Up on opening the rather large box, we’re greeted with a whole range of accessories and cables (pictured below).

Items included in the box are:

• User manual
• VGA cable
• DVI-DL (Dual-Link) cable
• USB cable
• S Switch (Display setting switcher)
• Dust cover

The monitor features a black and red theme throughout and has a relatively slim design that means you’ll have plenty of room on your desk still.

You’ve also got the BenQ logo in the centre of the monitor border.

As with the previous BenQ monitor we reviewed, the RL2240H, there are no labels on the monitor buttons featured on the right-hand side. Whilst this could be confusing, just lightly hovering over the touch sensitive buttons will reveal the popup menu on the display.

Moving around to the left side of the monitor you’ll find two USB 2.0 ports as well as a headphone jack.

The XL2420T features a cable hole in the stand for the various monitor and power cables, as well as a hook at the top of the stand. The cable hole and hook are a bright red gaming colour.

With regards to the connectivity on the BenQ Xl2420T, you’ve got quite a selection to choose from including D-sub, DVI-DL (dual link), two HDMI ports, DisplayPort (1.2) and also a headphone jack. On the far left you’ve got the port for the monitor cable.

As you can already tell, the Bayan 7 is not the smallest of speakers, but it is packing 120W of power inside so it’s not going to be something you’ll be putting on your bedside table.

The design is very unique with its completely clear Perspex front and two-dock design; something I’ve never seen before on an iPod speaker dock.

We’ve got the black version to review today, but it can also be bought in a white version.

The front is where all of the speakers are situated with the twin 5cm full-range speakers and two 2.5cm tweeters on either side of the 8-inch sub, which provides very deep, defined and loud bass.

The casing around the 8-inch sub also acts as the stand for the Bayan 7, with a variety of ports and sockets on the rear, including an on/off switch, volume controls and also a USB and 3.5mm jack for hooking up your iPad.

As well as the on/off button on the rear, there’s also the touch sensitive button on the top that you can use to switch between Music Mode and Vocal Mode for when you decide to listen to things such as audio books and podcasts.

The actual docks feature the standard 30-pin connector, as well as a knob on the rear of the dock to adjust the dock for different devices such as the iPhone, iPod and iPod Touch. Unfortunately you can’t hook up your iPad this way for some unknown reason, but you can still use your iPad with the Bayan 7 via the ports on the rear of the speaker.

Bayan Audio have also included a very simple and compact remote control for the Bayan 7. The remote features a variety of options including the ability to switch between all three audio sources (Dock, Dock and iPad), adjust the bass, treble and volume levels and also switch between Music Mode and Voice Mode.

Also, thanks to the GTX 550 Ti being carefully tweaked and tuned for the best performance possible, it should prove to be a relatively cheap and great performing card. Let’s take a closer look…

Design

The overall look of the card is fairly sharp and attractive with a black and dark yellow colour scheme. Obviously, we’ve got the fan in the centre of the card, a single 75mm fan to be exact. The fan is situated just above the heat sink, which is attached to the GPU.

As you can tell from the image below, the GTX 550 Ti does not feature any fancy heat pipes or advanced cooling solutions, but in terms of power to heat ratio, it shouldn’t need as much cooling as some of the more expensive, and even more powerful, graphics cards.

The rear of the card carries on the black and yellow theme with a completely black board. If you look in the top corner, you can also see the 2-way SLI connection.

Now, ZOTAC have slightly modified the design of the NVIDIA GTX550 Ti, on which the AMP! Edition is based, here so that the AMP! Edition also features a port to make Display Port connectivity possible. As you can see, there are two DVI ports, a HDMI port and the Display Port.

Above these, the hot air from the card will be blown out whilst in use. However, due to the size limitation, some hot air could be blown back in to the PC. If you’ve got decent case airflow, this shouldn’t cause too much of a problem though.

It boasts a wide range of features including WiFi, an SD card reader and even a CD drive. However, with a relatively high price tag of around £200, is it worth it? Let’s take a closer look.

The Epson PX830FWD is an all-in-one printer featuring a printer, scanner, copier and a fax machine costing around the £200 mark. However, if this is over your budget then you can opt to purchase the PX830FWD’s younger sibling, the PX730FWD, for around £130. The PX730FWD lacks both the fax and high-definition printing features that the PX830FWD has, therefore meaning that whilst the PX730FWD will be unable to send and receive faxes, it will still be able to print relatively decent photographs.

