The Medion Erazer range has been gaining ground in the minds of gamers. Even if you're not an avid Skyrim fan there's still plenty to be had from the 17-inch model, the Medion Erazer X7815.

A powerhouse gaming machine with an amazing 16GB of RAM

Great performance for a bargain price

Medion packs the big performance guns and keeps the price tag affordable

Good-value laptop for students and other demanding users

A decent laptop with a good features list, but average portability

A great-value gaming laptop with a strong design and surprising portability

A laptop with excellent build quality, but limited portability

An unbelievably low-priced laptop offering fantastic performance

Medion updates its netbook range with Windows 7 and a bigger hard drive

Limited performance, but great mobility from this capable CULV laptop

Are 11" netbooks the new 10"?

Medion's Akoya P8610 is a high-powered desktop replacement with ample features and great graphics

Medion's Akoya Mini E1210 is a quintessentially good value netbook

In this country, Medion is best known for supplying budget laptops in bulk to such places as Aldi and Toys R Us, where price and specification are often a key buying decision. So it is with the Medion Akoya S5610 (£600 inc. VAT), which is a budget machine with a reasonably impressive amount of power inside.

German electronics manufacturer Medion is best known for budget laptops and PCs that it sells through supermarket chains. Its latest device, the RIM 1000 (£800 inc. VAT) is a UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) with a 6.5-inch touchscreen

The PC ain't what it used to be. The days of beige boxes and luggable laptops are well and truly over, and their long-awaited demise is ably signalled by the rise of the UMPC. Or, at least, that's how it should be.