A gorgeous chassis and a hilarious name, just too far north of expensive

A decent mid-way machine between the component compromise of a cheaper rig and the wallet-shaking Titan-based PCs.

A brilliant gaming rig that spends its tight budget in all the right places. You'd be hard pushed to build the same system for less.

With a sleek design and a great display, the Acer Aspire 5600U is a true family media centre.

The XPS 18 is a big full Windows 8 18.4-inch tablet. But that's not all - it comes with a dock so you can also use it as a desktop PC-replacement.

This is a machine that's been specced and built from the ground up to be the quietest gaming PC you can put together while still nailing high performance.

This All in One has quite a lot of sizzle, but not enough steak

The estates of Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C Clarke can rest easy, this isn't a PC named after the crazed machine that attempted to extinguish the crew of the Discovery One.

We've had to wait around a month after the 21-inch iMacs before the 27-inch models hit the shelves. They're worth the wait.

CES 2013 At 27-inches of touch goodness, Lenovo has made the first table PC

CES 2013 Asus's strangest device at CES is a desktop/tablet hybrid that runs both Windows 8 and Android Jelly Bean.

CES 2013 There is one important aspect that some might find a tad bit annoying...

CES 2013 Lenovo's first dedicated gaming PC was on display at CES 2013

You can't fault its looks, but is this 2012 21-inch new iMac a victory of form over function?

Not convinced by the necessity of low capacity solid-state storage? Then YOYOTech's latest Fi7epower machine might well be the right rig for you.

With the smart choice of using the GTX 670 as graphics card the Diablo GTX has got some impressive gaming chops, and will throw polygons around a 1080p panel with aplomb.

Attention all you pigeons out there, let me introduce to you the PC-shaped cat from relative system integrator n00b Vibox.

We may not agree with the specs list, but you can't argue with the way its put together or the level of service.

When you're talking about a balanced PC build, it's tough to look past this machine from PC Specialist. It really has got the lot, and it's difficult to see where any real compromise or sacrifice has been made.

Housed within the simple, diminutive form of the Corsair Carbide 300R, you'd be forgiven for thinking this Dino PC build doesn't really look like a £1,000 PC. But looks can be deceiving.

It's a 20-inch tablet. It's an all-in-one PC. It's everything at once - except brilliant. It's not that.

Fans of the big green graphics company rejoice, Cyberpower is showing its love of all things Nvidia here with a rig that's ripe for the fanboys.

The very first thing to catch your eye on this AdvanceTec build is the striking XPredator chassis, all stormtrooper white with black grills getting all up in yours.

The Chillblast machine is one big, fat beastie. The chunky Zalman chassis gives it a real sense of presence on your desk, and the internal goodies match that sense of scale.

The cheapest, portable Mac desktop is now better than before, but still misses some features. Is it worth it?