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.

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

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 tools for home movie-making have become far more accessible and functionally more versatile. While truly broadcast-quality images are still the domain of 'prosumer' and professional video cameras

When it comes to getting real work done, there’s still nothing to compete with a laser printer’s combination of quality, speed and economy. We tell you how to choose a busines laser, plus review 3 examples.

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

While hard disk drive speed is commonly one of the last considerations when putting together a new machine, its importance is more than just a place to store your files and operating system.

If you want a digital camera, then look no further than our roundup of all the latest models.

This month the Labs team decided to take a snapshot of the high-end visual and 3D workstation state of play.When you think workstations, a few things immediately spring to mind: dual processors, loads

The labs team this month tackled scanners, and they put 16 through their paces to bring you the good, and the not so good.

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.

The Labs team delves into the guts of this month’s motherboards, and points out what you need to know to chose the right one for your needs.

It is really not that long since we have covered digital cameras in the PC Authority Labs, only a little over a year, and yet the technology has progressed in leaps and bounds in that time. Back then,

A lot has happened since our last graphics card Labs back in September 1999. Back then the nVidia Riva TNT2 Ultra was starting to give 3dfx a hard time, and the Matrox Millennium G400 MAX was showing

Next to the printer, flatbed scanners are proving the next most popular PC add-on. With confusing technical claims and price points starting from around $100, what sort of capabilities are you paying

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.

The results of the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics Small Business Survey were released earlier this year, and they contain some interesting facts about IT and small business in Australia. In Ju

Just a few years ago, a PC equipped with a 200MHz processor and 64MB of memory would have been considered high end. Even today, it will happily run most apps you care to throw at it. So, when you cons

Unless youve been comatose for the last seven to eight years then you might have missed the growing fad for all things related to the Internet - that amorphous, heaving, abstract new medium that is in