Panasonic's Toughbook 40 Mk2 (starts at $4,699; about $6,375 as tested) is designed for calls from a speeding ambulance with sirens and shouting in the background. Rugged laptops work just fine ...

Other decks may have more features, even higher specs in a few cases, but can you rely on them like a Technics SL-1210 Mk2? Probably not. Solid as a rock The SL-1210 Mk2 has earned its place in the ...

None of Olds’s odes so much as nods towards any of the masters of the ode in English. One of my cleverer students once identified an ode as a poem that begins with ‘O’ – as, for example, Shelley’s ...

In some ways the Mazda MX-5 for sale today is a very different beast to the little Mazda sports car that first burst onto the scene nearly 30 years ago. Now into its fourth generation, the MX5 ...

But ‘Oh Sister’ is, as its title suggests, an ode to a sister. Dylan directly addresses a “sister” in his lyrics, asking her not to place distance between them and to accept the love that exists ...

Early cars are certainly the most valuable, with Mk1, Mk2 and Mk3 models all commanding up to around £8000 in top condition. Average cars sell for £3000-£5000, with projects starting from ...