There was very little to separate the top two but this month there was very little disgrace in finishing second for Samsung.

A superb package for the price, with plenty of power. Only the unambitious battery life lets it down.

The n35 is a complete navigation kit comprising a capable PDA with integrated GPS receiver (that folds down flush into the back), CoPilot Live 5 software, a sturdy windscreen mount and a cigarette lighter adaptor. At this price, it’s noticeably the cheapest PDA on test.

The Acer Aspire SA20 is a machine built on a budget and it performs accordingly.

Decent quality at a great price make this a bargain, but you'll need extras to appreciate it.

A reasonable quality display, but few extras for the price.

Acer's latest Aspire has the familiar Acer look we've come to expect in recent months but with a few nice tweaks.

Acer’s tiny new Tablet PC, the TravelMate C111 marries the functionality of their previous convertible tablet with the low-power high-performance functionality of the Intel Centrino.

In what is an interesting first time foray into the crowded PDA market, Acer is hedging its bets by releasing both Palm- and Pocket PC-based PDAs. It's a curious gambit to be sure, and we're content to see which PDA branch blossoms while the other withers.

Looks and feels good, but performance is more super Aguri than Scuderia.

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The easyStore is basic, but it’s good value and its iSCSI capabilities give it an edge over the competition

A superb screen that excelled in our tests, but you can get the same performance for less.

AcerView 79g

Advanced in some ways, this Acer monitor performs admirably, bar wallet performance.

The Acer Aspire 1692 WLMi is a story of compromises; a +/-/RAM dual layer burner and gigabit Ethernet are offset by Windows XP Home, only 512MB of RAM and the slowest processor and hard disk of the bunch.

If you're after an ultra portable, this isn't the notebook for you. If you're after a large form factored portable desktop replacement, this could be the ticket. This behemoth of a notebook features a 17-inch widescreen display and a footprint to match.

In an unusual combination of styles, DigitalStar has used a silver Cooler Master Centurion full size ATX case, but coupled this with a black optical drive and floppy disk drive. If you're finicky about that sort of thing, there are additional face plates available that attach to the front to keep the colours consistent.

Acer has taken a different tack to IBM with its version of Centrino. Whereas the ThinkPad focused on being small and portable, the TravelMate 800 is a better-featured notebook with a 1.6GHz processor, 15in display and a fast graphics chip