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Power consumption: How much are your gadgets costing you?
With Earth Hour making us aware of the need to conserve electricity, we conduct a real-world test to see just how much our TVs, computers and other home electronics equipment costs to run.
Toshiba Qosmio G40
Like its predecessor, the Qosmio G30, Toshiba's flagship multimedia desktop replacement offers a complete suite of entertainment features. The G40 is slightly slimmer and has a couple of tricks up its sleeve.
Reviews
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Apple MacBook (White, 2.16GHz)
The latest MacBook looks identical to the old model but benefits from faster components. As a result, it's even better value for money.
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Acer Aspire e650
The Acer Aspire e650 is a powerful, feature-rich media centre, but we're still not convinced that Viiv is mature enough for mass adoption.
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Apple MacBook Pro (1.83GHz)
The MacBook Pro delivers unparalleled style, a solid set of features and software, and a few transitional performance issues that keep it from rivaling the most powerful PC laptops.
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Toshiba Portege R200
Though it's a tad expensive, the Toshiba Portege R200 is a well-designed ultraportable with enough speed and battery life for business travellers.
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HP Media Center PC m1199a
HP's Media Center PC is a great entertainment PC for displaying photos, watching movies and playing games at home.
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Dell OptiPlex GX280
Dell's OptiPlex GX280 is overkill for some offices, but it's a smart investment now if you've got an eye on the future.
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Dell Dimension 4700
Dell's new mainstream Dimension 4700 is an affordable, forward-looking PC that's well suited for the home or the small office.
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Dell Dimension 8400 (Pentium 4 Processor 550 3.4GHz, 1GB RAM)
The Dell Dimension 8400 offers exciting new hardware, but unless you're a staunch early adopter, you won't see a compelling reason to make an immediate upgrade.
Features
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Xbox 360 vs PlayStation 3 vs Wii
Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 or Wii — which next generation games console will reign supreme?
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CNET Labs' Dream PC
We started with a custom-painted case, then sought out the most powerful PC components we could find to make our desktop dream a reality.
News
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FAQ: The next video game consoles?
The swallows come back to San Juan Capistrano every year, the Olympics happen every four years, and old video game consoles get junked every five years.
DIYs and How-to
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DIY: Notebook buying
DIY: Notebook buying
The Explain Series
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Get (laptop) smart before you buy
Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
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Microsoft Windows® 7. Your PC, simplified.
Windows® 7 has been designed to be more reliable, more responsive, and to make the things you do every day easier.
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Whereis® maps
If you’d like to get to know more of Australia, and do it safely, then check out Whereis® maps.
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Commonwealth Bank Mobile Banking
Bank anywhere, anytime. Learn more.
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Nokia Navigation
The introduction of GPS adds a new dimension of 'social navigation'.
Image Galleries
| Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB | 34 plans |  1% |
| Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB | 34 plans | 1% |
| Nokia N97 | 42 plans | 1% |
| Sony Ericsson Satio | 6 plans | 1% |
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | 35 plans |  1% |
| Apple mobile phones | 1% |
| Nokia mobile phones | 2% |
| Sony Ericsson mobile phones | 1% |
| Samsung mobile phones | 1% |
| Blackberry mobile phones | 1% |
