From budget laptops to ultra-tiny netbooks, ultraportables and high performance, we explain the tricks to finding out the ultimate laptop at the right price.

Curious to see what powers the Nehalem and Core i7 architecture? We reveal the tech behind the fastest Intel-powered computer on the planet.

Performance per watt has taken a backward step, but it’s very fast with the right apps.

Quad core considered too much for the average user.

Impressive technology, but increasing cores doesn’t necessarily increase performance.

This first of a new generation is only a little faster than the old, but its potential is clearly huge

Two packages on a chip will help AMD to regain chip lead.

Forthcoming AMD chip to outpace Intel's by 40 per cent, firm claims.

Gamers and enthusiasts rejoice.

Nothing incredible in terms of design, but it’s an impressively cheap way to get quad-core in your PC.

Slim and stylish, this isn’t the most powerful quad core we’ve seen, but it’s by far the cheapest.

Quad-core makes it powerful and good value at the price. Noise and stability suffer though.

Chipmaker talks up quad core progress.

So you want to make yourself a new gaming rig, one that’s capable of playing Crysis at more than two frames per second, but won’t blow the budget?

They’re faster than hard drives, and save battery life, but do they last? Intel says yes, and has 80GB and 160GB SSDs on the way.

It's not the new iMac, but it's not too far from it. See our first Look review of Dell's all-in-one Studio One 19

A smartly engineered processor, but for today’s applications it’s lacking in bang per buck.

Is Centrino 2 the leap ahead that Centrino was? Zara Baxter investigates.

Intel unloaded a swag of new Penryn-class CPUs at CES today. Zara Baxter explores the new platform and what it means for your PC.