Apart form your credit card's cries of anxiety, you'll love the flexibility and performance of this TV

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

Another cracking Panasonic flatscreen, which impresses with both its integrated TV tuners and external sources

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

Despite some odd feature choices, this is an affordable powerhouse of a laptop. A great value mid-range Centrino 2 laptop, as long as you're not worried about battery life.

A mighty dual-GPU board that makes light work of even today’s toughest DirectX 10 games.

A mighty dual-GPU board that makes light work of even today’s toughest DirectX 10 games

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

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

The Sony bandwagon rolls on; this is another simple to use set that produces brilliant big-screen images

Great design, great photos and some clever features, but it struggles to justify the high price.

The world's most amazing multi-room audio system just got better with the addition of internet radio streaming and an iPhone app for controlling your music from anywhere in the house.

If it’s a Blu-ray equipped desktop replacement you’re after, the 8920G is a fine choice.

Award-winning TV with exceptional picture quality, although it has now been replaced by Panasonic's 2008 range

If you’re looking for a well-featured, great-value desktop replacement, the A7S fits the bill. Plenty of grunt, a 200GB drive and great features - Asus is looking better and better.

It lacks the frills of others here, but the Toshiba is ideal if you want a 17in screen at the lowest price.

A Blu-ray drive is just about the only justification for the Sony’s high price; it’s poor value overall.

Well built, fast and with a great screen, the Dell also has superb battery life.

A huge screen and an affordable price, but it doesn’t rival a desktop PC where power is concerned