Turn your PC screen into a portable whiteboard, handy for digital presentations.

We are not saying you need them for a deserted island, but these incredibly useful gadgets are among our favourite PC essentials.

MSI's Prestige laptop comes with a whole bunch of goodies: how does a wireless mouse, 4GB USB key, leather carrybag and leather stitched lid sound, for starters? And that's before you look under the lid.

While it's won't come cheap, this portable 32GB USB stick may be just be what frequent business travelers have always wanted. Now there's space for everything - except the office water cooler.

It's very, very thin, and very light. MSI’s X340 somehow manages to be sleek, sexy and undesirable all at the same time.

Still not sure whether it's worth upgrading to Vista? We put XP and Vista through the ultimate face-off.

We've been impressed with Norton 360 - security for those who want something simple but effective. We're also impressed with the changes in Norton Internet Security 2009. So how does Norton 360 version 3.0 stack up?

Not quite the consumer/business crossover it aims to be, but there’s a lot to like in this clever mix of old-style business laptop and feature-packed modern machine

It's got an LED panel on the top, backlight colours, and enough functions to make WOW and Crysis players happy. An impressive gaming keyboard

Is Centrino 2 the leap ahead that Centrino was? Zara Baxter investigates.

Grumble about solid state drive capacities no more - Intel has given them a whopping capacity increase, along with demoing a new Ubuntu Classmate PC.

People are still willing to queue up in the middle of the night to buy the first few copies of Windows 7

A wag on the forums recently opined that PC Authority finds fault with every product it tests. There certainly truth in that accusation, but I don't think it's a bad thing.

A couple of nifty gimmicks and an extended warranty help give this netbook the boost that its ergonomics don’t.

Neither fish nor fowl, the N10J nonetheless manages to command both graphics and portability

Stylish, sophisticated and super-portable: this is the netbook you’ll have to hide from your friends.

The HP Mini 1001TU lid has a silver spiraling pattern across the piano black surface, making it the most attractive netbook we’ve seen.

The chip giant outlines the future of mobiles, including screen piggybacking and multi-radios combining WiMax and WiFi. Zara Baxter reports from the massive Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai.

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

Incredibly powerful laptop system, with a few small issues that hold it back from true glory.