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.

Output quality is an undoubted strength, as are its looks, but most businesses will find the lack of capacity annoying.

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

Script triggering and interface changes headline an upgrade that’s good for developers and users alike

A gorgeous phone with impressive battery life, good features and a very tempting price

Easy to use, logical and powerful. This is a security solution that will work for most small businesses

Powerful and flexible, but also a little complicated for small business.

A solidly built thin client with a good hardware specification and features, including a classy remote management act

Script triggering and interface changes headline an upgrade that’s good for developers and users alike

Although the basics of this router are somewhat low spec (no 802.11n or Gigabit Ethernet), the extras do make it interesting.

Respectable performance and a security assistant makes the Belkin N1 Vision a good contender for a small office.

Although it’s not a screamer at short range, the good long-range performance (at 5GHz at least) makes the Linksys WRT610N an attractive choice

The DIR-855 is among the fastest wireless routers in our tests and would be particularly attractive to all-Windows networks.

A good demonstration of the benefits of 802.11n, and a good choice for offices requiring a basic router.

Very compact and incredibly cheap for an A3 all-in-one, but speed and print quality are only average

A great printer for the road with a microscopic footprint, but average performance holds it back from greatness.

Accurate speech recognition, a flexible control system and a good price – for those in need, Dragon delivers.

Lacklustre colour quality, but good speed and value for money make the K8600 a contender if you like blowing things up to A3 size

Quality, speed and a huge array of features go some way to justifying the price

It’s not quite an office grade product, but the MFC-7840W is a great choice for a busy home office.