Stylish and powerful, the Satellite M40 has some great multimedia features, but is let down by minimal battery life.

This is a value-priced power notebook that's well geared towards multimedia use.

Light, bright and sturdy; the S72 looks good and performs well too.

This good-quality wide-screen model bundles such extras as a wireless Bluetooth mouse, and racing fanatics will like the Ferrari motif.

The Z71A offers solid performance, battery life and DVD writing at a competitive price.

This inexpensive notebook impressed us with its lightness and battery life, but don't expect a comprehensive set of features.

The ThinkPad R52 is a decent but bland Pentium M notebook.

A great value multimedia machine, the 5z70 provides a DVD writer, wireless networking and graphics grunt at a competitive price.

The HP Compaq nc6220 is a durable lightweight notebook with good performance. While it is outperformed by its nearest rivals it holds its own with a host of unique features.

This budget buy looks good and includes some nice options (FireWire, TV-out, card reader) and free extras (mouse, carry bag), but you don't get a DVD writer and the processor doesn't help with battery life.

A good notebook, backed up by a one-year, on-site, parts and labour warranty.

The TravelMate 8104WLMi is a great portable multimedia machine for school or business.