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

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

Stunning build quality and design, but pricey and bigger than most desks can accommodate.

Quick-release hard disks can’t make up for design flaws.

Considering the features on offer, the P180 is a superb bargain at this price.

Easy to build and maintain, but lacking overall quality.

Affordable, yet punches above its price for quality and features. Ideal for a quiet PC.

A quirky, tool-free case with decent features.

The 720’s features make it a winner. But the high price reflects Map Share: which isn’t available in Australia

Taking great photos in most situations, the DSC-W50 is a bargain at this price.

An attractive, light and well-built camera, but it has average image quality.

The L2 has limited shooting controls, but it’s capable of producing some great-quality shots.

The only compact to offer aperture and shutter priority, but overall quality is unspectacular.

Offering good quality images, this highly compact camera is a fine alternative to the award winners.

The Ixus 60 delivers superb image quality and is beautifully designed and built.

The Photosmart 7960 is HP's flagship photo inkjet and comes with the new Photoret Pro engine. It's a development of Photoret IV, and a fourth cartridge containing three grey inks has been added too. The 7960 can print 4,097 shades of grey - ideal for black-and-white photographs.

Anyone who used the IXUS 40 mightwonder how Canon could possiblyimprove on it, but that’s precisely whatit has done.