We like the ambition of producing a low-cost BlackBerry, but until it drops in price there’s too much competition.

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

Yet another solid HP laser, but it’s beaten by ?rivals in virtually every key area.

Fantastic battery life and a transflective screen aren’t enough to justify a price this high for the everyday business user.

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.

D-Link offers a well-built desktop NAS appliance that looks good value, but for business users it’s short of features

A standard-issue corporate laptop with suspect ergonomics.

Durable and laden with features, but let down by average performance and poor battery life

A great multimedia phone with surprising business features, but it feels clunky

A good effort by Palm, but it’s a long way behind the best both ergonomically and functionally

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

An expensive route, but the Netgear Prosafe SRXN3205 provides the reassurance of of an SSL VPN along with a long warranty.

The DGFV338 is a combination ADSL modem/router packaged in Netgear’s traditional metal case and powered by a particularly large and heavy mains adaptor.

Costly and fiddly to use, despite a decent keyboard and high-resolution screen.

The Asus U6V simply can’t compete with the new breed of Centrino 2 ultraportables

Superb battery life and features, but poor build quality and an uncomfortable keyboard scupper the Lifebook

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

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

Interesting design and plenty of features, but it takes an age to produce mediocre results

NEC’s contribution to the ultraportable market is tougher than most, but it still struggles against the competition