Ian Evenden

Intergalactic Intel Core Ultra 9 185H | Nvidia RTX 4070 (80 W) | 32 GB LPDDR5X | 1 TB SSD | $3,000 | £2,849

Wi-Fi 7 without the enormous cost.

For the Pros AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 | 32GB DDR5 | $2,000 | £1,999

Sorry, what was that? Intel Core i9-14900HX | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (16GB) | 32GB DDR5 | $3,100 | £3,600

Lotta 'ifs' Sony's VR headset comes to the PC, and it's a surprisingly easy process.

Mi too A fast bend that's not just for racing games.

Hella quick If you've got the cash and the space, this could well be the ideal router.

Cheeeeeeeeeap Cheaper and cheerful, so why pay more?

On target An affordable Wi-Fi 6E router, though this last-gen tech is starting to be left behind.

Wither 6GHz? Wi-Fi 7 for less cash, and a great wired network hub too.

No fuss For when you want the fastest, but don’t feel the need to fiddle.

Value judgement Intel Core i7-14650HX | Nvidia RTX 4070 (140W) | 32GB DDR5-5600 | $1,649 | £2,097

Cutting Edge Possibly the only router you'll need for years to come.

Unexceptional High speeds and good QoS features, but not exceptional for the price.

Double trouble Intel Core Ultra 9 185H | Intel Arc graphics | 32GB LPDDR5x | 2TB SSD | 14-inch OLED | $1,700 | £2,000

Slim... kinda Reasonably priced and very, very good.