People are still willing to queue up in the middle of the night to buy the first few copies of Windows 7

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.

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

If you're wondering if a netbook is the perfect laptop for you, ask yourself this: will you want to work or play on your new laptop for hours at a time whilst viewing a screen 10 inches in size?

Microsoft is really, really keen to let everyone know how serious it is about performance. So serious, that they're going to trim their beloved Windows sounds.

The battle of the mini notebooks heats up again, with Dell's rather impressive Mini 10. Read on to see why the Mini 10 should be on your shopping list.

We can think of one reason a tablet is enticing - the 11 hours battery life on Dell's new multi-touch Latitude XT2 Tablet

This is what every kid dreams about - a way to combine homework AND procrastination in a device you can pop in a backpack.

Is Sony’s new Vaio P the new Lord of the Mini Notebooks? The tiny mini-me laptop weighs a puny 600grams, with 60GB HDD or 128GB SSD.

As we open the box it hits us, the unmistakable wafting scent of a pine forest, floating on the summer breeze and carrying away our troubles . . .

Aussies can buy the XO OLPC online from November 30 - guaranteeing you're in the good books with the kids this Christmas.

See our side-by-side comparison of the three big guns in the sub-$1,000 mini notebook race, the ASUS N10, S101 and the Eee PC 1000H.

Battery life is turning into a major selling point, as we discover when we tested Toshiba's new mini NB100 netbook.

Dell's Inspiron Mini 12 ups the ante in mini-notebooks, with a 12in screen from $999.

It's something of a contradiction in terms, having Blu-Ray in a tiny 11.1in screen notebook, but it's certainly a brilliant feat of engineering. See the specs and launch pics here.

Stewart Mitchell delivers his verdict on the features rumoured to be ready for Windows 7, including the new kernel, multi-touch, and virtual drives.

They're almost identical in size, so which is the better machine? See the matchup with our photo gallery and first impressions.

Dell's long awaited entry into the Eee-class notebook market is a top effort, though not perfect.

We’ve just seen the demo, and frankly, we’re blown away. High resolution beach-scapes, ultra-realistic water ripples, wind blowing through the tall grass. Wait, is that...?

We raved about the MSI Wind, now Lenovo comes along and spoils our shopping plans with a 1Kg mini-notebook for the same price. Take a look at the specs.