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Lenovo ideapad Z560
Lenovo IdeaPad Z560
Laptops

A well-built laptop with great performance, but unless you need 6GB of memory, it's a little too expensive and unbalanced.

£699 inc VAT
uPlay Puck
uPlay Puck review
Technology

QED’s uPlay has better audio than most Bluetooth receivers or headphones, but it’s still not as good as using a 3.5mm stereo cable

£60 inc VAT
Syabas Popcorn hour
Syabas Popcorn hour A-210 review
Media streamers TVs

Although its format support and basic functionality are good, the A-210 is expensive and lacks polish.

£209 inc VAT
MSI GE700
MSI GE700 review
Laptops

Solid performance and an excellent screen, but the GE700 suffers from poor battery life and a non-standard keyboard.

£799 inc VAT
Eminent hdMEDIA Stream DTS Edition EM7075
Eminent hdMEDIA Stream DTS Edition EM7075 review
Media streamers TVs

Although it's easier to use than many basic media streamers, the EM7075 is also much more expensive.

£116 inc VAT
Lenovo IdeaCentre B500
Lenovo IdeaCentre B500 review
PCs

The B500 works as a TV, gaming PC, multimedia centre and standard desktop; it's compact and effective but painfully expensive for its specification.

£850 inc VAT
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD review
Sound cards TVs

Creative's flagship "audiophile" card sounds good, but not good enough to justify its price.

£158 inc VAT
Fujitsu Lifebook A530
Fujitsu Lifebook A530 review
Laptops

Good performance and decent build quality, but the screen isn't the best, and battery life is poor.

£537 inc VAT
Buffalo Wireless N150 Router
Buffalo WCR-GN review
Home office Wireless routers

This is a fully-featured router, but it's a bit tricky to configure and you can get slightly cheaper models with better performance.

£21 inc VAT
HTC Desire HD
HTC Desire HD review
Mobile phones

A responsive, big screen and all the features you could ever want, but HTC's Sense software is becoming bloated, battery life is below average and it's expensive.

£437 inc VAT