The Xerox Phaser 3125N isn’t much to look at, with a design not unlike business lasers from the early nineties. Unlike its ancestors, however, it’s only a fraction of the size and significantly more powerful.

Cheap and functional, but rivals perform better.

Not a great performer in testing, but a firmware update that delivers the performance we saw with the TL-WR841ND would make it great value.

An older router missing a couple of key features, but worth considering for a small office equipped with older and slower Wi-Fi and Ethernet equipment.

Light on features, but it’s tiny and ferociously quick.

A great desktop drive but you can get this capacity and similar performance for less

Fast, great quality prints at a decent price – the only real competition for the other Canon

A dreadful scanner and an overall lack of features make the low price a moot point

A great entry-level video editing app, but Montage is the only major addition unless you go for the Ultimate edition

An uninspiring board with no strong selling point

A reasonable option if your budget is tight, but you get what you pay for

Mediocre value for the features and performance on offer.

Cheap, easy to use and quick. But the quality on offer lets it down.

The Vista version lacks many of the features of the XP suite, while slowing down the PC noticeably in usage

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

Economical running costs and a great scanner make it appealing, but it’s slow and hard to use as a standalone copier.

Another card for media centres offering Avivo at a low price.

With its limited editing features, it would be hard to see anyone choosing PowerDirector 5 over the Adobe, Pinnacle or Ulead competition.