, but the ergonomics let it down.

A laptop of luxury, but practicality suffers and you pay a hefty premium.

The format wars continue as Blu Ray comes to a monster laptop at a monster price.

Aztec’s PC is a very different take on our $4000 PC A-List challenge.

The D900T has to be one the most impressively kitted out notebooks we've ever reviewed. Now, before you go running off with a fist full of readies, this notebook isn't available as such to the general public. Rather, resellers of Todaytech's notebooks can order them in whatever configuration you want. Or if you'd rather -- and we quite like this option -- you can order the notebook stripped of most options, and configure your own from spare parts or cheaper parts if you think you can do better on pricing.

A decent PC with media abilities bolted on, transforming this into a good lounge machine.

Windows Media Center Edition (MCE) 2005 was launched with quite a bit of fanfare late last year, and not least of all because it was the first time in its 18 month life Australians could buy systems based on the OS.