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Seagate Momentus XT 500GB
Seagate Momentus XT 500GB
Internal hard drives

The Momentus XT works surprisingly well, but its performance benefits will only apply in certain circumstances and it's expensive too.

£103 inc VAT
Solwise NET-PL-1000M
Solwise NET-PL-1000M review
Powerline networking

Twice as fast as HomePlug AV under the best conditions, but longer ranges and backward compatibility both caused problems in our testing.

£45 inc VAT
Asrock P55 Pro/USB3
Asrock P55 Pro/USB3 review
Motherboards PCs

Loads of features and blistering performance make this our first choice for an LGA1156 motherboard, despite its lack of integrated graphics support.

£82 inc VAT
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB review
Internal hard drives

Although it's not flawless, the 1TB SpinPoint F3's generally fast performance and low price make it a great value hard disk.

£47 inc VAT
Plextor PX-B940SA
Plextor PX-B940SA review
DVD/blu-ray drives

Plextor's latest Blu-ray writer isn't as fast or as cheap at the competition, so it's not great value.

£170 inc VAT
Kingston SSDNow V+ Series 64GB Front
Kingston SSDNow V+ Series 64GB review
Internal hard drives

The 64GB V+'s consistently quick performance and reasonable price make it a good value SSD and perfect as a boot drive.

£125 inc VAT
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
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
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