A wireless music player that performs audio magic through its LCD enabled remote control. It’s easy to use, quick to setup but lacks video functionality. But we still really liked it.

Dual-core and Windows Vista make it into our A-List’s Value PC category.

Nvidia’s 8800 GTX graphics card is the crowning glory of this very-fast, great-value, PC.

A superb screen that excelled in our tests, but you can get the same performance for less.

A Media Center Extender, upscaling DVD player and great games console

HD DVD support is the big new feature, but the automated ad-removal tool and enhanced menu customisation make this a great app for the money.

Dell's 6400 is a great value mid-range notebook with very few weaknesses. The support is the icing on the cake.

Editing performance with HDV remains sluggish, but DV-editing ability is formidable.

Impressive features for a reasonable price, but image quality leaves us cold

A huge screen and an affordable price, but it doesn’t rival a desktop PC where power is concerned

A competent card with older games, but it can’t handle the new generation of games.

The format wars continue as Blu Ray comes to a monster laptop at a monster price.

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

If you’re looking for a well-featured, great-value desktop replacement, the A7S fits the bill. Plenty of grunt, a 200GB drive and great features - Asus is looking better and better.

If you’re looking for a well-featured, great-value desktop replacement, the A7S fits the bill

Some substantial new abilities, including support for the new wave of high definition optical discs.

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

Video support isn’t the best, but the PS3 remains a superb piece of kit

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

A powerful and feature-packed notebook. But it can’t match the quality of Dell’s XPS M1710.