Brief reviews of new products, plus updates on items we've already featured.

One new drive, three subtle variations, all the optical drive you'll want from the current generation.

Always the enthusiasts favourite optical drive, Lite-On delivers as expected with its new range.

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

The system as a whole looks great and we can't find a weak spot.

Thou shall not cast the name 'Zeus' around with careless abandon, unlesseth one can backeth up claims of PC godliness.

We put out the call to Australia’s white box PC manufacturers for a good high-end $4000 PC and PC Express was the first to respond.

Incredible design and amazing battery life makes the G118 a tempting mobile option.

Back in November we wondered just what you could buy for $1500 and Modtech and PC Express showed us two near identical systems (the latter being A-Listed). This month’s submission from PC Market offered few surprises.

A good-value and very powerful system that will appeal to those seeking ultimate performance.

A few quirks can’t detract from the fact that this system is fast and good value

The two-and-a-half thousand dollar price point is a popular one for PC systems.

Superior real-world transfer performance makes it a winner this month.

Nick Ross used to have 20 copies of achybreakyheart.mp3 on his hard drive.

Impressive quality, considering the bargain basement price. We're talking sub $1000 here.

A very well-built ultraportable that’s great value, but a bit too small.

Brief reviews of new products, plus updates on items we've already featured.

Quad-core makes it powerful and good value at the price. Noise and stability suffer though.

A killer system in the sub-$1500 sweet spot.

HP is adamant that the digital home of the future (and now for that matter) has a midi-tower PC in it next to the TV.