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.

Cheapest high-def player now $299, but the question remains - will you be left with a lemon?

$130 if you buy in bulk.

Cheap plans, good hardware and excellent results in our speed tests make 3 a deserving winner, in our group test against Telstra Bigpond, Optus, Vodafone, Virgin and Unwired.

Add high-definition reading and writing capabilities to your PC with a Blu-ray drive, or save money with a plain DVD writer

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.

The smallest, cheapest camera on test, but unsurprisingly, it also has the poorest image quality

One of the cheapest Vista SSD notebooks we've seen yet, though we're surprised by the benchmark results.

$349 seems cheap, but is there a catch, or just good value? We look at one of the cheapest Blu-Ray players on the market to date.

Decent wireless printing, but the poor scanning, copying and speed let the Dell down

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.

Can price cuts make the difference for Microsoft's console? Does Blu-Ray still count? See how the console prices stack up.

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.

Quick, cheap to run and an abundance of features – a worthy award winner

Very cheap to run, but poor print quality badly lets the side down

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.

Print 6 x 4in photos from the comfort of your desk. We take a look at five miniature digital darkrooms