A hint of things to come, but the first HD DVD and Blu-ray combo drive is very expensive.

The future of storage is expensive, for now. That aside, how do Blu Ray drives compare to DVD drives?

Blu-ray takes another tentative step towards the mass market, but is now the time to buy?

Blu-ray takes another tentative step towards the mass market, but is now the time to buy?

Incredible design and amazing battery life makes the G118 a tempting mobile option.

Great design and comprehensive features make it a truly great Media Center PC. Only the price lets it down.

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.

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An incredibly light and practical notebook for frequent travellers, but not without its quirks.

An impressive attempt at a good-value portable PC, but the ergonomics let it down.

Some interesting technology, married with superb performance – and a huge price tag.

Slim, good-looking and affordable – and you can even work outside in sunlight. Just note the niggles.

A decent notebook but too expensive for the features on offer.

A decent machine with plenty of power, but it’s not earth shattering in terms of features and value.

Windows SideShow is a fascinating distraction, but even without the supplementary screen the W5fe is impressive.

A good laptop for business, with superb design touches but some unfortunate omissions.

Eye-catching and very well designed, the new iMac is an excellent all-in-one PC system.

Solidly built and packed with features, HP's flagship nx9420 is a very good notebook.

Dell’s first foray into using AMD processors is a modest performer, but fair value.