Cheap, easy to use and quick. But the quality on offer lets it down.

A big improvement from Microsoft, but there’s still some way to go. OneCare can now call itself a serious security contender.

Can't handle gaming and beaten by cheaper media cards too.

Cheap to buy and run, the X5470 is great for mono printing, but less so for photos and images.

An older router missing a couple of key features, but worth considering for a small office equipped with older and slower Wi-Fi and Ethernet equipment.

It may be affordable, but we’d rather spend a little more to guarantee some genuine gaming ability

New wizards make it easier to use, and the range of operations is impressive for such a reasonable price

Superior real-world transfer performance makes it a winner this month.

An interesting and secure way to share data, once you overlook some minor drawbacks.

The Ultimate Reference Suite is the latest digital edition of the Britannica. Consisting of three encyclopaedias, numerous dictionaries, thesauri, timelines and even an atlas, it's just as exhaustive as its predecessors, covering mountains of topics in impressive detail.

The Caviar 'BB' series disks from Western Digital are designed to be good, solid mid-level drives with decent all-round performance.

The Caviar 'BB' series disks from Western Digital are designed to be good, solid mid-level drives with decent all-round performance.

The Caviar 'BB' series disks from Western Digital are designed to be good, solid mid-level drives with decent all-round performance.

National Geographic is a magazine that garners respect whenever, and wherever it is read. Covering a gamut of topics, the magazine typically runs nature conservational pieces, sociological profiles of countries, histories of ancient civilizations, pieces on scientific discoveries and natural occurrences such as earthquakes and weather phenomena.

A great entry-level video editing app, but Montage is the only major addition unless you go for the Ultimate edition

An excellent take on ATI’s new technology, complete with custom cooling and great performance

Striking looks but limited features, average performance and a high price put paid to the Netgear’s chances

Some substantial new abilities, including support for the new wave of high definition optical discs.