An interesting new technology, but cheap running costs are let down by poor quality.

It’s an odd gambit business-wise: align your own brand with that of another. But for Acer, the one-off team-up with Ferrari to brand and produce the Acer Ferrari 3000 notebook has resulted in a stunning product.

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

The wide range of features and a degree of HD-readiness are welcome, but the DLP rainbow effect can spoil things.

Choosing a CPU for your PC isn’t an easy task. Here are our picks for budget, mid-range and high-end systems.

We take each week's best rumours from around the world and list them here in the Weekly Rumour Mill. This week, more companies trying netbooks, crazy takeover rumours, Apple cutting prices, and a PSP redesign.

Not all webcams will work in Vista, so we examined three Vista-ready models to find the best.

From budget laptops to ultra-tiny netbooks, ultraportables and high performance, we explain the tricks to finding out the ultimate laptop at the right price.

Not a stylish machine, but it’s good value, well built and boasts surprisingly impressive battery life

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Back in November we wondered just what you could buy for $1500 and Modtech and PC Express showed us two near identical systems (the latter being A-Listed). This month’s submission from PC Market offered few surprises.

A fantastic Media Center PC at an extraordinary price.

A versatile single-socket rack server with a wide range of processor choices, plus a good warranty for the price.

A versatile single-socket rack server with a wide range of processor choices, plus a good warranty for the price.

Sony has showcased more than 3000 products for its retail partners at its second Experience More event at Fox Studios in Sydney.

A great media-centre card with some nice features – and at an affordable price

A wonderful high-end projector, with support for DisplayLink technology

A very-well designed alternative to big beefy computers which make a lot of noise.

Fast, cheap to run and offering flawless text quality, this is a great-value option.

Hallmark has opted to take advantage of Intel’s Extreme Graphics 2 integrated shared graphics, taking up to 64MB of video memory from the on-board 512MB of PC2700 DDR to power the display. While not designed for gaming, it did manage to churn out almost 3000 points in 3DMark01SE with some help from its Pentium M 1.6GHz CPU.