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Better sound for your laptop from Creative, plus the little white lies about its heritage exposed.

The iDshot from Sanyo is the latest digital still-cum-digital video camera in a package that can capture still images between 640 x 480 and 1,360 x 1,024 pixels.

A generic, value case for of mum and dad buyers only. And even then, that’s pushing it....

Successor to the ubiquitous 350D, Canon's affordable yet powerful 400D D-SLR is a serious weapon whether an amateur or pro.

A welcome update to the Sound Blaster that can deliver perceptibly better audio than onboard chips, but it goes beyond most people’s needs for PC audio.

There are many things that are given the 'instant' moniker, but usually products from the IT world are not among their number. Slow PC boot times (whatever happened to instant-on PCs?) and a whole mess of configurations takes the instant gratification out of most technology...

It's a sign of the times when Compaq's Aero 8000 runs Windows CE in a box bigger than a Sharp PC-A250 (reviewed issue 23, p86) running Windows 98. So what's the big idea? Windows CE uses no moving parts, while software in ROM means immediate start-up times, high reliability, and long battery life all highly desirable qualities in a portable.

We never thought we’d see it happen, but now you can run Windows XP natively on a Mac.

An excellent all-in-one, particularly when it comes to photo quality, but it’s possible to get more features elsewhere.

The In Win o3 case is a solid effort worth some merit, but is let down by a few key internal design flaws and a rattle effect loud enough to shake your senses.

Creative's best efforts in desktop audio slide their way into the side of a laptop.

A splendid bit of design that will please the most commited enthusiast, and a godsend for artists on a budget.

This early Nforce 570 for Intel board lacks luxuries and speed compared to Intel chipsets, but boasts a good price.

A decent board, but the Hybrid SLI feature doesn’t justify the high asking price

Great audio, but gaming ability hinges on the success of Dolby and DTS

Still one of the best examples of laptop design in the market, but there are compromises

High-performance digital cameras are appearing thick and fast at the moment. Take the innocent-looking Fuji MX-2700 (reviewed issue 21) and the Sony CyberShot DSC-55E (reviewed issue 22, p95): both are slim and sexy, yet boast resolutions of over two megapixel and features by the truckload.

Dell’s new Inspirons are more about colour and value than performance and excitement.

Beautifully engineered and constructed, the Mac Pro is also the fastest PC we’ve ever seen by some margin.