Notebooks - Slideshows

The computer hardware hall of fame

There's a special place reserved for the stalwart hardware that many of us have depended on day after day, year after year. Or at least, we believe there should be a special place.

Best tech bargains of the week

We’ll show you how to pick up a bargain this week, including a great deal on a Nokia smartphone, an HP netbook for under $500 and a 200Hz 40in Sony Bravia LCD television for less than $2900!

The world's weirdest mice

A mouse is such a simple device that not even the worst inventor could screw it up, right? Wrong! We'll give you 13 examples.

Apple's 11 Most Intriguing Computer Designs

For many computer users, Apple has defined the personal computer industry, driven technology innovation, and changed the perception of personal computing.

Toshiba releases new NB200 netbook, fastest Qosmio X300 notebook

Toshiba today launched what we think is the sexiest 10.1in netbook on the market: the copper-coloured Toshiba NB200. This little netbook is aimed at the premium end of the market, where style and form are just as important as portability and functionality.

First look: Dell Latitude 2100 ruggedised netbook

Dell today announced the first ruggedised netbook the company has designed specifically with students in mind: the Latitude 2100.

Strip show: Toshiba’s sexy Portege R600 notebook pulled apart and examined

The Toshiba Portege R600 is the lightest fully fledged notebook on the market at just 950 grams. It’s also deceptively strong and durable. In this slideshow we go beneath its exterior and expose the components that make it tick and the design tricks that go into making something that's so light yet so strong.

Beta vs RC: What's new in the Windows 7 Release Candidate?

We look at some of the changes Microsoft has made to Windows 7 since the Beta's release in January

10 cool new mobile gadgets

Some of these 10 intriguing mobile gizmos, including a connected GPS unit, external iPhone speakers, a Bluetooth headset, and a gadget charger, are fairly mainstream. The others, well, not so much.

The MacBook Air-Dell Adamo deathmatch

Two laptops: One's a Mac, one's a PC. Which is better? PC World takes both notebooks and stages a computer kumite to make a few quick calls.

The evolution of the netbook

ASUS is responsible for introducing the netbook to the PC market as an affordable and simple laptop solution for students. Since the release of the original Eee PC, almost every major PC vendor has released competing models -- many taking alternate design paths.

Rise of the netbook

The evolution of mini-laptops

The world's weirdest keyboards!

Keyboards without keys, a vertical keyboard with mirrors on the side so you can see your fingers, and keyboards on which you type on the back: Get ready for some wacky input devices.