The cheapest way to get OS X, but it has all of the MacBook Pro’s shortcomings and more of its own

The design is impeccable, the build superb and the screen extraordinary, but the price is a huge barrier. We ponder the icon that is the Macbook Pro 17in

Chip giant AMD will launch its Congo platform for ultrathin notebooks at the end of October or the beginning of November, according to reports on Asian IT news site Digitimes.

We gaze into a crystal ball and and ponder the future, or possible demise, of some well-known technologies.

For this price, the Vostro’s plain looks can be overlooked in favour of its impressive battery life

Superb performance in one of the sturdiest and best-looking gaming laptops we’ve seen – the Alienware M17x is worth the expense.

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

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

In a world first, we've managed to get our hands on a review unit of Sony's stunningly thin ultraportable. Most surprisingly, it sports the newest Atom chip from Intel - the Z550 2.0GHz and GMA 500 graphics.

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

Packed with features, only its value for money lets it escape without an award this month

Acer brings 3D to the masses with a 3D screen on a mainstream laptop

The m15x is another out-of-this-world laptop design from Alienware. Is it onto something, or just on another planet?

Apple’s MacBook Pro is a design masterpiece, even if its brilliance is marred by a few annoying niggles.

Power, strong build and an added splash of style make the Asus G60J a gaming laptop worth paying top dollar for.

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

Since we saw the HP Mini for our huge netbook roundup in October, a new 6-cell battery has been released.

A stunning piece of design to rival any Apple offering, and the price is surprisingly reasonable

So, the last big name has fallen. HP gave out in April 2008, and both Dell and Toshiba's resistance crumbled by the autumn. But it's taken Sony until the middle of 2009 to produce what it confesses to be a netbook, the VAIO Mini W Series.

Battery life lets down this otherwise solid netbook from a local manufacturer