Breathtakingly lightweight, but detection rates could be better.

Excellent business features, let down by poor performance.

Incredibly fast and silent, too, but solid-state is still far too expensive for the mainstream.

Raw power and gaming prowess plus our a-listed monitor: this is a fantastic system, but the price is a deterrent.

Fantastic 3D performance makes the M1730 ideal for gamers – but only those with capacious wallets.

The fastest test results, but the most expensive data packages make BigPond a fall-back only for those with no coverage from other providers

A big brash, powerful pc with loads of features and a giant screen. It’s a good thing, because the orange case distracts from the DDR5’s true purpose: performance.

A Blu-ray drive is just about the only justification for the Sony’s high price; it’s poor value overall.

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

It’s incredibly powerful, but recent releases offer similar performance for significantly less money.

A popular and fast top-end option, but it’s losing its grip to new competition from both sides.

Powerful and well featured, but the ergonomics and battery life let it down.

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.

A new way forward for ultraportables, combining an incredible low weight with unrivalled ergonomic excellence

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

A Blu-ray drive is just about the only justification for the Sony’s high price; it’s poor value overall.

A monster PC thanks to some very high-end components. But it’s noisy and expensive.

This first of a new generation is only a little faster than the old, but its potential is clearly huge