The Nehalem-based xeons are a landmark release, with exceptional performance married to great power.

High-capacity desktop drives have never been so affordable. Darien Graham-Smith puts 23 to the test to find the best

We know you want to play games, so we've put 18 PCI Express graphics cards under the microscope to see who really does the job the best.

There may be two main CPU manufacturers, but picking the right processor is anything but simple. We put 51 CPUs through their paces

Intel’s three new CPUs promise Core i7 power in an economical and efficient package. We put them through their paces to see whether small really is beautiful

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.

Pocket-sized digital camcorders are becoming more capable all the time. We round up ten of the best

We put every current model from ATI and NVIDIA through its paces to find out which offers the best performance and value.

With so many factors to consider, choosing a motherboard can be a bewildering exercise. We put 11 models through their pace to find the ultimate in performance, flexibility and value

All the current chipsets from both the big gaming guns – ATi and Nvidia – tested, reviewed and rated.

Great gaming performance has never been so affordable. We test 22 current cards from Nvidia and ATI to find what works and what doesn't

Discover if your bank is leaving serious security holes or lacks cutting-edge features in our in-depth analysis of online banking.

We test three of the latest ultra-portable laptops

In the market for a new gaming rig for playing the latest games? PC Authority has the answer to your gaming performance woes with five of the hottest machines around.

How much notebook will $2500 actually buy you? The PC Authority Labs team investigates.

Unlike many of our performance-based Labs, business workstations are a whole different world of PCs, focusing not on the maximum number of frames per second, or how many overall points they can churn out in any given benchmarking utility.

Benchmarking PCs is a tricky business. You need to ensure that you stress the systems, but also that the results you get will be relevant in the real world. Previously we have relied heavily on BAPCo's SYSmark2002 for simulating home and office use, with programs such as Excel, Word, Outlook, and web content through Adobe Premiere and Macromedia Dreamweaver. However, due to SYSmark's history of instability as well as the sheer length of time it takes to complete a run, we have put it on the backburner in favour of PCMark04 for this Labs.

Evaluating barebones systems is quite different from performance-based testing using benchmarks. As such, we opted to do a feature-based roundup, covering all aspects of the hardware, including but not limited to: build quality, ease of install, and included feature sets.

We put a selection of high-capacity office printers to the test. We analyse what printer is best for your workplace and what dosn't work.

Enlarge your workspace with a widescreen monitor: We round up 13 LCDs from 20in up to 24in, with prices you won’t believe