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

Smells like green spirit, and offers performance at a budget price. The ASUS F6V Green is a laptop with something a little different

An impressive touchscreen all-in-one PC for an equally impressive price, but the single-core Atom holds it back

Fantastic looks but a high price for what is, essentially, the same old netbook under the hood.

A great way to extend your desktop once you’re out of DVI ports

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.

Classy looks and light weight make for a fine ultraportable, but it’s got some tough competition.

A teaser of a great workhorse PC, we just hope Asus can get the price down on release.

A genuine step forward for the laptop, with unbelievable capabilities for the price, plus an ultra-low weight.

A useful card for more relaxed gaming, and a quiet cooler to boot.

Great audio, but gaming ability hinges on the success of Dolby and DTS

An incredibly light and practical notebook for frequent travellers, but not without its quirks.

Packed with extras to target some of Vista’s interesting new features, but it isn’t quite the marvel we were hoping for.

This early Nforce 570 for Intel board lacks luxuries and speed compared to Intel chipsets, but boasts a good price.

Nvidia's first HDMI graphics card, complete with HDCP compatibility and decent performance.

A laptop of luxury, but practicality suffers and you pay a hefty premium.

With CrossFire performance more erratic than SLI, and NVIDIA outgunning ATI with its Shader Model 3 cards, it's hard to recommend this board.

A potentially stunning card -- but don't buy one just yet.

Stylish and packed with features, it is not the cheapest 12 inch notebook available. This said, if you simply must have the features on offer inside this 'book, then this notebook does it all with style.