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

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

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

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

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

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.

Print, scan, copy and fax with one single device. We put 10 all-in-ones through their paces.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

We test 11 keyboard-based smartphones to find the best tools for staying connected on the move

If you don’t have a car with built-in satellite navigation, the most cost-effective way to add it is by opting for a handheld device with a GPS receiver.

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.

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.

Over a year ago, the PC Authority Labs team was speculating about the possible union of DDR-RAM with the Pentium 4 processor as an alternative to the problematic pairing with RDRAM. While many of the

Store it in your pocket. PC Authority takes fifteen USB drives for a spin around the block.

We test and rate 9 of the best portable presentation devices around.

Jonathan Bray and Alex Bradner put 12 high-end handsets through our gruelling tests to find the best one for you.