Getting good advice on hardware is even more difficult than getting good advice on software.

Most of the time we go to CNET and read reviews of various products. One thing we noticed is the difference between the "CNET" reviews and the actual user reviews.

You can read reviews of most commercial hardware at:
(Be sure to read the user's reviews also!)

http://www.CNET.com

Here are some other places where you can review hardware:

http://www.Yahoo.com/
http://www.PCmag.com

If you know of a good place to view hardware reviews, let us know.