Jam-packed with features, but it struggles to compete with the best.

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

A stunningly powerful card that tops the last generation’s best dual-GPU monsters.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6 is the best option here for pure image quality and flexibility, if you can live with its size and quirks.

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

Part laptop and part nettop, the Gigabyte Booktop M1022M is the first netbook we’ve seen that overcomes the ‘3 USB problem'.

Well priced, with a robust chassis and touchscreen option that make it a good choice for classroom use, and any one else wanting a netbook that's a little bit different

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

The FS-2020D puts in another excellent display for a business laser printer that swept all our printing awards and catagories. It dosn't get much better than this Kyocera printing marvel.

Superb quality, packed with features and cheap to run. A worthy alternative to the Kyocera.

Sleek and professional, the Hp Mini 5101 is another attractively pitched netbook that can't shake its very poor battery life. When will manufactuers learn that battery life is all-important to netbook success?

Superb build quality, battery life and usability – quite simply the best netbook around

It may be costly, but if you need accurate OCR for mass document digitisation, this package fits the bill admirably.

Neither cheap nor beautiful, MSI’s Atom powered nettop is sadly second among equals.

The A330 is a competent, fully featured and easy to use DSLR, but a backward step in some respects.

If you can’t stretch to the Samsung N110, the 1005HA makes an excellent lower-cost alternative

It’s missing a couple of key features, but nevertheless, Vegas Pro is highly sophisticated and quick to use for serious video editors.

An entry-level HD camcorder with an identity crisis, but at this price, it puts quality in the hands of everyone.

Not the most attractive, but this Eee PC defies expectations. Another machine that's going onto our netbook shopping shortlist