The best Canon home all-in-one yet, with flawless quality and an impressive feature list.

Backup is a lot like flossing: no matter how frequently you do it, some expert is going to say you should be doing it better or more often. That's why HP's SimpleSave is among the easiest back-up drives to use.

Packed with features and closer to Adobe Premiere Elements, CyberLink PowerDirector 8 is close, but still not close enough.

Strong performance and noticeably quieter than its predecessor. The Barracuda 7200.12 1TB is more than good enough for an OS drive, but also good bottomless storage for your movies and music

ATI’s 40nm GPU is an exciting development and takes over from the 4850 as the best mid-range card.

Dubbed the 'Facebook phone', this small and stylish social-networking phone will connect to you to your favourite net apps including MySpace and MSN.

A credible contender, but F-Secure Internet Security 2009 is neither the lightest nor the most effective security suite for your PC

The first Corel-branded VideoStudio adds one exciting new tool and lots of little improvements.

Cheap to buy, cheap to run and bundled with features; print quality holds it back from greatness.

A fast, high-quality all-in-one, but for running costs look for the MP610 first.

Strong on data security measures, this drive is a stand-out.

Rugged and durable, but overall it’s a bit pricey

Quick, packed with interfaces, but just a little too expensive.

It may lack eSATA, but this is a fast and cheap terabyte drive.

Relatively quick and cheap, but not quite up there with the best

A well-featured package with some unusual tricks that falls just short of a first-rate performance.

good speed, good features and plenty of flexibility make this a winner

Plenty of features, but printing and scanning results proved average at best

Fast performance, slick design and excellent software, all at the right price

A complex but powerful tool that’s made simpler by its new Dashboard interface