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

The IN78 looks every bit as enticing from the outside, but its performance has slowly been surpassed

A quality design in many ways, and well worth an audition

A very likeable projector, but not the last word in all-round ability

Apart form your credit card's cries of anxiety, you'll love the flexibility and performance of this TV

Homer Simpson’s home town of Springfield’s motto is: A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man. There must be a glut of noble spirit at Sony

Amazing images and great fun, but this quirky cam is way too pricey for most

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

A remarkably tough machine that will endure almost anything thrown at it, although this comes at a price.

Not great value for money, but the XPS 700 offers plenty of power and striking looks.

A stunning way to enjoy HD DVD, but the wonderful design and features come at a price

The format wars continue as Blu Ray comes to a monster laptop at a monster price.

With consumer PCs these days being as fast as the supercomputers of yesteryear, are dedicated workstations still relevant?

The latest iteration of the Pentium 4, code named Prescott, is an interesting development for a few reasons. First off, it represents Intel's entry to the world of 90nm (90 nanometre, or 0.09 micron) fabrication for processors. For the uninitiated, all this means is the size of individual components on the processor core have been shrunk to even smaller levels. It's a natural part of processor evolution to shrink the size of components, as it allows more transistors to be packed into a smaller space, reduces heat and resistance, and this all leads to faster CPUs.