Every product reviewed over the last 11 issues of Computer Music (plus a few from even further back than that) gets summarised and rated here, so you can make informed decisions before you part with your cash...

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Platform Product Price Distributor Tel Web Score Issue
PC/Mac Brilliance 201P £669 Philips 01756702892 www.pcstuff.philips.com 8 22
A large monitor with an impressively flat, bright image � well worth considering if you have the money
PC/Mac DAP Jukebox £349 Creative Labs 01245265265 www.creativelabs.com 9 26
A portable MP3 player with a massive 6Gb storage capacity � excellent!
PC/Mac Diamond Plus 91 £345 Mitsubishi 01707278684 n/a 8 22
A curvaceous monitor with an excellent image and useful detachable VGA cable
PC/Mac Emagic MT4 £129 Emagic 01462480000 www.emagic.de 8 26
A handy USB MIDI interface with LEDs indicating port activity � ideal for laptops
PC/Mac Ergovision 975 TCO99 £309 Taxan 01344484646 www.taxan.co.uk 9 22
Brilliant value for money, this monitor has good picture quality and an integrated USB hub
PC/Mac iCool headphones £44.95 Audio-Technica 0113277144 www.audio-technica.co.uk 6 18
Nice to look at (particularly when plugged into an iBook), but not too hot in the crucial sound department
PC/Mac MicroScan G910 £399 ADI 02083271900 www.adimicroscan.com 7 22
Reasonably priced monitor with clear onscreen controls and optional USB hub and speakers
PC/Mac MusicMatch Jukebox DX £39.99 Mediagold (UK) Ltd 02073729762 www.musicmatch.com 5 18
Really rather pointless ripper and playback software that you almost certainly don�t need
PC/Mac P-Mix £99.95 Spacetoys 01416340996 www.mixman.com 6 21
A silver box of real-time controller tricks designed for use with Mixman, this is good fun but way too pricey
PC/Mac Roland U-8 £499 Edirol 08451172001 www.edirol.co.uk 7 23
Hardware control unit with excellent audio quality and effects which enables you to mix without a mouse
PC/Mac Roland UA-30 £199 Edirol 08451172001 www.edirol.co.uk 7 17
USB audio interface that would be good for laptop usage but could do with a bit of MIDI implementation and ASIO drivers
PC/Mac Trinitron Multiscan G400 £475 Sony 0990424424 www.sony-cp.com 7 22
This monitor has excellent picture quality and a useful double VGA input, but comes with rather annoying controls
PC/Mac USB Zip250 £150 Iomega 01628822444 www.iomega.com 9 25
The Zip drive has been upgraded with 250Mb storage, improved speed and a sexy new look. Very nice�
PC/Mac Vision Master 451 £349 Iiyama 01438745482 www.iiyama.co.uk 8 22
An excellent monitor with easy to use settings and a 5-BNC input as well as VGA input
PC/Mac Yamaha UX256 £199 Yamaha 01908366700 www.yamaha.co.uk 9 25
A really useful external MIDI interface � just plug it in and away you go!