We used a range of tests on the wireless equipment to gauge their abilities to perform under duress, as well as provide empirical evaluations on the set-up, configuration, management and software capabilities.

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

Stuck for storage space? Upgrade to one of the latest disks and you’ll benefit from better performance too

Since the launch of PC Authority magazine 30 issues ago, we have placed an emphasis on the concept of computing in the real world. This means that all the PC hardware that passes through our Labs is t

External hard disks are a great way to add storage. We test 13, from sub-$130 portable drives to mighty terabyte desktop units.

Time to put the lid on your conventional bulky monitor? Australia's largest flat panel display roundup thinks so.

Testing anti-virus software is a tricky endeavour at the best of times, due to the inherent nasty nature of the test subject. For this anti-virus roundup, we asked independent anti-virus testing lab, AV-Test.org (www.av-test.org) to conduct the testing for us in their controlled environments. AV-Test.org has access to thousands of viruses, and is a respected anti-virus testing lab.

Fifteen security packages go head to head in our labs test, including Kaspersky, Norton, ZoneAlarm, McAfee, F-Secure and AVG. Find out which will keep you safe and which could let you down.

The advantages of an LCD display over a conventional CRT are well known - dramatic savings in terms of space, reduced energy consumption, less radiation and heat generation, easier alignment of geomet

From personal printers to home office colour, we put 12 lasers through their paces. Some are lightning fast; others produce dazzling colour. Some are tiny, and some are surprisingly cost-effective.

To test the TFTs in this month's Labs we relied on a few different methodologies. All TFTs were tested on the same test bench PC consisting of a Gigabyte 8GE667-PRO motherboard and 2.53GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor with 512MB of DDR RAM, running Microsoft Windows XP Professional.

The DVD standards battle on, and prices continue to drop, so is it worth buying a DVD burner now? We put an assortment of DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW drives to the test to answer that very question.

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.

Internet everywhere, for affordable prices. Dave Stevenson investigates the claims, tests the speeds and delivers a verdict on the best plan for your mobile dollars.

The 19" LCD fits now represents outstanding value for money, and is so much nicer to use than a 17" screen. We round up and test the best.

With free video services like MSN and Skype, you’re missing out if you don’t have a webcam.

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

If your PC is less of a speed demon and more of a dinosaur then it's time to upgrade your CPU. We put the latest low, mid and high end processors to the test.

Speed up your home network with these wireless routers, including faster speeds, better gaming and VoIP handling and automatic security.

Early last year we predicted that 2003 would be the year of the TFT, and we were proven right. TFT prices tumbled to affordable levels, and for the first time TFTs were arriving that had comparable quality to CRTs.