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Alienware Aurora gaming PC

High-end specifications and a heavily modified case make the Aurora an intimidating and very expensive beast

Lenovo ThinkCentre M71e tower PC

This is a basic PC designed for small- and medium-sized businesses

Origin Genesis Z68 gaming PC

The Genesis Z68 is a very fast and very well built gaming PC that's hard not to love

HP TouchSmart 520-1010a touchscreen PC

A 23in touchscreen PC that can be quite fun to use, especially in a family setting

HP Pavilion HPE Phoenix desktop PC

HP Pavilion HPE Phoenix review: A fast machine that's way overpriced

Medion Akoya E2025 D (MD 8356) desktop PC

Medion Akoya E2025 D (MD 8356) review: A tiny tower PC with USB 3.0, HDMI, Wi-Fi and a large 1.5TB hard drive

Apple iMac (mid 2011), 27in

Apple iMac 2011 review: Apple's new iMac is also its best, with plenty of power

Acer Revo 100 home-theatre PC

Acer Revo 100 review: A small and stylish HTPC that can process high-definition video, including Blu-ray

Dell XPS 8300 Sandy Bridge desktop PC

Dell XPS 8300 review: An Intel Core i7-based PC that's useful for almost any task

HP TouchSmart 610-1030a (BZ524AA) all-in-one PC

HP TouchSmart 610-1030a review: A touchscreen PC with great specifications and an excellent design

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Latest Articles

Article | 11/01/2012 Windows 8 to tame storage hassle with 'Spaces' technology

Windows 8 will tame data loss and storage bloat on PCs by offering a simple form of the thin provisioning and virtualisation technology more commonly ...

Article | 10/01/2012 Cut The Rope comes to PC via Internet Explorer 9

ZeptoLab's popular puzzle, Cut The Rope, has made the leap from its original home on smartphones and tablets to the PC.

Article | 10/01/2012 Dell: PCs not under threat from tablets or smartphones

The PC is not likely to be challenged by the tablet or the smartphone, and many users of the Internet on these devices will turn to the PC for a bette...

Article | 15/12/2011 YEAR END: 2011 Future Tech & Prototype Review

If 2011 is any indication, our future relies on robots and computer intelligence. In this year's future technology and prototype review we'll take a l...

Article | 15/12/2011 YEAR END: 2011 Apple Review

2011 was a bittersweet year for Apple. It debuted two headlining products among others, but also lost its leader and founder.

Article | 1/12/2011 HP CEO: Apple will be world's number one PC maker in 2012

HP CEO Meg Whitman expects Apple to take over as the world's number one PC maker in 2012 but thinks her own company will bounce back in 2013.

Article | 24/11/2011 How to beat the line at the Apple Store

A visit to your local Apple store during the holiday season can be maddening. The stores are overrun with other shoppers, there’s a mob around each ga...

Article | 2/11/2011 Seagate Barracuda One brings 1TB per platter, lots of under-the-hood improvements

Seagate today announced its new desktop hard drive range: Barracuda One. The Barracuda One range features drives with an aerial density of up to 1TB p...

Article | 27/10/2011 Why Are You Still Using Windows XP?

A lot has happened since 2001. Technology evolves rapidly, and you won't find many instances of someone using the same technology today that they used...

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