As a desktop replacement, the R580 fits the bill as a budget-level wide-screen unit.  It's stylish, grunty and lightweight but has poor screen resolution and attracts fingerprints like you wouldn't believe.

Almost singlehandedly, Asus created the modern version of the netbook category with their groundbreaking Eee PC. While the first Eee PC was a very basic system that could best be described as adequate when it comes to mobile computing the latest generation of hardware, like the Eee PC 1005P Seashell, have moved ahead in leaps and bounds to deliver a desktop-like computing experience at a reasonable, although not budget, price.

While the rest of the world is sitting back, waiting for Apple's imminent release of the iPad, Kogan Technologies is forging ahead with the design of its own iPad-killer. Their as yet unnamed device might not have the elegant look of the iPad but it certainly packs a punch in many other ways.

Foxconn's mini-ITX motherboards are ideal for anyone who is looking to build a small form-factor box on a budget.

The mini-ITX motherboard has made it possible for anyone who so wishes, to have a neat small form-factor PC, instead of the monstrously oversized desktop or tower cases that are the norm.

Viewsonic's attention to design and aesthetics is strongly reminiscent of a certain 'fruit' company.  I love it. 

After a long history in monitors, ViewSonic has expanded their offering to include full PCs.  Shipping with WinXP Home edition, this PC-in-a-monitor is definitely for the 'stylish' market.