The HP Officejet Pro 8500 is one of the best office inkjet alternatives for under $350. Being feature packed, small businesses may be tempted to try this over the latest expensive laser printer.

While Intel is rolling out new designs, AMD's focus is on getting the most out of its existing Phenom II process. The AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black edition is just what the doctor ordered.

A digital notetaker that records sounds, meetings, interviews and the like - for later transcription. Perhaps the best dictation gadget you're likey to find on the market.

This aluminium storage box is a prime candidate for a living-room media network, especially if you need 1TB of storage space.

Beautiful, ultra-compact, super-slick and friendly to use, plus great quality. A winning combination from Canon.

It's got an LED panel on the top, backlight colours, and enough functions to make WOW and Crysis players happy. An impressive gaming keyboard

Turn your PC screen into a portable whiteboard, handy for digital presentations.

Decent power, but bigger, dearer and noisier than the HD 4850.

Accurate speech recognition, a flexible control system and a good price – for those in need, Dragon delivers.

Great design, but average performance lets it down.

Quick, cheap and light: the best 3.5in drive in the group.

Western Digital MyBook Home Edition

Fast, full of features and with mobile broadband support, but just a little too expensive

A great way to extend your desktop once you’re out of DVI ports

The arrival of dual-n band networking with 5GHz promises an end to crowded home wireless networks. Speed, range and technology is great, but the price is steep

Poor image quality and no DVI port make this one to avoid

Stunning living-room style, great image quality and a price thatwon’t break the bank

Small enough to fit in your pocket but with enough power to make light work of rusty screws and flat-packed furniture

The smallest, cheapest camera on test, but unsurprisingly, it also has the poorest image quality

A well-built and stylish compact. Only a sluggish menu system lets it down