A massive bundle worth the extra money, containing absolutely every tool a video producer might need.

A period of transition as Adobe deals with its Macromedia inheritance and the changing nature of the web.

With Web Standard/Premium, Design Premium AND Macromedia’s products now absorbed into CS3, choosing the right suite is EASY.

Luxurious extras and design make this a highly desirable machine. It’s ideal if space is at a premium at home.

A disappointingly modest number of improvements, although they’re well integrated into the complete suite.

Epson has two current specialist photo printers and the model which takes care of the lower end is the $399 Stylus Photo 810.

Comprehensive, competent and configurable protection at a good price. This is the best security suite out there

See why this relatively unknown, but simple, efficient and affordable package holds its own against the likes of AVG, Norton, Kaspersky and McAfee.

Encarta Premium Suite claims a base of 130,000+ articles, along with 25,300+ photos and illustrations and 1.8 million map locations. That's more than a bit of bedtime reading, although of course there are really only two reasons why people buy digital encyclopedias these days -- either they've got kids to educate, or they're after some verifiable and quotable facts for a research project. For almost anyone else, of course, there's Google.

Adobe builds on its print strengths to take its rich design mission online. And it has made a success of it, too.

WhatsUp Gold ups the ante by providing all the tools to monitor network device status and performance.

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

The system as a whole looks great and we can't find a weak spot.

Adobe significantly strengthens its print, web and production workflows – and the integration between them

The big test for any interactive encyclopaedia is how well it deals with local information. Microsoft quickly learned that Australian students are not interested in an American view of the world and for the past few editions of its Encarta it has been putting a lot of effort into the Australian content.

Packed with extras to target some of Vista’s interesting new features, but it isn’t quite the marvel we were hoping for.

A low price but with image quality to match

If you’re buying a USB key, buy this.

A high-quality Core i7 motherboard with great expansion potential and premium features.

It's a shame this isn't cheaper: a fine projector if you're prepared to pay a premium for Full HD