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By Ty Pendlebury on 14/06/2007

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The good:

Decent battery life
Performance levels are right on the money
Good value for money
Rigid construction

The bad:

No multimedia controls
No LED backlight

The bottomline:

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.

Buying choices:

* Travel Mate 6292-602G25Mn | $1111.01

Editors' rating:

8.1/10

Users' rating:

7.2/10

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