Capable of reproducing good photos, but it’s slow, a bit expensive to run and has a poor scanner.

Logan Booker didn't think it was possible to take the 'playing' out of 'RPG'.

We detest IT’s spider-web-wire-syndrome and speakers are the worst offenders with their several kilometres of wiring.

Not worth the extra money for the media ability, but a solid performer

A big improvement from Microsoft, but there’s still some way to go. OneCare can now call itself a serious security contender.

You'd have more fun sticking a pickaxe up your nose.

Valve may have missed the point of episodic gaming, but this is one of the best value gaming packs ever released

You could fit four of these in the same dimensions of a gargantuan desktop replacement 'laptop'.

If you're looking for something arty to adorn a corporate front desk or shop counter the LG stands out from the crowd.

The LBP-2410’s real strength clearly lay in its speed, as opposed to its print quality. It was the third fastest printer overall, but fell in the shadow of the Labs Winner OKI C5100 for printing times and TCO over both low and high monthly duty cycles.

This well-priced mini cam fits snugly in the palm of your hand and like any good entry-level camera can even be used by a child. It's just a matter of pointing and shooting which gets points in our books for a consumer camera.

The Maxtor Blackarmor has one thing that other USB hard drives don’t - military grade data security in a very stylish package

Not a great performer in testing, but a firmware update that delivers the performance we saw with the TL-WR841ND would make it great value.

Decent wireless printing, but the poor scanning, copying and speed let the Dell down

A superzoom without stabiliser is like a car without suspension. Prepare for a rocky ride

Another compact crams in too many megapixels. But if you never look at pictures at pixel-level you’ll be dead pleased with this Pentax

Well-equipped and quite quick, but the quality is patchy

A mixed performance undermines an otherwise good-value product.

An ipod-type device for the home that looks the goods and scores well in our tests.