Slim and stylish, this isn’t the most powerful quad core we’ve seen, but it’s by far the cheapest.

Ableton’s flair for innovation shows no sign of diminishing. This is the best version of Live yet.

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

Dell’s latest business model is another superb outing for its recently released Latitude E-series. It’s not cheap, though

A compact workgroup laser suited to high-volume colour and mono printing, but delivering average photo quality

It’s missing a couple of key features, but nevertheless, Vegas Pro is highly sophisticated and quick to use for serious video editors.

A solidly built thin client with a good hardware specification and features, including a classy remote management act

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.

If you don’t care about weight, this is what a laptop should be

Top colour speeds are only achievable in draft mode, but output quality is quite remarkable

A huge 18.4in widescreen, Blu-ray drive and a big hard disk make this a great entertainment laptop

In a world first, we've managed to get our hands on a review unit of Sony's stunningly thin ultraportable. Most surprisingly, it sports the newest Atom chip from Intel - the Z550 2.0GHz and GMA 500 graphics.

An HD screen, Blu-ray drive, TV tuner and competitive price result in an excellent-value entertainment laptop.

Powerful, well price and a worthy addition to the A-List. The PacStar Core i7 is a PC we wouldn't be unhappy to take home and spend the weekend gaming on

Looks, features, value: this is the first nettop we’ve seen to genuinely appeal in all the key areas

This motherboard is a promising appetiser – although the real meal is yet to come.

Well priced, with a robust chassis and touchscreen option that make it a good choice for classroom use, and any one else wanting a netbook that's a little bit different

Nvidia’s remix of the popular netbook platform lends Intel’s stripped-down Atom some added Graphical clout. We test the technology to see how it performs