Acer predator x27u

SCORE PRICE £999 (£1,199 inc VAT) from visunext.co.uk If we gave awards on the basis of features alone, this display would walk away with a cabinet’s worth. The two Thunderbolt 4 ports mean you can da

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

SCORE PRICE £417 (£500 inc VAT) from amazon.co.uk We associate AOC with all-out value screens, but it ups the ante with this 4K IPS monitor aimed at graphic designers. And it really is a top-notch pan

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