From budget laptops to ultra-tiny netbooks, ultraportables and high performance, we explain the tricks to finding out the ultimate laptop at the right price.

Will splashing out on expensive RAM make a real difference to PC performance? And if so, how much should you buy? We supply the benchmarks and lay the details bare

A range of cut-down Core 2 Duo processors that are fine for everyday tasks.

Add high-definition reading and writing capabilities to your PC with a Blu-ray drive, or save money with a plain DVD writer

Are you still confused about what sort of camera to purchase? We take a look at some of the differences between stand-alone video cameras and dual-use compacts that promise to do everything. Are video cameras still even necessary? We've got some answers.

A phone with a personality crisis, but although it’s no iPhone it makes an interesting choice for business users

With MARS, Asus managed to do its own version of a "beyond GTX295" dual GPU card. It has two full-speed GTX285 cards per slot, a total of 2GB RAM, a full complement of 240 shaders and 512-bit buses per GPU

From Celerons to Core i7s, Semprons to Phenom IIs, David Bayon tests Mainsteam desktop processors and finds the best budget, mid-range and enthusiast (gaming) choice for you.

The PC maker will launch its first desktop in Australia capable of playing both formats.

The T100 is a compact pedestal server and its combination of value and features makes it well worth considering

Blu-ray writers are more affordable than ever. We look at four internal models to find the best way to go high-def. The last time we did a round-up of optical drives, the former war was in full swing. But now Blu-ray has at last seen off HD DVD and taken its place as the industry standard for high-capacity optical media.

Picking a winner in the high-def wars is easy with this bargain PC, and you’ll never guess where we found it . . .

This first of a new generation is only a little faster than the old, but its potential is clearly huge

Acer has outed the Aspire One with Android dual booting laptop, which will allow users to choose between a quick-loading Android and Windows 7 OS

The arrival of dual-n band networking with 5GHz promises an end to crowded home wireless networks. Speed, range and technology is great, but the price is steep

A retrograde step from its predecessor, but a super low price makes this dinky PC very desirable

A teaser of a great workhorse PC, we just hope Asus can get the price down on release.

New combo drive writes Blu-ray discs 'considerably faster'.

We take each week's best rumours from around the world and list them here in the Weekly Rumour Mill.