Print 6 x 4in photos from the comfort of your desk. We take a look at five miniature digital darkrooms

We’ve examined the data from more than 8000 readers to reveal exactly what sort of reliability, customer service and satisfaction you can expect in 2007.

Life would be easier if we didn’t have to patch our operating systems and apps. Patrick Gray explores the real reasons why updating is important.

Everything the original was loved for on steroids. And just like steroids, it has its downsides.

The perfect blend of price and performance for the average home or small business user.

A new take on an old classic, with a first-person perspective and mixed results.

With Internet Explorer’s security flaws and no way of securely erasing footprint files, the boost to privacy is minimal.

Some substantial new abilities, including support for the new wave of high definition optical discs.

Nero 7 Premium Reloaded adds mostly esoteric features to regular disc burning.

The F20 is damned by the similarly-priced TomTom which is superior in every way.

Stylish and well built, there are better performers, but few better bargains.

If you need a little more quality than a budget model, look no further than this professional yet affordable LCD.

Blu-ray takes another tentative step towards the mass market, but is now the time to buy?

An exciting glimpse at future performance, but by the time games appear to make them worth buying, the price will have plummeted.

Fast and good value. Gamers and power users will like it.

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

More expensive than its direct competition, but thanks to its brilliant features the D80 is money well spent.

Beautifully engineered and constructed, the Mac Pro is also the fastest PC we’ve ever seen by some margin.