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.

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.

Lightweight but perfect for heavy duty business, this ultraportable is sure to impress.

Long-lasting battery, enough power to go, and a lightweight design: this has it all in a small package

The Maxtor Blackarmor has one thing that other USB hard drives don’t - military grade data security in a very stylish package

A standard-issue corporate laptop with suspect ergonomics.

A real prizefighter of a laptop: powerful, well-built and reasonably mobile, too

The T100 is a compact pedestal server and its combination of value and features makes it well worth considering

A fine combination of remote management, all-round fault tolerance and top build quality

A solid, general-purpose pedestal server with good storage and a classy management act – plus it’s quiet as a mouse

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.

Top colour speeds are only achievable in draft mode, but output quality is quite remarkable

A robust and very usable consumer-level backup service.

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

Great performance, but variable quality and poor battery life harm the U6’s business ambitions

A huge 18.4in widescreen, Blu-ray drive and a big hard disk make this a great entertainment laptop

Not the sleekest smartphone, but the screen, keyboard and battery life are all superb.

A great keyboard, wonderful screen and loads of features, but battery life is weak and it’s a touch pricey