Reviews

AMD Athlon II X2 250 review A quick and inexpensive processor with good power efficiency, but it's outdone by others in the range.

Lucky Voice Karaoke Party Box review The Karaoke Party Box is an inexpensive way to sing your heart out, but you'll need a laptop or living-room PC to make the most of it.

Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1 review The Forte handles everything from games to HD soundtracks, but niggling irritations let it down and its audio quality doesn't justify its price.

Samsung SyncMaster LD220 review A great-quality USB monitor that's a good choice only if your laptop's monitor output is already being used for another display.

Codemasters Fuel review A huge, open world to explore with highly addictive racing. The best arcade-style driving game in years.

EA Games The Sims 3 review A detailed social simulation with many layers. There's an entire town, and more role-playing elements than before.

Codemasters Overlord II review Clever level design, plenty of action and some gloriously crude humour make Overlord brilliant fun.

Samsung Tocco Ultra Edition review Amazing picture quality and an above-average camera in a sturdy, well-designed package - but it's let down by its poor battery life.

Microsoft Live Mesh (Beta) review First impressions of this synchronisation service are excellent. Humyo Premium is more flexible, but Live Mesh is an appealing free option.

Bullguard Backup 8.5 review If the local backup is useful and the 10GB online storage is sufficient, this is a solid choice for anyone with two or three PCs.

Pro Softnet iBackup for Windows 9.5 review Its design and plentiful options may please experienced users, but iBackup is expensive and its ability to recover older versions of files is limited.

Mesh Nero 9950HD review An amazing PC with stunning performance, huge upgrade potential and a fantastic monitor. The 9950HD is incredible value.

Ginger6 G6 Studio 9600GTi review The 9600GTi is a decent budget PC, but doesn't have the expansion options or performance to compete with Mesh's Nero 9950HD.