An adequate Media Centre PC, but Asus’ competitor blows it out of the water.

HP is adamant that the digital home of the future (and now for that matter) has a midi-tower PC in it next to the TV.

For the last few years Creative has played catchup to the likes of iRiver, Rio and Apple.

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

A stylish, silent well-featured Media Center PC at a decent price.

A Media Center PC and 32in LCD TV all-in-one.

Expensive but potentially very useful for those whose Wi-Fi has failed.

A poor performer in the face of HP’s similarly-priced, touch screen-enabled rival.

A media hub that packs a webcam, USB ports 3.5mm audio ports, and does it all badly.

A fantastic Media Center PC at an extraordinary price.

The look of Altech's offering split the office. Some liked the glossy black lid and silver and matte black insides, while others thought it too lumpy: the battery sticks out, it has protruding feet which dig into your lap and the sides that aren't flat or symmetrical. But aesthetics aside, it's a solidly built notebook.

One of the better Dual TV tuner cards.

Good value, but it needs to decide whether it’s a business or consumer notebook.

A stunning piece of hardware that will tempt more than just the high-end designers it’s intended for.

Good features, good quality and good value - it’s also the fastest ultraportable we’ve seen.

The branding reflects the exclusivity, but not necessarily the capability.

Fast and good value. Gamers and power users will like it.

It was a very close race this month, but once all the points had been totted up it was the successor to the A-Listed Maestro that deservedly took the laurels.

Fantastic design and highly-configurable power make this XPS useful, desirable and good value.

Quad core at this price is fantastic, but it’s not as fast as it should be.