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Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H
Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H review
Motherboards PCs

One of the cheapest USB3 and SATA III enabled motherboards we've ever reviewed and a great choice for building a capable and compact PC.

£76 inc VAT
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 review
Cameras Compact cameras

Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-LX5 replaces the LX3 as the ultimate enthusiast compact, but at around £400 it’s not cheap. If the LX5’s excellent high ISO performance, great video mode and versatile 24-90mm lens sound attractive, it’s the best compact in town, but otherwise the LX3 is still a great camera and it’s almost £100 cheaper.

£400 inc VAT
MSI X400 three quarter
MSI X400 review
Laptops Ultraportable laptops

The 14in screen makes this a great alternative to a netbook for movie and photo fans, but performance isn't much better than a netbook and battery life isn't astounding

£340 inc VAT
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 2TB
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk 2TB review
External hard drives

The 2TB FreeAgent GoFlex Desk is fast and has lots of storage. It can be easily and cheaply upgraded to USB3 too.

£115 inc VAT
Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820T
Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820T
Laptops

Near-desktop performance, nine-hour battery life and a great keyboard; only the screen's vertical viewing angles let it down.

£580 inc VAT
ArtRage Studio Pro 3
Ambient ArtRage Studio Pro 3 review
Software

A big step towards more professional image composition, with plenty of useful new tools and features.

£52 inc VAT
MrSite Takeaway Website Pro
MrSite Takeaway Website Pro review
Software

Fairly expensive for the web space provided, but it's not a bad choice for complete novices. The Standard version is better value, though.

£8.33 inc VAT
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB review
Internal hard drives

Relatively slow small files performance counts against the Caviar Blue 1TB, leaving little reason to buy it unless you don't care about this or can find it cheaper.

£54 inc VAT
Biostar TA890FXE
Biostar TA890FXE review
Motherboards PCs

Biostar's TA890FXE has loads of features including four PCI-E x16 slots, but it's expensive and doesn't have USB3.

£107 inc VAT
Panasonic DMR-XW380
Panasonic DMR-XW380 review
PVRs

Archiving HD TV or AVCHD footage to DVDs can be handy, but it’s a trick that Panasonic have overlooked here.

£450 inc VAT