Acer’s Aspire one makes a splash. A great keyboard, a fine screen and a keen price make for a superb mini-laptop

Acer has come to the party with an affordable well performing flat display that features an internal power supply, better than average 20ms pixel response time, crisp colour and good greyscale results.

An improvement over the Eee PC 900, with longer battery life and sleeker looks – but its rivals are catching up

Poor image quality and no DVI port make this one to avoid

If it’s a Blu-ray equipped desktop replacement you’re after, the 8920G is a fine choice.

This notebook is the winner of our Light Laptops roundup. It's solid in every area rather than outstanding in one, and very attractively priced.

A retrograde step from its predecessor, but a super low price makes this dinky PC very desirable

A huge screen and an affordable price, but it doesn’t rival a desktop PC where power is concerned

Another big name brand PC gets a cutting-edge, all-format, high-def optical drive capable of playing Blu-ray and HD DVD.

A superb package for the price, with plenty of power. Only the unambitious battery life lets it down.

A very-well designed alternative to big beefy computers which make a lot of noise.

Great design and comprehensive features make it a truly great Media Center PC. Only the price lets it down.

A decent notebook but too expensive for the features on offer.

Decent quality at a great price make this a bargain, but you'll need extras to appreciate it.

Looks and feels good, but performance is more super Aguri than Scuderia.

A reasonable quality display, but few extras for the price.

Ideal for movies, but a few flaws keep it in the middle of the pack.

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 superb screen that excelled in our tests, but you can get the same performance for less.