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.

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Great real-time performance, particularly with high definition footage. But the EDIUS Pro software still needs a few more features to usurp the competition.

In the performance stakes the 3200+ came up trumps, finishing middle to top of the pack and clearly cementing itself as a solid performing processor for home, office or pure entertainment.

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

The latest Moto clamshell won’t surpriseprevious model users: it’s the same oldstuff yet again.

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

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.

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

Digital radio in Australia is a slow burner. While many people are investing in digital set-top boxes and digital displays for the purpose of watching digital TV, not too many people are jumping on the digital radio bandwagon.

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

It's a shame this isn't cheaper: a fine projector if you're prepared to pay a premium for Full HD

A great desktop replacement thanks to the huge screen and dual 200GB hard disks, but its price is too high.

In marketing terms, bigger is better, leadingHP to use a 6.2-megapixel CCD in the newR717. That sounds superior to its predecessor,the R707, but pixel count is largely academicover 4 megapixels unless you want A3 size.

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 external drive that despite being a decent performer is making Walter Gropius roll in his grave as we speak.

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