A bargain route to getting HD DVD playback for your PC or Xbox, but there are limitations.

A promising debut for UMPCs, but the controls are tricky to master

An impressive attempt at a good-value portable PC, but the ergonomics let it down.

MSI’s Wind Top AE1900 takes on the touchscreen nettop competition, but singularly fails to excite.

An impressive touchscreen all-in-one PC for an equally impressive price, but the single-core Atom holds it back

A decent compromise between OCR value and features – especially as you can upgrade from the Sprint version.

The perfect blend of price and performance for the average home or small business user.

Built-in tracing and improved drawing, formatting and colour correction make X3 the best CorelDRAW upgrade in years.

The ability to build a fully updatable, portable and offline personal web makes this a useful tool For home and Business users

Four powerful and long-serving Photoshop plug-ins at a cut-down price.

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

Not great value for money, but the XPS 700 offers plenty of power and striking looks.

Impressive quality, considering the bargain basement price. We're talking sub $1000 here.

A very fast computer with decent features at a great price, whether for gaming or an all-round powerhouse

AM2 power at this price is a boon. But 3D performance is average and it’s very noisy.

So, the last big name has fallen. HP gave out in April 2008, and both Dell and Toshiba's resistance crumbled by the autumn. But it's taken Sony until the middle of 2009 to produce what it confesses to be a netbook, the VAIO Mini W Series.

A decent machine with plenty of power, but it’s not earth shattering in terms of features and value.

Despite some welcome additions and good components, this Acer notebook is left wanting.

A good, basic notebook that’s specifically designed with the accident-prone user in mind.

Good features for the price. It’s just not very exciting.