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APC's independent reviewers point to the best technologies in the top-selling product categories each month. We only change products when a better one comes along. What you see here is […]

8 brands of Core Duo technology based note book computers are tested. A comparative analysis of features and performance of these note books is also presented.

The evaluation of various brands of personal computers is performed, and the pros and cons of those products are presented along with their price tags.

The latest computer servers in the market are tested and their details are presented.

The details on the performance differences of various ADSL2+ modems, in Austrailia are evaluated. It is found that only some products are maintaining the ADSL2+ standards as claimed and majority of the modems that were connected to the cable were not capable of attaining the ADSL2+ speeds (12MB/s).

Details of sub-$2,000 systems designed for PC users who want gaming, multimedia like DVD movies, music, photo editing and broadband functionality are presented. Product and price details of Acer Aspire T620, Adelong Black Widow, Altech Gameforce Warrior and a few others are provided.

Four high-end video editing suites and five more basic applications are evaluated. It is observed that flexibility is the main difference between high- and low-end software where high-end suites are for creating professional looking video, and the cheaper alternatives can achieve impressive results and are easier to use.

Multifunction devices that are a combination of ink- or laser-based printer, a scanner with a copy function, and a fax machine are discussed. Brother's DCP-110C has features that would integrate well into a small office and is available at AUS$249. The All-In-One 922 Printer from Dell is excellent for printing color photographs on glossy paper, and is priced at AUS$179.

Users are looking out for MP3 players that are small sized, neatly designed and easy to control. Details about nine of the best MP3 players are presented which include Apple iPod 20GB, Archos Gmini 220 20GB, Creative Zen Touch 20GB and others.

Laser printers offer quality and speed advantages over ink and wax-based printers and more users are switching to laser to gain the benefits of cheaper per page costs and higher quality text output. A range of laser printer's details and their price are presented that feature a parallel connector for compatibility with older PCs and print servers.

A list of desktop computers for less than $2,000 is mentioned. Special features of HP Compaq's dc7100, Acer's AcerPower F1 Series, Apple's eMac, IBM's ThinkCentre S50 and many others are given.

Wireless networking is becoming very popular in both offices and homes, networking product manufacturers are working hard on the wireless access points. Details of various brands and models that include Level One WAP-0003, Apple AirPort Extreme and others are given.

How to convert a DVD movie disk into DivX is described and explained.

Water-cooling is the ultimate way to eliminate heat from a machine and seven kits designed to help the PC chill out are described. They are Corsair's Hydrocool 200ex, 3R Poseidon, Cooler Master AquaGate, Global WIN's Jefi, Global WIN's Silent Stream, ThermalTake's Aquarius III and Zalman Reserator 1.

APC's testing confirms that the performance of USB Wi-FI adaptors trails the PCI and PC card adaptors by a country mile, though ease of use and compatibility are stronger points. The great advantage of USB Wi-Fi adaptor is that it can be connected to both notebook and desktop PC systems and can easily be swapped between computers when required.