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

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

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

This motherboard is a promising appetiser – although the real meal is yet to come.

See our side-by-side comparison of the three big guns in the sub-$1,000 mini notebook race, the ASUS N10, S101 and the Eee PC 1000H.

Yes, it’s bigger and dearer than ever, but it’s also the most usable and well-made Eee PC yet.

A vibrant gaming LCD, but it becomes jarring in everyday use

Graphics card manufacturers’ obsession with multi-GPU boards continues this month. The Asus HD 3850 X2 brings to market the novel formula of two ATi Radeon 3850 GPUs on one card.

A feast of features for those willing to pay

Vivid colours and some interesting extras make this the perfect entertainment-focused LCD

We've put both mini-notebooks through their paces, and while Linux fans may disagree, the winner is clear.

As with all the GeForce3 Ti cards the ASUS V8200 T2 Deluxe features two new additions to the NVIDIA nfiniteFX engine...

Impressive speakers and sleek styling help to compensate for the average image quality.

The glossy screen both delights and frustrates, but this is an impressive entertainment display.

We love hardware. As users ourselves we feel your pangs of wanting the newest, fastest rig and components. Unfortunately it's hard to justify the cost of bleeding-edge hardware at the best of times - more so with the cost of single graphics cards at times exceeding the $1000 price barrier. This is as much as some users would spend on a total system upgrade.