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

Many people upgrade their PCs by adding the latest CPU or more memory, but leave their old hard disk in place. The humble hard disk is one of the slowest components inside a PC (in fact, only optical

Play your video, photo and music files on your TV from a networked PC. We put five network players to the test

If you are serious about getting great sound from your computer - and putting sound into your computer - you need to make sure you are packing the right hardware to do the job.You can now buy any numb

Buying the right case is highly important when building a new PC. We put five through our checks

There are three main types of MP3 players, which differ mostly in terms of their method of data storage. Each has its own pros and cons.

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.

The CD-RW is close to becoming an ubiquitous part of a new PC. Exactly how this came about is difficult to pinpoint, but one reason is the growth of storage-hungry multimedia. More people are using th

The paperless office may have been a myth, but the portable office is becoming more and more a reality every year. Only a couple of years ago, a mobile computer user had to make significant compromise

A game is played out whenever we do a Labs feature with a price point: the vendors cobble together a magic formula that determines what is the appropriate mix of components for the balance in performa

A game is played out whenever we do a Labs feature with a price point: the vendors cobble together a magic formula that determines what is the appropriate mix of components for the balance in performa

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.

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

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

Share and back up music, photos, video and documents on your network with a high-capacity NAS drive.

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.