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

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

Sony’s new laptop sports a Blu-ray writer and one of Intel’s latest Penryn processors, but it’s overpriced.

Another big name brand PC gets a cutting-edge, all-format, high-def optical drive capable of playing Blu-ray and HD DVD.

A bargain route to getting HD DVD playback for your PC or Xbox, but there are limitations.

Cheaper, rather than cheap, but there’s still no compelling reason to buy yet.

A slightly bare but affordable media-centre board

Very good image quality, some stylish curves and a bargain price make this a strong home contender.

Not particulary quick, but a resonably priced media card.

Small, funky and fast, the studio hybrid is the pick of the small PCs. You've read our first impressions, now see our full review of the Dell Studio Hybrid.

A powerful and well-equipped touchscreen PC, but is Dell's all-in-one really the future of the home desktop? Read our full review

A big brash, powerful pc with loads of features and a giant screen. It’s a good thing, because the orange case distracts from the DDR5’s true purpose: performance.

Its powerful, great value and comes with a superb lcd.what more could power users want?

Intriguing styling makes this near-silent media-centre PC stand out, but it has its foibles

A blisteringly fast processor, strong build and stylish design make this an extremely attractive laptop

Nero 7 Premium Reloaded adds mostly esoteric features to regular disc burning.

Raw power and gaming prowess plus our a-listed monitor: this is a fantastic system, but the price is a deterrent.

Sony’s Z-Series is an ultraportable to aspire to, even if there are a couple of areas where it could improve.