Sleek and professional, the Hp Mini 5101 is another attractively pitched netbook that can't shake its very poor battery life. When will manufactuers learn that battery life is all-important to netbook success?

Neither cheap nor beautiful, MSI’s Atom powered nettop is sadly second among equals.

Looks, features, value: this is the first nettop we’ve seen to genuinely appeal in all the key areas

Inexpensive, but a frugal assortment of features

Dell's 12.1in netbook could have been good, but you'd have to buy one in the US to realise its true potential

A broad and likeable package, but needs better malware detection.

A dreadful performer in almost every regard.

Not a great performer in testing, but a firmware update that delivers the performance we saw with the TL-WR841ND would make it great value.

Although the basics of this router are somewhat low spec (no 802.11n or Gigabit Ethernet), the extras do make it interesting.

An older router missing a couple of key features, but worth considering for a small office equipped with older and slower Wi-Fi and Ethernet equipment.

Superb battery life and features, but poor build quality and an uncomfortable keyboard scupper the Lifebook

Disappointing speeds in our tests, underwhelming plans and expensive hardware make Unwired a niche choice

Lacks in power, but terrific hardware design makes this an intriguing take on the Eee brand.

Cheap, but there’s not much here to cheer about

The smallest, cheapest camera on test, but unsurprisingly, it also has the poorest image quality

Top-notch print quality makes this a contender, but it isn’t fast

Painfully slow with colour, and the quality disappoints

Small and cheap, but it’s costly to run and quality isn’t the best

Disappointing gaming ability and a higher price than media-centre cards rule this one out of contention

It may be affordable, but we’d rather spend a little more to guarantee some genuine gaming ability