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Find out what's in the February 2009 issue of PC Pro, on sale now.
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ON THIS MONTH'S COVER DISC
The best way to a speedy, virus-free PC is to go back to a clean install - and Macrium Reflect lets you do just that. Plus, on the DVD, we give away four more products including PC Pro award-winner Serif PagePlus 9 and DAZ3D Hexagon 2.2.
Features
Netbooks from £115
Roll up for your own mini-laptop! In this massive group test, we reveal the best choice no matter how miniscule your budget.
Take your TV everywhere
TV isn't just for the living room any more. We explain how to create a home PC-based setup, watch UK TV when abroad, and enjoy your TV favourites on the move.
The best 30 features of Windows 7
Windows 7 could be the operating system that rescues Microsoft's reputation. We've put it to an early test and discovered 30 reasons to love it.
How to avoid tax return hell
Will 31 January 2009 see another online tax return fiasco? We ask industry experts, and reveal the best software to ease your form-filling pain.
News
Microsoft looks set to shock the industry by delivering Windows early, the netbook processor war hots up, and Sun stirs up OpenOffice controversy. Plus! Find out who the Government's Big Brother database will be snooping on.
Labs
Smarter smartphones
Whether you need a smartphone for email, web browsing or as your personal planner, our in-depth test of 13 handsets will reveal which is best for you.
Netbooks from £115
The likes of Dell, Samsung and Toshiba fight head-on with netbook pioneers Acer and Asus in the UK's most comprehensive group test.
Ultimate PCs
Forget the financial crisis: at £3,599 exc VAT, Scan's Labs Winner is a snip.
Reviews Include
PCs
PC Specialist Apollo Q8200 GTX+, Mesh Xtreme i7-920, Asus Eee Top ET1602, Sony VAIO VGC-JS1E/S, HP Compaq dc7900 Small Form Factor PC, Chillblast Fusion Titan, Scan 3XS Black Widow, Acer Aspire G7700 Predator Crusher, CyberPower Liquid Gamer Black Pearl, Mesh Ultimate Stealth QX9770
Laptops
HP Pavilion dv5-1000ea, Toshiba Portégé R600
Netbooks
Acer Aspire One A150L, Samsung NC10, Advent 4213, Apricot Picobook Pro, Asus Eee PC 901, Asus Eee PC 940HD, Asus Eee PC 1000H, Asus Eee PC S101, Asus N10J, CnMbook, Dell Inspiron Mini 9, HP Compaq 2133 Mini-Note, Medion Akoya Mini E1210, MSI Wind U100-291UK, PC Nextday Fizzbook, Toshiba NB100-11R
Peripherals
TomTom Go 740 Live, Nikon D90, ViewSonic VX2260wm, BenQ MP522 ST, Shuttle X27D, Gigabyte EX58-UD5, Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2, Clickfree HD701 Automatic Backup 120GB, Sennheiser MM200, Aiptek PocketCinema V10, Logitech Pure-Fi Mobile, Cowon O2, Microsoft Sidewinder X6 Keyboard, Bluetrek Metal, Corsair Flash Voyager 64GB
Smartphones
Apple iPhone 3G, HP iPAQ Voice Messenger, HTC Touch Diamond, HTC Touch HD, HTC Touch Pro, Nokia E71, Nokia N96, Palm Treo Pro, RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000, RIM BlackBerry Storm 9500, Samsung Omnia i900, Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, T-Mobile G1
Software
Google Picasa 3, Genetica 3, Acronis True Image 2009, Andica Self Assessment Professional, Ftax Individual 2008, ProTax Light, TaxCalc 2008 Personal 6
Business
Splunk 3.3.4, Dell PowerEdge T100, Lenovo ThinkServer TS100, Fujitsu Siemens Primergy RX200 S4, Boston 3000GP, HP Color Laserjet CP2025dn, Getac PS535E, Cyberoam CR250i, Netgear ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition, Western Digital ShareSpace, LaCie 4big quaddra
Games
Far Cry 2, Tomb Raider: Underworld
Real World Computing
ADVANCED OFFICE, ADVANCED WINDOWS, DIGITAL DESIGN, MOBILE & WIRELESS, NETWORKS, ONLINE, OPEN SOURCE, SERVER ROOM, WEB APPLICATIONS
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