Belkin is not normally a name you'd associate with leading edge networking products, but in the case of the Pre-N range they've really grabbed the bull by the horns and delivered some excellent gear. The Pre-N networking range is based on the 802.11g standard so it's backward compatible with 11b, but like some other 'turbo' networking gear the Pre-N stuff also offers well over the 802.11g 54Mbps data throughput with 108Mbps.

The N-Gage is as chunky as a phone, but when you use it with both hands to play games the N-Gage shines. The 3D processor is good, so you can get some reasonable depth-of-field gaming on the device.

Fast and blessed with some truly useful features - a router that's well worth investing in

Buffalo is first to show off the recently ratified Draft 802.11n specification, but the Nfiniti doesn’t really showcase its talents

As you're probably aware, LindowsOS is an attempt at a consumer-friendly Linux that looks and works like Windows. It was even originally intended to run Windows applications, using the Wine emulator, although this only works well with certain high-profile programs such as Microsoft Office.

Although it’s not a screamer at short range, the good long-range performance (at 5GHz at least) makes the Linksys WRT610N an attractive choice

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

It's a close race between this draft-n Vista Media Extender and the Xbox 360 for getting HD video to your TV. If you watch video from your Vista PC, read on.

All three of the A-series 120GXPs showed excellent all-round benchmark scores,

All three of the A-series 120GXPs showed excellent all-round benchmark scores,

All three of the A-series 120GXPs showed excellent all-round benchmark scores,

All three of the A-series 120GXPs showed excellent all-round benchmark scores,

Packed with great features and offering decent coverage, the DIR-655 is a winner at this price.

All the nuances of the new Nokia N series at a more consumer grade level.

Not a great performer in testing, but a firmware update that delivers the performance we saw with the TL-WR841ND would make it great value.

A beautifully tiny computer-on-a-board that you should only consider if you have a specific use in mind

Poor coverage means the Zyxel isn’t a bargain.

Mediocre value for the features and performance on offer.

A solid draft-n router with NAS and media-streaming features – though it’s a little on the slow side.

A couple of small products shake up the predictability of a week in labs, including the new d_skin for CDs and DVDs