Alongside its EeePC range, Asus also has a range of mini PCs based largely on the same components as its incredibly popular netbooks

- Quiet, - DVI out, - 4 USB ports, - Optic audio out

- No keyboad, mouse or screen, - Not powerful enough for HD Video

At the end of the day, the EeeBox is nothing more than an EeePC 1000H in a different case with the battery, keyboard and case replaced by a few extra connectivity options. Put that way, it's only really easy to justify if the price discrepancy between ...

Like the rest of AMD's Phenom X4 processor range, this 9550 is an entry-level quad-core CPU

- Makes use of its four cores in some applications

- Not as powerful as it should be, - Uses too much power

We find it quite hard to recommend you buy any of AMD's Phenom X4 processors. They might look cheap, but they fall way short of the mark given they're quad-core models.