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.

Here's a handful of the best laptop bags around - perfect for protecting your pride and joy while you're out and about. In addition to the essential protection, these bags also come with oodles of style.

Are "free laptop" deals like Vodafone's Dell Inspiron mini 9 offer a great way to save money on a new PC, or a cleverly disguised con? We reveal the truth

If you're wondering if a netbook is the perfect laptop for you, ask yourself this: will you want to work or play on your new laptop for hours at a time whilst viewing a screen 10 inches in size?

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

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

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

A rough, tough laptop with serious attitude, but its keyboard proves an Achilles heel.

Aussies can buy the XO OLPC online from November 30 - guaranteeing you're in the good books with the kids this Christmas.

Despite some odd feature choices, this is an affordable powerhouse of a laptop. A great value mid-range Centrino 2 laptop, as long as you're not worried about battery life.

It's the return of the twin graphics chip powered laptop, but this time Core2 Duo power is under the hood.

More storage and a bigger screen address the main issues that arose with the original, but the price has risen too.

Here's what's in store for 2010, including Intel's big gun - the Clarkdale CPU - and the highly anticipated new netbook platform

A stunning piece of design matched with excellent battery life, but with an Atom inside the price is surely too high

Dell has announced its first rugged laptop with a multitouch display. Designed to meet military standards, this is the laptop for you if you like to tangle with nature.

Lightweight but perfect for heavy duty business, this ultraportable is sure to impress.

Fantastic battery life and a transflective screen aren’t enough to justify a price this high for the everyday business user.

Incredibly powerful laptop system at high spec, but you can also opt for a cheaper, lower spec version

A standard-issue corporate laptop with suspect ergonomics.