One of the new netbooks now in our Ratings.

Here’s a last-minute Christmas count:
Twenty-one new printers
Nine new netbooks
Nine new laptops

That’s how many additions you’ll find in our computer and printer Ratings, just in time for some very-last-minute shopping. For the budget-minded, we’re recommending three laptops for $550 or less. The biggest bargain: a 15.6-inch laptop for $300. Take a look at our latest laptop Ratings (available to subscribers) for more info.

If you’re in the market for a netbook, you’ll save even more. We’re recommending a Gateway netbook, 10.1 inches, that’s only $280. For those looking for a bigger netbook, we recommend two: a $550 Acer Aspire Timeline and a $430 Dell Inspiron. Both are 11.6 inches; the Acer offers particularly long battery life. You’ll find more in our netbook Ratings.

Round out your computing package with a new all-in-one printer. For $200, HP offers a printer that copies, scans, faxes, and prints very good photos and text. For a basic model that prints excellent photos, consider the Canon Pixma we recommend. The printer Ratings (available to subscribers) will tell you more.

—Donna Tapellini