A very fast, well-built high-end PC. But a few niggles and high price keep it off the A-List.

Very fast for some applications, but poor gaming performance and strong competition reduces its appeal.

An exciting glimpse at future performance, but by the time games appear to make them worth buying, the price will have plummeted.

Wireless networking at 10/100 speeds, with range to match.

Small, powerful and relatively cheap. This baby notebook is an ideal travel companion.

Small but packed with features, this Lifebook is a stunner.

All the current chipsets from both the big gaming guns – ATi and Nvidia – tested, reviewed and rated.

Custom design watercooling and some judicious overclocking make for a showstopping performance and price.

Plus, how we work out the ratings.

For the last few years Creative has played catchup to the likes of iRiver, Rio and Apple.

We’ve examined the data from more than 8000 readers to reveal exactly what sort of reliability, customer service and satisfaction you can expect in 2007.

With consumer PCs these days being as fast as the supercomputers of yesteryear, are dedicated workstations still relevant?

A monster PC thanks to some very high-end components. But it’s noisy and expensive.

A very well-built ultraportable that’s great value, but a bit too small.

Great ergonomics are let down by a few mediocre components and limited portability. But some features will tempt many.

Impressive quality, considering the bargain basement price. We're talking sub $1000 here.

Very fast, but the top-end components offer poor value in the face of competition.

It’s great value and will tempt some people thanks to its size and multimedia abilities.

A stylish, silent well-featured Media Center PC at a decent price.

The Inspiron 630m is Dell’s first 14-inch widescreen notebook.