Roundups

Roundups: Back to school: Best mobile broadband modems

The ability to work anywhere, anytime is essential for any student. Thanks to mobile broadband modems it's easy to access the Internet whether you're at home, school or university

Ross Catanzariti 07/02/2012 15:54

Roundups: Laser printers for back to school

If you've got a heap of digital textbooks or course notes that you want hard copies of, invest in a laser printer. They're extremely cheap and can produce plenty of pages off a single toner cartridge.

Campbell Simpson 06/02/2012 16:00

Roundups: Best external hard drives for back to school

If you've got an older PC or laptop and need some more storage space for school -- for some movies or music, or if you've just bought a new digital camera or camcorder for class -- an easy way to fix this is to buy an external hard drive. We've listed a couple of reliable models for a variety of machines.

Campbell Simpson 06/02/2012 16:00

Roundups: Best monitors for back to school PCs

So you've bought a new PC or laptop for the school year, but you want more screen real estate. Or maybe your old PC is doing just fine, but you've got to use a larger screen for writing assignments and researching. We've listed a few good monitors you can buy to help out.

Campbell Simpson 06/02/2012 15:47

Roundups: Best headphones for back to school

If you're going back to school, and you've got a shiny new MP3 player or smartphone filled with music and movies, you'll need some good headphones to go with it. Pick from our list of the best headphones to suit schoolkids and university students.

Campbell Simpson 06/02/2012 15:31

Roundups: Back to school: Best tablets

Heading back to school or university? Why not aid your studies with an inexpensive tablet?

Ross Catanzariti 06/02/2012 15:08

Roundups: Back to school: Best Android phones

Heading back to school or university? Why not aid your studies with an inexpensive Android phone!

Ross Catanzariti 06/02/2012 12:44

Roundups: Back to school: Digital cameras

You may well be able to use your smartphone for most of your photography needs, but sometimes you need a dedicated camera to get optimal results. Maybe you need more zoom, better image quality or simply a more comfortable way to take photos.

PC World Staff 06/02/2012 11:57

Roundups: Best inkjet printers for back to school

Printing for schoolwork doesn't need to be great quality, but whatever printer you're using has to have plenty of features. Scanning is an important inclusion, as is printing over USB and Wi-Fi.

Campbell Simpson 06/02/2012 11:00

Roundups: Best upcoming smartphones in 2012

2012 may have just started, but there is already a number of new smartphones that have been announced. From Sony's Xperia S to Nokia's highly anticipated Lumia 800, 2012 is set to be another huge year for the mobile industry.

Ross Catanzariti 19/01/2012 10:47

Roundups: Back to school: Budget Intel Core i7 laptops

If you want a powerful laptop so that you can breeze through your school work, then one equipped with an Intel Core i7 CPU, lots of RAM, a discrete graphics card and a large hard drive is a good idea.

PC World Staff 16/01/2012 12:54

Roundups: Back to school: Ultrabooks

The Ultrabook has been hatched in an effort to make thin and light computers more prominent in the marketplace. It's an initiative by Intel that challenges hardware companies to come up with MacBook Air-like designs for Windows users and so far there are a handful of vendors offering these products.

PC World Staff 16/01/2012 09:38

Roundups: Ultrabooks in Australia

Ultrabooks are the new netbooks in terms of products that vendors are now trying to push. Barely any new netbooks were released in 2011 and it seems most vendors are not willing to make any more of the small and basic models that were only good for Web browsing, document creation and light multimedia tasks.

Elias Plastiras 19/12/2011 09:36

Roundups: The best laptops of 2011

We reviewed 78 laptops in 2011 (and there is a handful more still in the editorial pipeline at the time of writing). They ranged from small and smart AMD Fusion-based models, to big and bold desktop replacements and workstations.

Elias Plastiras 16/12/2011 09:11

Roundups: Best iPhone 4S alternatives

Apple recently launched its 5th generation iPhone but it didn't unveil the iPhone 5, like many rumours suggested. It unveiled the iPhone 4S -- it looks exactly like an iPhone 4, except it has a faster processor, a better graphics engine and a better camera.

Ross Catanzariti 10/10/2011 14:59

Roundups: Top rated desktop replacement notebooks: August 2011

Ditching your bulky and space-hogging PC for a notebook doesn't have to mean that you also give up on fast performance.

PC World Staff 01/09/2011 10:57

Roundups: Top rated 15in laptops: August 2011

While thin-and-light computing may be getting more mainstream, especially with the success of laptops such as the MacBook Air, the most popular laptop size in Australia is still 15.6 inches. We've gathered ten of our top rated 15.6in models in this round-up, which represent some of the best value mainstream models you can get in this market segment.

PC World Staff 01/09/2011 09:48

Roundups: Top tablets: Best buys (August 2011)

Looking for a tablet on a budget? You should look no further than PC World Australia's best buys. These tablets are a rank of the top 5 models based on perceived value for money.

PC World Staff 26/08/2011 10:01

Roundups: Best tablets: Editor's choice (August 2011)

Are you in the market for a new tablet? See what our expert reviewer's recommend with our editor's choice selections. These tablets are a rank of the top 5 models based on personal selection by the PC World Australia editorial team.

PC World Staff 26/08/2011 09:36

Roundups: Top rated tablets: August 2011

Looking for a new tablet? Why not start with our top rated selections? These tablets are a rank of the top five products based on review scores by the PC World Australia editorial team.

PC World Staff 25/08/2011 11:36