From Celerons to Core i7s, Semprons to Phenom IIs, David Bayon tests Mainsteam desktop processors and finds the best budget, mid-range and enthusiast (gaming) choice for you.

The cheapest way to get OS X, but it has all of the MacBook Pro’s shortcomings and more of its own

At $349 rrp, and likely lower on the street, the MSI X58 Pro claims to be the cheapest Intel Core i7 motherboard on the market.

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.

Still relying on Google Maps to get around? Here's a quick summary of how to kit out your iPhone for GPS, including which apps you should try.

From budget laptops to ultra-tiny netbooks, ultraportables and high performance, we explain the tricks to finding out the ultimate laptop at the right price.

It may lack eSATA, but this is a fast and cheap terabyte drive.

Nothing incredible in terms of design, but it’s an impressively cheap way to get quad-core in your PC.

Digital SLRs have never been more accessible price-wise. The Retail Warrior has the best deals to ensure your festive holidays are snap-happy.

A step behind ATI’s HD 4870 on price and performance.

Cheap and functional, but rivals perform better.

Impressive Blu-ray performance from the cheapest card on test.

Two new version of Apple's cheapest desktop finally up for grabs after months of rumours

A powerful and capable suite with some excellent features, although it isn’t the easiest to use, nor the cheapest around.

AMD hopes the chipset it launched this morning, the 760G platform, will be one of the cheapest chipsets around capable of DirectX 10 and full OpenGL 2 graphics.

Comprehensive free partition manager

The initial purchase price of a printer can be difficult to see past when you're making a buying decision, and it's tempting to simply go for the cheapest available - but inkjet printing can be deceptive.

Slim and stylish, this isn’t the most powerful quad core we’ve seen, but it’s by far the cheapest.

Superb speakers, a whopping 640GB of storage and decent core components make this a solid choice