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  Centrino 2 launches in Australia

  Centrino 2 is among us — with three laptops already on the shelves, and significantly more due by August.

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  BenQ Joybook R45

  BenQ's Joybook R45 is a good laptop at a great price — and will be even better once you get an extra gigabyte of RAM in there.

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  Seagate announces 500GB notebook drive

  Seagate last week unveiled a 500GB 2.5-inch notebook drive as well as a 1.5TB desktop hard drive, claiming industry firsts for both.

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  Oi!: Panasonic sponsors the Australian Museum

  Panasonic is spending some of the profits from all the Viera TVs and Lumix cameras we're buying in a socially responsible manner by taking up a scientific sponsorship with the Australian Museum.

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  MSI Wind

  This is one of the best mini laptops so far -- it's comfortable to use, has a good display and it's affordable.

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  Apple slashes cost of SSD MacBook Air

  Apple has reduced the cost of an SSD-based MacBook Air by around AU$700.

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  Dell Studio 17

  Dell's Studio range is gearing up to be a successful entry into the mainstream market.

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  Centrino 2: What's in the Intel sequel?

  Centrino is dead -- it's official. But don't worry. On 14 July, Intel will launch Centrino 2 -- codenamed 'Montevina' — to stave off competition from AMD, and to cement its place as the world's number one choice for laptops.

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  Acer Aspire 6920G (Core 2 Duo T8300 Processor 2.4GHz, 3GB RAM)

  The Aspire 6920G is a stylish machine that offers great performance for watching movies or playing the latest games. It's an excellent option if you're looking for a desktop replacement laptop that can keep you entertained.

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  DIY: Wipe Your Hard Drive Clean

  Get out your virtual scrub brush and let's get busy. A full Windows reinstall is the ultimate cure-all for inexplicable errors, crashes and glitches. Our step-by-step primer leads the way.

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  Hands on with the Acer Aspire One

  Acer Aspire One is quite literally "the one"

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  Laptop lowdown: 25 things you need to know to buy the perfect notebook

  In the market for a new notebook? Check out our list of 25 things you need to consider before you hit the shops.

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  Tiny laptops, tiny price

  Netbooks, mini-notes, call them what you will — these diminutive notebooks are taking the world by storm. We browse through what's on the market and what will soon be offered.

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  MacBook Pro vs. the PC competition

  Now that Macs are migrating to Intel processors, the Mac vs. PC argument can finally be put to a fair test. See which one won the debate.

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  Best ultraportable laptops

  Six ultraportable laptops to tickle the fancy of the light-weight enthusiast.

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  Centrino 2 launches in Australia

  Centrino 2 is among us — with three laptops already on the shelves, and significantly more due by August.

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  Top 5 gaming notebooks

  A samurai might have carried a sword in the past, but the modern virtual warrior whips out one of these top-end portables instead.

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  XP on your desktop till 2010, if it's cheap

  Microsoft has announced that manufacturers will be able to sell Windows on "nettops" — or low-cost desktops — in another move that looks set to keep XP alive for several years yet.

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  BenQ Joybook R45

  BenQ's Joybook R45 is a good laptop at a great price — and will be even better once you get an extra gigabyte of RAM in there.

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  MSI Wind

  This is one of the best mini laptops so far -- it's comfortable to use, has a good display and it's affordable.

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  Dell Studio 17

  Dell's Studio range is gearing up to be a successful entry into the mainstream market.

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  Acer Aspire 6920G (Core 2 Duo T8300 Processor 2.4GHz, 3GB RAM)

  The Aspire 6920G is a stylish machine that offers great performance for watching movies or playing the latest games. It's an excellent option if you're looking for a desktop replacement laptop that can keep you entertained.

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  Acer Aspire One

  The Acer Aspire One is better than most netbooks. It's fantastic for anyone who wants a small, cheap machine on which to type and surf the Web. However, its battery life lets it down slightly.

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  Toshiba Satellite A200

  The A200 is a good all-rounder notebook with plenty to offer those on a budget. Just don't expect a performance powerhouse at this price.

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  Dell XPS M1530

  Don't let the slim design and relatively light heft fool you. This XPS is one powerful gaming portable with an impressive feature set for work and play.

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  Asus Eee PC 901

  The Eee is now faster, looks nicer, and has better battery life. It's also heavier and the keyboard is still too small, but we like it. A lot.

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  Dell Studio 17

  Dell's Studio range is gearing up to be a successful entry into the mainstream market.

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  Toshiba Satellite L300 (Celeron 2GHz, 1GB RAM)

  Dell's Studio range is gearing up to be a successful entry into the mainstream market.

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  Asus EeePC 900

  The Asus EeePC 900 is an excellent update to the EeePC 701, and a fantastic purchase.

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  HP Pavilion dv6724TX Special Edition "Thrive"

  HP has well and truly hit its stride with its laptops, and the dv6700 Special Edition series represents a new level in quality. Unless your needs involve being ultramobile, requiring gigabit ethernet or requiring HSDPA, you shouldn't be disappointed with this machine.

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  Lenovo ThinkPad X300

  The newest addition to the ThinkPad X series incorporates the best of the MacBook Air, with the best of the Portege R500, while also adding its own great features, such as a built-in DVD burner, WWAN connectivity, and GPS.

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  Apple MacBook Pro (2008 Edition, 2.4GHz)

  A solid, if predictable, upgrade to the MacBook Pro line, but noteworthy for stealing the MacBook Air's best feature -- expanded gesture controls for the touch pad.

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  Dell XPS M1530

  Don't let the slim design and relatively light heft fool you. This XPS is one powerful gaming portable with an impressive feature set for work and play.

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