Flexible, beautifully designed and reasonably priced. An excellent attempt to attract the masses.

Fantastic looks but a high price for what is, essentially, the same old netbook under the hood.

It's a close race between this draft-n Vista Media Extender and the Xbox 360 for getting HD video to your TV. If you watch video from your Vista PC, read on.

A cool, quiet and capable mini-PC that should agree with your budget.

More storage and a bigger screen address the main issues that arose with the original, but the price has risen too.

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

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

Whisper quiet, well built and well designed, but a lack of power and expandability will keep enthusiasts away.

Acer’s Aspire one makes a splash. A great keyboard, a fine screen and a keen price make for a superb mini-laptop

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

It doesn’t do anything apart from simple music streaming, but the price and ease of use make this a good choice for getting music from one room to another wirelessly.

A very likeable all-in-one – albeit limited in its usefulness beyond basic functions. Read our review of Shuttle's new all-in-one X50

A very-well designed alternative to big beefy computers which make a lot of noise.

Not very competitive on price, but there’s plenty of scope for performance

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

Part laptop and part nettop, the Gigabyte Booktop M1022M is the first netbook we’ve seen that overcomes the ‘3 USB problem'.

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

A stylish all-in-one media centre that effortlessly handles all tasks thrown at it. But it’s disgracefully priced.

A genuine step forward for the laptop, with unbelievable capabilities for the price, plus an ultra-low weight.

A stunning design backed up by great performance and good value for money.