Asus add yet another netbook to their range: the swivel hinged T91 Eee PC and HP offer the Mini 5101 netbook for professionals. We investigate the perfect netbook for busy professionals

If there's one thing that our latest netbook group test has left us hankering for, it's an intrepid manufacturer to come in and nail the netbook formula for $650 or less.

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?

Finally, a netbook with a real keyboard. The Acer Aspire One A0751 also boasts an iPhone style multi-gesture touchpad and a stylish 16:9 HD display. Is this the end of cramped typing?

Nvidia has finally confirmed rumours it's eyeing up the netbook space, even giving us a sneak peak at what consumers can expect to see in the next year or so.

The Nvidia Ion finally pops up in HP's latest netbook addition with an 11.6in screen, 250GB HDD and a graphics chip devoted to 1080p video and even some games.

The attractive HP Mini 2140 sports an Intel Atom chip, choice of HD or SSD drive options, Win XP, LED screen, massive keyboard and the much sought after 6 cell battery option. Is this the best netbook money can buy?

The battle between portable devices is heating up.

Linux fans rejoice! Netbooks have boosted Linux adoption worldwide, except inside the US. What's with the American market?

Could a new wave of cheaper ultra-portables make you reconsider the cheap-as-chips netbook?

Ludicrously big batteries will arrive this year for laptops, says MSI, at the launch of its Wind U100+ netbook and ultra-thin X340 laptop.

The gadget man says he wants to make a netbook - here's why we hope he does, and 5 features that could make us want one.

Linux bosses have hinted that there will be a new netbook based on the Linux Moblin OS announced this week at the Intel Developer Forum

The 13in Adamo has only just broken cover, but it seems Dell is already planning a new netbook version – and this time it's of the netbook variety

Touch Book from Always Innovating expected to start at around £250.

Look out Windows, Ubuntu has crossed over into the netbook space and has debuted on the HP Mini 1000 Mi. And strangely enough, it weighs less than the same Windows model.

Intel's Atom platform may provide the backbone of today's netbooks, but with rivals emerging, Intel could find itself playing a smaller part in the future, as players such as Nvidia's Tegra take hold.

Mark Shuttleworth, the founding angel and CEO of Canonical, which distributes Ubuntu Linux, has praised Microsoft's newly released Windows 7.

Wondering which netbooks have the best battery life? We've pulled together a big chart showing how 25 different models compare

With netbooks a big favourite with laptop buyers over the last 12 months, we count down the five OSes that could be the friendliest for mini laptops