Dual-core and Windows Vista make it into our A-List’s Value PC category.

A great combination of power, features and downright value.

Fantastic design and highly-configurable power make this XPS useful, desirable and good value.

Good value, but it needs to decide whether it’s a business or consumer notebook.

Custom design watercooling and some judicious overclocking make for a showstopping performance and price.

A very-well designed alternative to big beefy computers which make a lot of noise.

A decent multimedia notebook, but it’s not exciting enough for the price.

Nvidia’s 8800 GTX graphics card is the crowning glory of this very-fast, great-value, PC.

A very well-built ultraportable that’s great value, but a bit too small.

The best convertible tablet we’ve seen great performance and great design at a decent price.

Incredible design and amazing battery life makes the G118 a tempting mobile option.

Great ergonomics are let down by a few mediocre components and limited portability. But some features will tempt many.

A retrograde step from its predecessor, but a super low price makes this dinky PC very desirable

Great performance, fantastic value and near silent operation makes this our new A-List mid-range PC winner.

Quad core at this price is fantastic, but it’s not as fast as it should be.

Another big name brand PC gets a cutting-edge, all-format, high-def optical drive capable of playing Blu-ray and HD DVD.

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

A fast, quiet, good-looking PC that's great value.

Lacking in some areas, but punches above its weight where it counts.

A very fast, well-built high-end PC. But a few niggles and high price keep it off the A-List.