A slightly bare but affordable media-centre board

Painfully slow with colour, and the quality disappoints

A simple board that struggles to justify its price

Top-notch print quality makes this a contender, but it isn’t fast

A fast printer let down by high running costs and few features

A versatile, high-quality printer with a wide range of features

A clever, convenient little drive that you can carry around with you in your pocket.

External hard disks are a great way to add storage. We test 13, from sub-$130 portable drives to mighty terabyte desktop units.

All the options you could want, although it’s pricey

A high-quality Core i7 motherboard with great expansion potential and premium features.

With so many factors to consider, choosing a motherboard can be a bewildering exercise. We put 11 models through their pace to find the ultimate in performance, flexibility and value

A winner on the strength of its excellent protection, coming first or equal-first in our malware and firewall test.

Still not sure whether it's worth upgrading to Vista? We put XP and Vista through the ultimate face-off.

Comprehensive, competent and configurable protection at a good price. This is the best security suite out there

A simple package whose two detection engines ensure great malware detection, but it fails to inspire in other areas.

An irritating package without a future.