The good Excellent keyboard and touch pad Compact body Bright display The bad No optical drive Limited configuration options Do looks matter in a budget business notebook? Budget laptops are necessary for the self-employed and those without lots of money to burn, but those same users might also be entrepreneurs who prefer affordable, nicely designed machines that do double-duty as personal laptops rather than boxy generic systems. Lenovo clearly felt the same way: the uptight ThinkPad image has been taken in a relatively bold new direction in the new Edge line.

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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge (13-inch)

The good Revamped version of one of our favourite netbooks Excellent keyboard and touch pad Sturdy and durable Includes accelerometer Optional higher-resolution display The bad Loses its ExpressCard slot Standard netbook components at a premium price When we heard that HP was making some big changes to its small business netbook, we were worried. After all, the current version — the Mini 2140 — is probably our all-time favourite netbook, thanks to an innovative keyboard (since adopted by HP's consumer netbooks), full ExpressCard slot, and solid metal construction

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HP Mini 5101

The good Fast wireless performance Built-in network storage Photo frame A comprehensive set of networking features Its web interface is responsive and intuitive The bad Single-band router that's more expensive than most, if not all, true dual-band routers Front panel LCD/photo frame is too small Network storage performance is slow Doesn't include a hard drive First announced at CES 2009, D-Link's Xtreme N Storage "all-in-one" Router DIR-685 is the first wireless router that can also work as a network storage device and as a digital photo frame.

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D-Link Xtreme N Storage Router DIR-685

The good Small and light Custom touchscreen interface is well done Good battery life The bad Uses less powerful version of the Intel Atom CPU Not much space on the tiny SSD hard drive We first caught sight of the Asus Eee PC T91 at CES 2009 back in January, and were immediately taken with the idea of combining a small, low-cost netbook with a touchscreen interface. Seven months later, the final product is here, and it's largely successful for a first attempt at this kind of hybrid. It's a much more flexible way to interact with a netbook — especially if you're tripped up by the tiny touch pads and keyboards found on most mini laptops

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Asus Eee PC T91

The good Decent 8-megapixel camera Good basic functionality Strong battery life The bad S-Class UI is not easy to use Limited automated set-up Poor online experience If you saw someone walking down the street wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the word "Smart", what would be your first impression? Would you assume this person was indeed of higher than average intelligence or would you assume exactly the opposite?

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LG Viewty Smart

The BlackBerry trackball brings a slight blush to our cheeks — fiddling with a tiny nub just strikes us as a little bit dirty. (Credit: RIM) We hope we'll feel the same frisson of forbidden user-interface-element excitement when we get our fingers on the new "optical trackpad", which is replacing the trackball on the BlackBerry Curve 8520. We haven't tried it yet, but we're told that the trackpad acts like a tiny version of the mouse pad on a laptop — although RIM assures us it's insanely responsive to make up for its small size

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BlackBerry Curve 8520 swaps balls for pads

The good Low cost to print Two-year warranty The bad Poor output quality Slow print times Awkward build quality Outdated design Creative software requires online connection No USB cord included The Brother DCP-165C is the reason why people dread hitting the print button on their computers.

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Brother DCP-165C Multifunction Printer

QWERTY keyboards on mobile phones seem to be a feature geared towards serious business people. Recognisable from a dozen BlackBerry phones and counting, the full-sized keyboard often says "This phone is not a toy", but it seems the kids aren't listening.

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Nokia 6760

QWERTY keyboards on mobile phones seem to be a feature geared towards serious business people. Recognisable from a dozen BlackBerry phones and counting, the full-sized keyboard often says "This phone is not a toy", but it seems the kids aren't listening

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Nokia 6760

The good Good performance Good battery life for such a large laptop The bad Really plain style Huge and heavy Design Like any good desktop replacement notebook, the one thing that the ProBook 4710s excels at is being big. Pretty darned big, all things considered; the 17.3-inch LCD screen is large enough to begin with, but HP's quite generous with the plastic bezel around it, leading to a system that measures in at 41.06x27x3.2cm and weighs in "starting" at 3.08kg. Suffice it to say that you won't be lugging it very far, and it only counts as a "lap" top if you happen to be Robert Wadlow .

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HP ProBook 4710s