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

Gone is some of the bluster as Microsoft makes a surprisingly down-to-earth Australian launch presentation for Windows 7 today

Acer has outed the Aspire One with Android dual booting laptop, which will allow users to choose between a quick-loading Android and Windows 7 OS

The HP Pavilion s5180a punches above its weight and provides a welcoming entry point for a starter or low-end upgrade system.

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

Wondering which netbooks have the best battery life? We've pulled together a big chart showing how 25 different models compare

If you're in the market for a new laptop, one of the most important, and tricky considerations is battery life. We've bench tested 10 ultimate laptops in our latest issue, and here are the results

Slick looks and astonishing battery life make this the pick of the bunch for travelers, especially for the business person on the go.

An HD screen, Blu-ray drive, TV tuner and competitive price result in an excellent-value entertainment laptop.

It's very, very thin, and very light. MSI’s X340 somehow manages to be sleek, sexy and undesirable all at the same time.

EMTEC has outed its addition to the growing nettop market – the G Box, It looks like the ASUS Eee Box, but there's a difference

It's not widely available, but with this battery life on offer the BenQ Joybook Lite U101 should be

At Computex today, home grown Taiwanese firm Acer unveiled its new Aspire One netbook sporting the Android operating system.

It is looking like Acer will be the first PC manufacturer to release an Android powered netbook. According to a company statement, the outfit will release an Android version of the Aspire One in the third quarter of this year.

Expensive, but the ds209+ is very fast – the NAS to aspire to

It seems that Samsung may be a player to watch in laptops - we've just seen their new range including the NC20 and N120, and we have to say we're impressed

Finally, a netbook with a real keyboard. The Acer Aspire One A0751 also boasts an iPhone style multi-gesture touchpad and a stylish 16:9 HD display. Is this the end of cramped typing?

Intel has released a beta version of its Linux-based Moblin 2.0 operating system designed for netbooks and nettops..

More than just a new coat of paint, the new Wind adds mobility with 3G. While the design and features don't look as cutting edge as they once did, this is still a great netbook

We're betting that in some alternative universe, there's at least a few people geeky enough to purchase a Wolverine themed USB drive from Kingston. Die-hard X-Men fans need only apply for this overly kitschy movie-tie in.