Sub $500 Sempron 2800+ laptop unearthed

Valuelist sells the Advent T9000 - which originally was sold by PCWorld. It comes with a one year warranty and a full list of features which should be enough even for Mr Longhorn. A Prescott 3.0GHz CPU, 512MB PC2700, 120GB HDD, a DVD ROM drive and a DVD writer, a 7-in-1 card reader, a 128MB ATI Radeon ATI 9200 with TVO, Speakers, Modem, LAN, Keyboard and mouse as well as Windows XP HE. Only for £299+VAT.

Two deals drom Dabs. A 8MP Acer CR8530 digital camera for £161.70. You might be rightly skeptical about the high resolution and the general quality of the CR8530 but give it a try. Acer products are generally exceptional value for money. It comes with a 3x optical zoom, a 2.5-inch LCD display, USB2.0 compatibility, a 5cm macro mode. Photos shot can be blown to A3 without loss in quality.

Fancy a Media Centre PC but don't want to pay the price premium, then the Acer Aspire T140 might just be what the doctor ordered. At £425.53+VAT, it sells for substantially less than what others will charge you. If you can cope with the unattractive casing, it will be the perfect way to start your MCE experience. Specs are as follows: Windows XP MCE, Athlon 64 3000+, 512MB memory, 160GB SATA HDD, DVD writer, MS MCE Remote control plus Hybrid TV Tuner, GbE LAN, 128MB ATI X300 graphic card, 9-in-1 media card and mouse/keyboard.

PCSurplusonline sells an IBM/Lenovo Thinkscentre SFF Celeron D 2.53GHz for only $249.99. There's only two of them. It comes with 256MB PC2700 DDR memory, a 40GB HDD, CD ROM Drive, integrated sound, video and NIC, six USB ports and one PCI slot but nothing else - no OS, keyboard or mouse.

Aria is selling a 2.1 speaker set with a remote control for only £11.95+VAT. Granted they do not raise their price, you will get two satellite speakers and one subwoofer. The remote is wireless but no way to attach them to the wall and are not shielded. The satellite speakers actually have a double design which allows you to redirect sound. µ