Design

The Epson PX830FWD features a glossy black design and is relatively large, but considering the sheer amount of features, it’s more than justified.

The printer has an array of features, ranging from the touchscreen LCD display to the ability to print photos from a CD and also faxing via the built-in fax machine.

After pressing the power button, the front cover stylishly opens by itself to reveal the printer tray and paper tray, which can hold up to 120 sheets of A4 paper or 20 sheets of photo paper. You’re also able to print double-sided pieces, which is a brilliant feature to both help save paper and extend the creativity options of the PX830FWD.

If we move around the printer for a little bit, you’ll notice quite a few different ports and connections. On the front we’ve got a memory card reader (MSPRO, SD, xD and CF), USB port and the CD drive, which is located just above the paper tray.

On the left side of the rear, we’ve got the USB port for connecting to your PC, and Ethernet socket, phone cable socket and phone extension socket (for the fax machine).

The right side features the power socket.

Touchscreen Display

The touchscreen display is probably one of the most impressive features of the PX830FWD. Whereas most printers will probably have a small touch screen, that’s decent enough, Epson have created a truly brilliant bit of kit for the PX830FWD. The overall responsiveness is very impressive and everything is very simple and easy to use.

The outer-section of the main touchscreen display features the power button, various touch buttons including the Home button, CD drive, navigation buttons and more.

As you can see, from the images below, the touchscreen features various menus for the different features including Print Photos, Copy, Fax, Setup and many more.

For example, after pressing the “Copy” option, you have a range of different settings that you can change. Will the copy be in colour? Black and white? What size paper will you be using? There are many different options to choose from.

One thing I must point out before I proceed is that this is not your everyday laptop, Chromebooks are made with one purpose, the ultimate web experience.  This is where the Chrome OS comes into its own, it’s purely online, if you have no internet connection then you will be unable to use the device.  Now this would have been a problem in the past, but lets face it, there are very few places that don’t have a WiFi connection, and with the added option to insert a 3G SIM card, there really is no issue with not being able to use it.

Specifications

Processor

Intel ATOM Processor N570 1.66Ghz

Memory

2GB DDR3

Display

12.1” Screen size
LED Display
1280×800 Resolution
Non Gloss

Graphics

NM10 Graphics Chipset
Integrated

Multimedia

Stereo Speaker
1Mb HD Webcam
Internal Mic

Storage

16GB SSD

Connectivity

802.11 b/g/n Wireless LAN

I/O Ports

Headphone/MIC combo
VGA via dongle adapter
2 x USB ports
4-in-1 Memory card reader (SD / SDHC / SDXC / MMC)

Input

Touch Pad
Buttonless Type
Gesture Support

Battery

Up to 8.5 hours

Our first impressions of the BenQ RL2240H were that it looked very sleek with its glossy white design. It was also very lightweight, meaning that it was easy to move around. This could be seen as a problem for the accident-prone among us, but we feel that the overall weight of the monitor isn’t a problem due to it being fairly far back on our desk.

If we move around the sides and edges of the monitor, you’ll notice that we’ve got the BenQ logo in the centre, and also the menu buttons on the right-hand side of the monitor.

Now, you’ll most likely be wondering which button is which. After you press one of the buttons the menu will pop-up in the corner. Each button corresponds to a certain action or movement, just like a standard monitor. We’ll cover this in slightly more detail during the testing stage.

In terms of connectivity on the RL2240T, you actually receive a decent amount of ports, with the power socket and headphone jack on the left, and the HDMI, DVI and VGA ports on the right.

Included within the box, you also receive the user manual, power cable and VGA cable.

Today we’ve managed to get the Samsung Series 9 ultra-portable laptop to review for you guys. With a very thin and lightweight design, the Samsung Series 9 900X3A laptop is very similar to the Apple MacBook Air.

As well as this, some very impressive hardware is also present with a 1.4GHz Intel Core i5-2537M processor and 4GB of RAM. We’re expecting great things from the Samsung Series 9; so let’s take a closer look…

When you first receive the Series 9 900X3A the box feels very heavy. However, up on removing the laptop from the box, you’re immediately able to notice how light it actually is.

Within the accessories compartment of the box, you’ve got the wall adapter, charger, and you even receive an Ethernet adapter to attach to the laptop if you decide to use a cable instead of the built-in WiFi adapter.

