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Home cinema systems: Are kits or components right for you?

Whether you want to buy a home theatre in a box or go the components route, you'll need to decide which way is best for you right from the start.

Get out your virtual scrub brush and let's get busy.

Asus SDRW-08D1S-U External DVD-RW Drive

External DVD writers are never going to be exciting, but at least Asus' effort looks pretty.
Corsair Flash Voyager 64GB

With more than enough space, some will be using Corsair's 64GB as a replacement for an external hard drive. Transferring this much data though will leave you wishing for more speed.
Sony DRX-S70U

Sony's slimline DRX-S70U drive is quite appealing for travellers or those with dud notebook drives -- as long as you've got space for the AC adaptor.
Western Digital My Book Studio Edition (1TB)

The My Book Studio Edition is a welcome addition to the My Book family, and should find a home on many Mac and PC users' desks.
Pioneer BDR-202BK

Pioneer's drive and bundle is excellent, but also expensive and clearly an early adopter's product.
LG LH-RH9695IA Home Theatre

This is a great sounding and great looking unit that will work well in medium-sized rooms, and considering its hard disk drive, it is reasonable value for money.
Sony RDR-HXD760

For AU$999, the RDR HXD760's 160GB hard drive, DVD recording capabilities and built-in digital tuner looks to be a winning proposition.
Western Digital MyBook 250GB USB Hard Drive Essential Edition

It's not much like a book, but Western Digital's take on portable external hard drive storage has a lot going for it if simplicity is what you seek.

The best mobile processor is...

Today's notebooks come with a vast range of processors, but will they give you the best performance? Our comprehensive review benchmarks 19 of the latest mobile processors, giving you an insight into the best chips on the market.
Top free CD/DVD burning apps

Want a quick and dirty app for burning CDs on the cheap? Here are three free options for your music and data desires.
Desktop shopping checklist

Home PCs still have their place in the sun, thanks to falling prices and ease of upgradeability.
How to upgrade your PlayStation 3 Hard Drive

Find out how to upgrade the hard drive on your PlayStation 3.

Iomega announces Home Media Network Drive

This year's CES saw the release of Iomega's Home Media Network Drive, a new addition to its line of external storage devices with a few simple changes.
Dual-core Atom heading for nettops

Intel has begun shipments of the first dual-core version of the Atom processor.
Intel ready with Atom processors for low-cost notebooks

Intel is ready to ship the latest edition of its Atom processor family, this time going after the emerging market for low-cost subnotebooks.
Intel unleashes low cost chips for subnotebooks

Intel has unveiled the latest addition to its Atom processor family, aimed at what it sees as the emerging market for low-cost subnotebooks.

DIY home surveillance with a webcam

Too cheap to buy a real home security system? A webcam gets you part of the way there. We examine a few inexpensive ways to do it with an old computer and some home security software.
Print, save and organise your digital photos

Learn how to organise your images so that they're easy to find, safely backed up, optimised for printing and much more. Once your digital photographs are transferred to your PC, learn how to "process" them for the best possible results.
Scanning photo basics

Learn the best methods for scanning a photo into your PC. This guide will get you up and running with your scanner and show you how to get the best-quality results for scanning and sharing your photos online.
Print labels for CDs and DVDs

Spruce up those boring white labels on the CD/DVD you burn for fun or profit, with easy to use CD labelling software.

Disk Archive Maker

Manage any kind of disks you have.
HP Pavilion Recovery CD Patch

Resolve an issue found on systems once a Recovery CD without "a" in its version number is used to restore the disk.
Turtle Beach CD Master Studio Edition (TBS2050) Install

Get the install disk for the TBS2050 kit for DOS/Windows 3.x/95/NT 3.51.
Turtle Beach CD Master II (TBS2040) Install

Get the install disk for the TBS2040 kit for Windows 3.x/95.

Get (laptop) smart before you buy

Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
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.
Whereis® maps

If you’d like to get to know more of Australia, and do it safely, then check out Whereis® maps.