Asus zenscreen smart ms27uc

SCORE PRICE £333 (£399 inc VAT) from argos.co.uk The Asus ZenScreen MS27UC is part of a growing trend to inject streaming TV services into monitors, grouped under the hazy term “Smart Monitor”. It’s a

SCORE PRICE £249 (£299 inc VAT) from currys.co.uk The MSI Modern MD342CQPW pulls off the neat trick of being the cheapest 34in curved monitor on test while looking like the most expensive. The next tr

SCORE PRICE £190 (£230 inc VAT) from business.currys.co.uk Acer is a proven master of delivering great-value products, and that’s precisely what it achieves here: a 31.5in panel and USB-C connectivity

PLUS POINTS A top-tier screen that brings together performance and value in a great all-round monitor

SCORE PRICE £224 (£269 inc VAT) from currys.co.uk We need to tackle this monitor’s great weakness from the start: it doesn’t include a USB-C input. You’re stuck with one DisplayPort and two HDMI ports

All limits are off: we’re now only looking for the wildest, most ambitious laptops out there – most notably one that doesn’t look like a laptop at all