Along with all of these cables and adapters, you receive the standard warranty information and user manuals as well as a back-up CD and a cleaning cloth.

If we move on to the laptop itself, you’ll notice that the Series 9 900X3A features a black brushed metal design, with the Samsung logo situated on the left side of the casing.

The underside of the laptop has all of the standard features. Four rubber feet, air vents and the laptop / copyright information.

The Samsung MV800 retails for £249.99 from most online retailers, including Amazon, Tesco, Comet and John Lewis.

After opening the box, we’re presented with the camera, USB data cable, battery, quick start guide, warranty information, and the camera wrist strap.

We’ve managed to get the red version of the MV800 to review today and I must say, the design, as a whole, is very nice. Both the compact and very slim nature of the Samsung MV800 is very appealing.

Moving around the camera we can see a range of different ports and buttons.

The front of the Samsung MV800 features the lens, Schneider KREUZNACH 4.7 – 23.5mm lens, flash, and Samsung logo.

The bottom of the MV800 features the battery compartment and the camera-mounting hole. On the right, the hole for the wrist strap, a compartment for the USB and HDMI ports, and also the speaker.

The top of the MV800 is where the microphone (below “power” label), power button and shutter/zoom button is located. The left side of the camera just features the model (MV800) and how many megapixels the MV800 has.

If we move around to the 3-inch TFT LCD display, you’ll immediately notice the lack of buttons, which is something we were quite disappointed about seen as though there is still quite a bit of room available. However, as the MV800’s display is a touch screen, almost every button you need is implemented into the software.

The two buttons, on the right of the display, are the “Home” button, which obviously brings you back to the main screen, and also the “Play” button, which takes you to the gallery where all of your videos and images are stored.

One really great feature of the Samsung MV800 is the fact that the screen is mounted on a bracket; this enables the user to take self-portrait shots, as well as have a better viewing angle for awkward shots. It can even be used as a stand so that the camera is taking pictures in a more upward-facing position.

Arriving in a clear plastic casing, the Smart Control is featured on the right, with information regarding the features surrounding it.

After opening up the package, you’re greeted with a range of different booklets including two setup and installation guides as well as a book containing TV, STB, DVD, AMP, MP3 and Media codes, for connecting the remote to different brands.

The remote is a dark grey/black colour, with a silver bezel around the edges. We found that, for the amount of technology you’re holding in your hand, the remote is very compact and lightweight.

The rear of the Smart Control has an almost rubber-like texture to it, and the device, as a whole, is very comfortable when in use.

As you can see in the images below, there are quite a few buttons on the Smart Control. This is because remote can control six different devices including TVs, set-top-boxes, DVD players, MP3 players and media devices such as Freeview, media centres and satellite receivers.

The Smart Control needs four AAA batteries to work, which aren’t included normally.

The be.ez Le reporter range features bags for the MacBook Air 11-inch, MacBook Air 13-inch, MacBook Pro 13-inch and MacBook Pro 15-inch, so there’s a bag for pretty much everyone.

Moving on to the bag, we can see that it features a black and yellow colour scheme, which is only version available for the 13-inch Le reporter. However, if you’re the owner of a MacBook Pro 15-inch you’ll be purchasing the grey and blue version instead.

If we take a look at closer look at the stitching around the edges and the bag itself, which is a sturdy 12 ounces canvas with a PVC waterproof surface coating, you’ll notice that both the stitching and material of the bag look of a very high quality. You can definitely feel the sturdiness of the bag when touching it.

The bag features a total of four large pockets, including the main area for storing your laptop. If we go around the bag, all of the pockets feature a yellow nylon lining, carrying on from the colour scheme on the exterior.

As well as the nylon lining, the three exterior pockets also feature a high quality zip for keeping your accessories and documents safe and secure.

Taking a look inside reveals the pocket for storing your MacBook, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air. The pocket also has a few different sections including a small zipped compartment for storing pens or perhaps a USB flash drive, a compartment secured by Velcro meaning it can be removed to accommodate the MacBook Pro, and finally the main laptop area.

All areas within the main compartment are, again, lined with the yellow nylon we saw earlier.

The Le reporter features a strap made from high quality nylon, almost identical to the material you’d find on a car seat belt. You might be thinking that this doesn’t sound too comfortable, or attractive, but to be honest it goes quite well with the overall design of the be.ez Le reporter.