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13th April 2006 13:48 GMT

Review round-up This week's no-holds-barred product assessments from around the web...

Rock Xtreme SLI notebook
"The limitations of notebook processors and motherboards are such that you're never going to get 100 per cent of desktop performance in a 'portable' system, but with this you really are getting about as close as is humanly possible..." - Bit-Tech
Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard
"Deserves the title of the best gaming motherboard from Asus. It can be recommended as a basis for an ultimatistic gaming station..." - Digit-Life
Matrox DualHead2Go
"Not an earth-shattering accomplishment and not that practical for most laptop owners, it can be a great purchase for people who rely on a laptop at the home or office but want more screen space..." - XYZ Computing
ECS/Elitegroup C19-A SLI motherboard
"A cheap little winner. Your author personally hates how it looks but I'm struggling to think what else is realistically wrong with it..." - Hexus.net
Lite-On EZ DUB
"The one-button duplication is a major relief to those who need to copy lots of discs, or to those who don't want to get bogged down in the quagmire of DVD ripping/burning software.." - Techware Labs
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5000 Laser
"Some may balk at the $149.99 retail price tag carried by Logitech's latest offering, but this cutting-edge cordless combo is rich enough in features to justify every single penny..." - The Techzone
Samsung LE32T51BX 32in HD Ready LCD
"A comparatively well priced way to join the HDTV revolution, even though the revolution isn't quite underway just yet" - UK Gamer
SanDisk Sansa e260 MP3 player
"Almost every aspect of this MP3 player is well-thought out and polished, which is why it's a shame that it's all but ruined by a single obvious oversight that will affect 95 per cent of its users..." - DAP Review
MSI K8N Diamond Plus motherboard
"One of the better overclocking boards you could have..." - Hard OCP
Averatec 3715-EH1 notebook
"Winter wonderland styling, but its features and performance can easily be bettered..." - BIOS Magazine