For the last few years Creative has played catchup to the likes of iRiver, Rio and Apple.

Not perfect, but the best all-rounder.

A great smartphone – particularly for ‘voice’ users. But we’d like to have seen the ‘touch’ technology run deeper.

A great smartphone – particularly for ‘voice’ users. But we’d like to have seen the ‘touch’ technology run deeper.

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

Some will prefer it to TI’s system, but a few quirks see it finishing in second place.

A powerful and feature-packed notebook. But it can’t match the quality of Dell’s XPS M1710.

Out of the old, onto the new.

Like a project management tool for your brain.

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

A great combination of power, features and downright value.

Expensive, but the features are packed in. Just note the lack of Wi-Fi and some strong iPaq competition.

A stylish update to a phenomenal phone, but battery life and the bundled GPS software weigh it down

An excellent mashup of features, phone and battery life in a Windows Mobile 6 package.

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

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

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

An adequate Media Centre PC, but Asus’ competitor blows it out of the water.

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

We’ve had some great competitors knocking on the mid-range A-Listed door, but TI’s all-rounder wins through.