Image gallery: 4 new mini-laptops -- which is smallest, lightest, best?

These 4 mini-notebooks from Sylvania, HP, Acer and Asus offer portability, low prices and a Linux operating system. How do they compare?

Image gallery: 8 laptop bags that will speed you through airport security

The TSA has approved a series of specs for checkpoint-friendly bags that don't have to be opened for the scanners. Here are eight that are both practical and stylish.

Image Gallery: 'Fashion' PCs hit the catwalk

These PCs for the style-conscious were strutted down the runway at the PROJECT Las Vegas trade show for the fashion industry.

Image Gallery: 'Fashion' PCs hit the catwalk

These PCs for the style-conscious were strutted down the runway at the PROJECT Las Vegas trade show for the fashion industry.

Image gallery: 15 great gadgets for the back-to-school crowd

Here are 15 great ideas for gadgets and add-ons that can make the back-to-school computer experience an excellent one.

Image gallery: 15 great gadgets for the back-to-school crowd

Here are 15 great ideas for gadgets and add-ons that can make the back-to-school computer experience an excellent one.

Image gallery: Secrets of the Mac trackpad

Have you enabled the best trackpad functions on your laptop?

Image gallery: Secrets of the Mac trackpad

Have you enabled the best trackpad functions on your laptop?

Image Gallery: Apple MacBook Air vs. Lenovo X300 vs. Toshiba Portege R500

The new thin laptops may look great, but how usable are they? Here's what we found when we ran the MacBook Air, Lenovo X300 and the latest Toshiba Portege R500 through a professional usability lab.

Image Gallery: Apple MacBook Air vs. Lenovo X300 vs. Toshiba Portege R500

The new thin laptops may look great, but how usable are they? Here's what we found when we ran the MacBook Air, Lenovo X300 and the latest Toshiba Portege R500 through a professional usability lab.

Image Gallery: Apple MacBook Air vs. Lenovo X300 vs. Toshiba Portege R500

The new thin laptops may look great, but how usable are they? Here's what we found when we ran the MacBook Air, Lenovo X300 and the latest Toshiba Portege R500 through a professional usability lab.

Image Gallery: Apple MacBook Air vs. Lenovo X300 vs. Toshiba Portege R500

The new thin laptops may look great, but how usable are they? Here's what we found when we ran the MacBook Air, Lenovo X300 and the latest Toshiba Portege R500 through a professional usability lab.

Laptop Buying Tips, Part 3

Here's how to find the best places to buy a laptop, plus how much to pay and how to finance the purchase.

Sierra Wireless Compass 597 Mobile Broadband Modem

This mobile broadband modem provides an easy and stylish way to get broadband Internet access while you're on the go.

Sierra Wireless Compass 597 Mobile Broadband Modem

This mobile broadband modem provides an easy and stylish way to get broadband Internet access while you're on the go.

Laptop Buying Tips, Part 2

A guide to finding the best laptops, and when to buy them.

Laptop Buying Tips, Part 2

A guide to finding the best laptops, and when to buy them.

Image gallery: Meet tomorrow's mobile phones

Take a peek at some concept phones and technologies that point the way toward an exciting new world of form-fitting, highly intuitive, very personal mobile phones that will replace today's cookie-cutter designs.

Image gallery: Meet tomorrow's mobile phones

Take a peek at some concept phones and technologies that point the way toward an exciting new world of form-fitting, highly intuitive, very personal mobile phones that will replace today's cookie-cutter designs.

Navigon 2100 Max GPS Device

This device will get you where you're going--if you can tolerate its quirks.