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VMWare WorkStation 7 review Lovely software, but it’s expensive. Professionals should buy it; hobbyists should download a free alternative.£144 -
Creative Vado HD (3rd Gen) review The latest Vado is a mixed bag, with good video quality but aggravating touch sensitive controls.£129 -
Dell Inspiron One 19 Touch review The Inspiron One isn't a bad PC, it's just not a desirable product, which we think is a key part of a good all-in-one PC.£549 -
BioShock 2 review An accomplished game, with solid mechanics, luscious locations and a new multiplayer mode, but it’s a conservative update£20 -
Advent Firefly FP9004 review It's a good-looking little PC, but its aging motherboard only has a basic range of ports and outputs.£320 -
HIS ATI Radeon HD 5670 IceQ 512MB review Another capable graphics card from ATI, but the older HD 4770 provides better value for money.£75 -
A.C. Ryan ACR-PV73100 PlayON! HD Media Player review This capable media player does everything you need, and you've got the option of an internal hard disk, but it's a little pricier than the competition.£133 -
best buy
Assassin’s Creed 2 review With all the polish of the original game, this renaissance-set sequel adds the variety of gameplay that was missing£27 -
Sapphire Radeon HD 5450 review Graphics cards aren't just for gaming, and though the HD 5450 has its uses, older cards can do most these jobs for less.£41 -
Magix Rescue Your Videotapes 2.0 review With simple to use software and capture hardware this bundle is a straightforward way to preserve old video recordings.£40 -
recommended
KWorld PC160-2T dual Freeview tuner review This budget dual Freeview tuner may not have great software, but that won’t bother Vista and Windows 7 users.£33 -
Asrock Ion 330HT-BD review This compact nettop looks smart, but you'll need to supply your own operating system and Blu-ray playback software.£314 -
best buy
Gigabyte P55M-UD2 There's little to choose between budget P55 motherboards, but this is our narrow favourite for now.£78 -
Monte Cristo Cities XL review An impressive-looking city building game, but you'll need to subscribe to the online mode to get all the features you'd expect.£20 -
recommended
Asus O!Play HDP-R1 review Not our outright favourite media player, but its support of DVD menus in ISO files makes it a decent choice for some.£90