Not the most attractive, but this Eee PC defies expectations. Another machine that's going onto our netbook shopping shortlist

The concept of sticking all that ever-so-sensitive analog circuitry into a box that resides outside the electrically noisy confines of a computer seems conceptually sensible.

Surround sound is an important part of DVD movies and the uptake of full surround sound in computer games is increasing. Most soundcards and even integrated sound systems on a motherboard have support for 5.1 surround sound audio, and yet many systems are used with 2.1 speaker systems or with stereo headphones.

For this price, the Vostro’s plain looks can be overlooked in favour of its impressive battery life

An outstanding performer – so long as you can afford it!

Emagens offering was the fastest PC overall this month.

Superb build quality, battery life and usability – quite simply the best netbook around

The entry-level market is heating up with new cameras from Canon, Pentax, and Sony.

If your PC is lacking storage space then give it some extra room with these four internal hard disks.

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 provide the commentary on a bruising eight-round battle between Vista and Tiger.

Do you run to an accountant during tax time? David Hellaby employs some less-than-stimulating but nonetheless useful technology. Australia has some of the most complex tax laws in the wor

LCD monitors look pretty slick, and beat most of the competition on looks alone.

The marker has been laid down. Sony's pulled off another AVCHD stunner that will be hard to beat this year

We put a selection of high-capacity office printers to the test. We analyse what printer is best for your workplace and what dosn't work.

Like Samsung, Aopen’s trump card is their ridiculously low price; a CD writer at $49 is pretty hard to beat.

The performance of this 200GB SATA drive was average. However, despite a three-year warranty, this fell into the lower bracket when it came to value

Weighing in as more of a budget 18in option, the Cornea 1810MF costs less than some of the 17in models, but is by no means budget in configuration, with some excellent features up its sleeves.

Although this 8500LE was far from being the most spectacular benchmarker we tested, it offers an excellent performance/ price balance that's impossible to beat.

The Sony SDM-X82B was one of the most consistent performers in this Labs, gaining clean passes in 16 out of our 19 test screens.