What's in APC July 2007

COVER STORY: Notebook shootout

We stress-test the best all-round big-brand machines.
Is there a notebook that gives you battery life and performance?

Also in the magazine...

Labs Challenges and Roundups:

Sub-$2,500 DSLRs - Going shopping for a new camera anytime soon? Christopher Zammit focuses on what factors you should consider to find the best DSLRs under $2,500.

Plus:

Intel's next-gen Centrino- More performance, more battery life and more features - will transform mobile computing.

High-def TV buying guide - High definition may soon take over the lounge room, but you need to know what you're doing.

Reviews

We test the latest and greatest products available - here's just a sample:

AMD ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT
Nvidia GeForce 8800 Ultra
Adaptec RAID 3405 USC
Samsung Syncmaster 305t
Windows Mobile 6

Workshops and Insight

HDTV guide
NAS
Office
PC speed
Vista
USB

Downtime

We check out the latest and best gadgets, books and games around!

From the cover DVD:

1-abc.net Backup 1.01 - Automated backup software; never lose important data again.
AllWebMenus LITE 4.0 - Create impressive DHTML menus for your web site using this tool.
The very first APC Magazine!- By reader request, here is the very first issue of APC ever published, way back in May 1980!
Advanced File Organizer 2.4 - Catalogue your file system.
Gentoo Linux 2007.0 - Bootable from the DVD, the power distro for networking and developers.
Benchmark toolkit - All the latest tools to put your Windows PC to the test.