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

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.

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

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

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.

The FS-2020D puts in another excellent display for a business laser printer that swept all our printing awards and catagories. It dosn't get much better than this Kyocera printing marvel.

Portable, attractive and affordable - HP haven't given up on pushing home media servers into Australian homes just yet. HP hopes that two new 1TB MediaSmart models will entice a new generation of users to give home servers a go

Wondering which netbooks have the best battery life? We've pulled together a big chart showing how 25 different models compare

Yet another solid HP laser, but it’s beaten by ?rivals in virtually every key area.

Superb print quality at consistently high speeds, and it’s packed with useful features too.