For some time now I have been pondering over the purchase of the new wave of affordable netbooks. I was first inspired by the Asus EEE 700 but after seeing a few purchased by clients I decided that the 7" screen would hinder me.

The 900 had the screen I wanted but had edged considerably over the £200 I wanted to spend and the smaller capacity battery in the UK models disturbed me, I found myself waiting for the Atom based 901 but again this was above my ideal price point.

Then this bank holiday I noted that Currys had a special offer on for the Acer Aspire One at £199. My debit card got the better of me and before I knew what was happening I had left the store with one tucked under my arm.

I listen to more music on my computer than the expensive HI-Fi setup downstairs so it was time to do something about the very unHi-Fi sounds that were coming from the Harmon Kardon HK-695's.

These suffer from the same problem that seems to affect just about every computer orientated sub/sat setup I have heard...a total lack of midrange and a harsh edgy top end.