Is Apple good at design? Usabilty? Both or neither? Also, where has all the Firewire gone? Alex Kidman has been testing Apple's new Macbook and gives his first impressions.

If the lack of a display or hold button don’t bother you, this is a superb player

Surprisingly there's no visual voicemail on our Optus iPhone, but otherwise the phone performs brilliantly with a massive speed boost over the 1st gen model.

Superpowered and workgroup friendly with great features, but with a steep learning curve for administrators. Find out what the "other" side of the server world looks like

Gorgeous, expensive and exasperating in equal measure, and yet still desirable despite its myriad faults

Beautifully designed with a clear interface, but format support is limited

A promising start for Apple’s living-room takeover, but we’re still waiting for the best bits.

Not without its impracticalities, but the touch is a simply brilliant marriage of software and hardware

A stunning design backed up by great performance and good value for money.

There’s now very little reason not to buy an iPod. These are simply superb.

Still one of the best examples of laptop design in the market, but there are compromises

Beautiful, yet expensive. And with the iPhone's forthcoming release, is it worth it?

The new iPods are in, and so is our first take.

A beautifully designed LCD, but at a big premium.

Eye-catching and very well designed, the new iMac is an excellent all-in-one PC system.

A great reason to buy into iPod. It’s good value, though its required accessories can add up.

Beautifully engineered and constructed, the Mac Pro is also the fastest PC we’ve ever seen by some margin.

It doesn’t look any different to the old iPod, but that doesn’t mean Apple hasn’t done anything to it.

The iPod Nano has been refined, and its larger capacity and sleek styling makes it more appealing than ever.

Some good design touches and decent sound quality, but a staggering price tag.