A good quality netbook pipped at the post by its own stablemates.

With only Dell's disappointing Inspiron Mini 12 so far released, Samsung doesn't have a great deal of competition at this size. The NC20 has six-hour battery life, fine performance and a superb display

This notebook is the winner of our Light Laptops roundup. It's solid in every area rather than outstanding in one, and very attractively priced.

Great design and build quality are coupled with a stunning nine-hour battery life, and it’s affordable too

A good laptop for business, with superb design touches but some unfortunate omissions.

A flexible and powerful livingroom PC that ticks almost all the right boxes, as well as being great value.

Despite some welcome additions and good components, this Acer notebook is left wanting.

Fast and good value. Gamers and power users will like it.

Not great value for money, but the XPS 700 offers plenty of power and striking looks.

Very powerful and, with few features missing, it’s good value at the price.

Fast, well built and superbly featured - our business laptop of choice.

Dell's 6400 is a great value mid-range notebook with very few weaknesses. The support is the icing on the cake.

Luxurious extras and design make this a highly desirable machine. It’s ideal if space is at a premium at home.

Good features, good quality and good value - it’s also the fastest ultraportable we’ve seen.

It’s expensive, but Baddog’s Lanbox comes with personality and outstanding support.

A stunning way to enjoy HD DVD, but the wonderful design and features come at a price

Solidly built and packed with features, HP's flagship nx9420 is a very good notebook.

The format wars continue as Blu Ray comes to a monster laptop at a monster price.

Dual-core and FireWire may be missing, but Pacstar’s system offer’s more than we expected from a value PC.

AM2 power at this price is a boon. But 3D performance is average and it’s very noisy.