It’s incredibly powerful, but recent releases offer similar performance for significantly less money.

It was all looking good until Nvidia’s new cards overtook it on the final straight.

A popular and fast top-end option, but it’s losing its grip to new competition from both sides.

Great performance at an appealing price, although the 9600 GT encroaches on its turf

Impressive performance for an affordable card, but the 9600 GT treads on its toes.

It had little competition at this price, and it knocks Nvidia 8600 cards out of the race, but Nvidia’s 9600 GT trumps it.

It may be affordable, but we’d rather spend a little more to guarantee some genuine gaming ability

Lite-On’s DVD writer was our A-List choice for almost a year. At the time we said it was practically perfect – offering compatibility with every format, plus Lightscribe, for a bargain price. But Asus has managed to trump it.

A laptop backpack that's touch, water resistant, and good enough for hiking or walking around town.

A stunning piece of hardware that will tempt more than just the high-end designers it’s intended for.

In its day, it held the speed crown, but today’s dual-core CPUs leave it trailing for power, efficiency and value.

Decent quality at a great price make this a bargain, but you'll need extras to appreciate it.

Great quality, great features, great price.

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

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.