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  • Sony VAIO FJ68GP/W

    The VAIO FJ68GP/W continues Sony's tradition of stylish, feature-rich notebooks. Its performance is also impressive, making it a great choice for those with an AU$2000 budget.

  • BenQ Joybook A33E

    The A33E is a reasonable notebook for those on a budget, but its dearth of features and low battery life when compared to some of its competitors is undoubtedly a deterrent.

  • Dell Dimension 3100

    For users on a budget, the Dimension 3100 has most of its bases covered despite there being alternatives that provide superior value for money.

  • Toshiba Satellite M50 (14-inch, 1.4GHz)

    Despite its extremely affordable price and logical design, the M50 fails to stand out in terms of performance, features or battery life.

  • Optima Centoris W259

    For a budget notebook, the Centoris W259 packs a wide range of features into its sub-3kg shell.

  • ATI to juice up budget PCs

    Graphics-chip underdog ATI Technologies is expected to introduce new chips shortly that will dramatically increase the graphics performance of budget PCs.

  • Servers on a budget: 4 Servers tested

    Need a new server but only have AU$2500 to spend? The range of options is surprisingly good as long as you're willing to do without some of the fancy features.

  • Dell Dimension 4700

    Dell's new mainstream Dimension 4700 is an affordable, forward-looking PC that's well suited for the home or the small office.

  • Dell Dimension 2400

    Cheaper budget PCs can be had elsewhere, but Dell's Dimension 2400 offers a solid feature set, a strong warranty, and adequate performance.

  • Enter the Siemens A50

    The Siemens A50 is a good entry-level phone: it only does the basics but it does them well. More importantly, it does them at a recommended retail price of AU$219.

  • Budget Inkjet shootout

    It's never been a better time to buy a cheap and feature packed inkjet printer. We test two likely candidates from HP and Canon.

  • Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (Special Media Edition)

    Office 2008 for Mac may be the best pick for business users, but most people can get by with less expensive alternatives.

  • Corel Presentations 12

    Although its overall slowness is frustrating, Corel Presentations 12 does the job of creating presentations, though neither quickly nor nimbly.

  • Alternatives to Microsoft Office

    WordPerfect 12 and StarOffice 7.0 aren't the dominant office suite players, but each brings strong qualities to the field, such as affordability and ease of use. But do they have what it takes to stand up to Microsoft Office? Read our reviews to find out.

  • The suite approach: 6 office suites tested

    Developers of alternative office software need to place more emphasis on ease of conversion if they ever wish to de-throne Microsoft.

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