The design is impeccable, the build superb and the screen extraordinary, but the price is a huge barrier. We ponder the icon that is the Macbook Pro 17in

A powerful and well-equipped touchscreen PC, but is Dell's all-in-one really the future of the home desktop? Read our full review

Dell's previous 13.3in XPS - the M1330 - was a delightful portable, but the XPS 13 makes it look scruffy by comparison.

Great looks, superb build quality and a world beating software package. It would threaten the A list if it were just a little cheaper.

A Blu-ray drive is just about the only justification for the Sony’s high price; it’s poor value overall.

A great desktop replacement thanks to the huge screen and dual 200GB hard disks, but its price is too high.

Another big name brand PC gets a cutting-edge, all-format, high-def optical drive capable of playing Blu-ray and HD DVD.

A monster PC thanks to some very high-end components. But it’s noisy and expensive.

Dell’s new Inspirons are more about colour and value than performance and excitement.

A very fast, well-built high-end PC. But a few niggles and high price keep it off the A-List.

A decent machine with plenty of power, but it’s not earth shattering in terms of features and value.

An adequate Media Centre PC, but Asus’ competitor blows it out of the water.

Despite some welcome additions and good components, this Acer notebook is left wanting.

Not great value for money, but the XPS 700 offers plenty of power and striking looks.

A stunning way to enjoy HD DVD, but the wonderful design and features come at a price

The format wars continue as Blu Ray comes to a monster laptop at a monster price.

Aztec’s PC is a very different take on our $4000 PC A-List challenge.

The Acer Aspire SA20 is a machine built on a budget and it performs accordingly.

The 9300 is reminiscent of its predecessor, the Inspiron 9100, which was pitched squarely at power users and gamers looking for plenty of grunt. This product refresh takes it one step further by using a mobile processor rather than the desktop CPU found in the 9100.

For such a high specification machine with a large display, we didn’t have high expectations of battery life. We were wrong. Not only is this one of the best looking and functional notebooks we’ve played with in some time, but this notebook managed to stay operating at full load with a looping productivity test for well over three and a half hours – enough for students, road warriors and home users.