A decent LCD in its own right, but the speakers are poor and the dock isn’t much more than an expensive gimmick.

A decent 20in widescreen LCD for the office, with a flexible stand and USB hub. But it is expensive.

The 915 is an good budget choice, but elsewhere this family is eclipsed by newer offerings.

Plus, how we work out the ratings.

Sempron offers decent performance at rock-bottom prices for those on tight budgets.

If you’re locked into Intel, there’s value to be had. But AMD’s Sempron is the budget-buyer’s king.

Compromises to resolution and features keep the cost wonderfully low, yet this remains a credible panel.

It’s one of the few to include a fax machine and the ADF could be useful, but we expected far better print quality and faster speed at this price.

Reasonably affordable to buy, but high running costs combined with poor-quality output mean you’re better off spending your money elsewhere.

The quality of this diminutive cutie is almost as good as the high-end models, but the price means a compromise on both speed and features.

Packed with features like network capability and transparency scanning, it also has the best scanner by far, with great print quality too.

With a lightning-fast scanner and high-quality photo printing, it’s only hampered by speed and running costs. CD printing and transparency scanning are bonuses, though.

Economical running costs and a great scanner make it appealing, but it’s slow and hard to use as a standalone copier.

The best home-office choice with an ADF and fax, plus good text speeds and quality. Those looking for a photo printer should look elsewhere, though.

The price is reasonable, but the interface is poor and speed and quality are below average.

The MP500 is a great all-rounder. It’s capable of excellent print quality at high speeds, plus CD printing, has an automatic duplex module and a tempting price.

One of the fastest and best-quality printers on show. The scanner isn’t perfect and there aren’t as many features as the best here, but the MP170 is hard to beat for value.

A notebook fortress to equip your workforce with confidence, but sub-par performance.

We put every current model from ATI and NVIDIA through its paces to find out which offers the best performance and value.

Poor performer but worth a look if building a media centre.