An expensive camera, but one offering superb image quality, features and handling

The Canon EOS 500D is capable of great results, but a wallet-draining way of getting HD video on a DSLR.

Image quality is reasonable, but there are far better cameras available for less.

The A700 has excellent image quality, but is let down by design quirks and the high price.

The attractive looks are undermined by average image quality, although it remains good value.

Superlative quality is let down by slow scan times and unintuitive driver software.

Good performance and handling, low price and far better quality than any digital compact.

A very slim digital compact that’s capable of taking superb pictures. It only just misses out on a Recommended award.

Attractive styling and a long lens will tempt some, but we recommend spending more on a real SLR.

A bargain printer that’s well worth considering if you only need occasional colour.

The FF1 is well featured and comes with some useful accessories. Picture quality isn’t perfect, but it still has a range of practical uses.

A great choice for offices that need to recognise batches of documents, with its only real weakness being poor automatic zoning on complex documents.

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Excellent quality and speed for reflective media, but the V200 makes heavy work out of transparencies

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Excellent support for PDF files, an intuitive user interface and a low price make Readiris the best choice for the majority of people.

Superb build quality and performance make this a worthwhile upgrade for serious amateurs.

A decent compromise between OCR value and features – especially as you can upgrade from the Sprint version.

Solidly built and packed with features, HP's flagship nx9420 is a very good notebook.

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