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Toshiba Stor.E Essential USB3 500GB
Toshiba Stor.E Essential USB3 500GB review
External hard drives

It's very slow and there are faster disks available for the same amount of money

£57 inc VAT
Palicomp Alpha Samurai
Palicomp Alpha Samurai review
PCs

A blisteringly fast overclock provides impressive performance, but you can get a similar system with a better graphics card for the same price

£999.99 inc VAT
Plextor M5S 128GB
Plextor M5S 128GB review
Internal hard drives

Slow in all but one of our tests and with a price higher than its rivals. Better SSDs are available

£130 inc VAT
Corsair Force GS 240GB
Corsair Force GS 240GB review
Internal hard drives

Almost as quick as top-spec SSDs for far less money - this is an excellent mainstream drive

£165 inc VAT
Sony Xperia P
Sony Xperia P
Mobile phones

A fantastic screen, high-resolution and high-class feel make this a great smartphone for media fans

£280 inc VAT
Verbatim Executive Portable Hard Drive 500GB
Verbatim Executive Portable Hard Drive 500GB review
External hard drives

Encryption will be useful for some, but it’s an unnecessary expense for most

£79 inc VAT
Eclipse Viper i5357R795 OC
Eclipse Viper i5357R795 OC review
PCs

This quiet but powerful PC comes with a great GPU and monitor, but you can get more features for the same price if you shop around

£999.95 inc VAT
Brother HL-5470DW
Brother HL-5470DW review
Home office Laser printers Printers

A solid choice for a small business or workgroup, but Samsung's cheaper ML-3710ND performs just as well

£261.25 inc VAT
Verbatim Store n Go USB 3.0 Portable 500GB
Verbatim Store 'n' Go USB 3.0 Portable 500GB review
External hard drives

Small, cheap and with a comprehensive backup application, this is great portable storage

£56 inc VAT
CyberPower Infinity Achilles XT
CyberPower Infinity Achilles XT review
PCs

This is a modestly priced system with plenty of power for gaming and desktop tasks, although the monitor is rather poor

£800 inc VAT