Laptops/PCs/Apple

Several years ago there was a show entitled “Lock up your Daughters”; today that advice might change slightly to “Lock up your Notebook”.

In the past I have been impressed with several Verbatim storage devices but the company’s new 4GB Store ‘n’ Go device proved rather disappointing.

If the idea of a desktop replacement machine that truly has five hours of battery life watching DVD’s interests you then this could well be for you. Yes 3 DVD’s in a row.

We all – hopefully – know the importance of backups. Then why with the majority of PC users only able to use Windows can the majority of backup packages not backup open files?

Acer continues to enhance its range of notebooks. We take a look at its latest innovation.

This really is small, imagine the desk space taken by an average notebook and now divide that in four and that is the desk space taken by this PC.

I have seen several excellent small screen notebooks recently and this certainly does not buck the trend. 10.6inch screen but apart from that everything a bigger cousin might have.

What is round and uses flash drive technology? A FlashDisc of course.

Logitech has taken the desktop set to new levels of functionality with its new diNovo kit.

Sometimes a product passes you by, however a friend has these speakers and his hearty recommendation caused me to ask to look at them.

Forget cables, forget wireless connectivity, there is an alternative that involves the minimum of effort.

Converting content on VHS tapes to DVD media is within everybody’s grasp with a product such as Grabster AV150.

This Fujitsu Siemens unit is truly two items in one case, it is a rather nice small but powerful notebook computer and also probably the best Tablet PC I have used.

LCD screens with fast response times are becoming more affordable as can be seen with the LG Flatron L1732P unit.

Strange no one wants a notebook reviewed in January but there is a glut in March! Here I am looking at Intel Centrino Duo processor in an Acer Aspire 5672 notebook.

Turning your computer into a basic entertainment centre is within the grasp of everybody. But are the results what you might expect?

Quite a powerful offering, 1GB of memory and a reasonably sized hard disc tend to make this more of a desktop replacement. However it still works fine on the road.

There are so many mice to choose from that it can be a difficult decision. Here is one that quickly became a personal favourite.

This is both a small and light notebook, however it has a more than acceptable 1280x768 screen resolution and it is probably small enough to fit in a ‘poachers pocket’

Originally referred to as the Mouse Company, Logitech has let loose a new rodent.

The success of the iPod has seen numerous add-on products enhancing its functionality from companies such as Kensington.

There are two things in the computer world that always seem to give me problems and both require non wired connections, recently I have succeeded with both.

Should you need to scan a lot of documents – both single and double sided – then the Fujitsu Scan Snap can do it at 15PPM and this is a true figure I have done it.

Here I am looking at two keyboards, both from Microsoft, the first the Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 and the second Remote Keyboard for Windows XP Media Centre.

Deciding which data to keep and which to discard should no longer be a problem - especially when 400GB drives are available.

Steve Jobs reveals the new products developed following the recent Apple / Intel agreement.

Mobile phones are not the only devices to benefit from Bluetooth connectivity. The technology can also be used on your computer.

Struggling for more storage space? Then why not consider an external hard drive.

Here I am looking at two rather similar rodents, one for notebooks (smaller) and one for desktops, both are optical (no balls) one is wireless while the other is PS/2 & USB.

This is described as a consumer notebook, however I have no doubt that many executives would be quite happy to use this widescreen offering in the office.