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Desktop digest: 13 things you need to know to buy the perfect desktop

Despite the laptop gaining strength as the PC du jour in recent times, the desktop still has a place in the home. Here are our top 25 things to consider before buying or building your own desktop.

Tech you loved in 2004

Here are some of the products our readers were passionate about in 2004, and the reasons they thought they were great.

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Reviews

  • HP Pavilion DV3540TX Special Edition

    HP's latest Special Edition laptop just misses the mark due to some odd design decisions, and poor battery life.

  • D-Link DNS-343

    The DNS-343 is the natural evolution of the DNS-323 — a four-drive NAS that's quite good indeed.

  • LG DP392G

    The LG DP392G is a great portable DVD player with features to keep almost anyone happy, if only it had enough battery for long plane journeys.

  • LaCie LaCinema Premier

    The LaCie LaCinema Premier is a relatively quick and easy-to-use media streamer and external drive that won't burn holes in your coin pocket.

  • Nokia E90 Communicator

    Nokia's E90 smartphone is the latest in the Communicator series, featuring HSDPA support, inbuilt GPS and Wi-Fi.

  • Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18

    The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 offers ease of use to those not prepared to delve into a camera's manual exposure settings, but provides a whole lot more than a point-and-shoot camera.

  • Fujitsu LifeBook S6410

    The Fujitsu LifeBook S6410 boasts a brilliant screen, good performance, and useful features -- but we've seen better from the company.

  • Acer TravelMate 6292

    A well-built and -- shock-horror -- good-looking business notebook, the Acer TravelMate 6292 would be one of our first choices for life on the road.

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Features

  • PS3's got game: plus Blu-ray, MP3 and more

    We take an in-depth look at PS3's non-gaming attributes and cover what you need to know about how it handles Blu-ray and DVD movies, music, photos, Internet browsing and more.

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  • Panasonic NEO plasmas consume half the power

    As we've been reporting for years, plasmas are much less energy efficient than LCDs. Panasonic aims to level the playing field with its new NEO PDP plasma panel, which uses half as much energy to create the same brightness, according to the company.

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DIYs and How-to

  • Build the perfect baby video

    With the imminent arrival of a new baby, your life will become a whirlwind. If you're planning to capture the whole experience on video, plan carefully and you'll have a priceless record of those fleeting early days.

  • CNET monitor buying guide

    Confused by the choice in monitors these days? We separate the muck from the magic.

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Downloads

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The Explain Series

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