The HP Officejet Pro 8500 is one of the best office inkjet alternatives for under $350. Being feature packed, small businesses may be tempted to try this over the latest expensive laser printer.

Impressive print quality, a good turn of speed and decent features, but it simply costs too much to own.

Beautiful, ultra-compact, super-slick and friendly to use, plus great quality. A winning combination from Canon.

Fast and blessed with some truly useful features - a router that's well worth investing in

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

Western Digital MyBook Home Edition

Fast, full of features and with mobile broadband support, but just a little too expensive

Innovation and solid performance in an attractive package make the N1 Vision stand out, but it’s expensive

Easy to use and performed well, but falls short in key areas

You've got Gigabytes of music on your PC. You have an expensive stereo system in your lounge room. Enter the SqueezeBox Duet.

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

Fast but disappointing card that delivers only small benefits over its predecessors for a significant price premium.

Hugely powerful for such a reasonable price, it’s far more appealing than a GTX or an Ultra

An uncompromising monochrome laser that gets the job done with speed and precision.

A solid, assured drive with plenty of interfaces and enough style to justify the price.

Several manufacturers this month have sought to distinguish their products through design. None, however, has gone so far as Seagate to challenge our expectations of an external hard disk.

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

A Media Center Extender, upscaling DVD player and great games console

Excellent speed, both wired and wireless, but this comes at a hefty price.