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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.

Apple Mac Mini (2009)

Apple's newest Mac Mini is set to be a hit, being both small and powerful. We suspect that if Apple had managed to squeeze Blu-ray support in there, it would take a large chunk of the home theatre PC market.

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Reviews

Acer Aspire M3200

Despite the quad-core processor and 4GB RAM, the M3200 is still a budget PC. If you're a bit strapped for cash and looking for a general purpose desktop, this might be the one for you.
AMD Phenom X4 9850

From a do-it-yourself perspective, we're mostly unimpressed with AMD's new 2.5GHz Phenom X4 9850 quad-core desktop processor.
ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2

The ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 shows promise, but we would still wait until AMD works out the kinks before handing over your hard earned.
Dell XPS 630

With its newest full-fledged gaming PC, Dell shows that it understands the mainstream gaming desktop as well as the high-end.
Apple iMac (20-inch, 2.4GHz)

With its super-elegant new design and a strong configuration, Apple's new iMac competes with the PC desktop market better than perhaps any previous Mac to date.
Intel's quad-core chip unleashed

The Core 2 Extreme QX6700 will remain an enthusiast part for a while, but as a glimpse of the future, it's clear that clock speed is out and core counts are in.
Dell XPS 700

Dell's new XPS 700 shows that it's finally starting to take high-end gaming seriously. The XPS 700 brings some long-missing innovation to Dell's high-end desktop line.

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Features

Five things to consider if you want to buy a laptop in 2007

Buying a laptop is a hard decision at the best of times, but with the release of Vista and the pending release of new mobile technology the task is that much more difficult. We help you sort through it all.

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News

Dell rides the Dragon with new XPS 625 gaming PC

Even if the case lighting caused consternation for some, we were fans of Dell's XPS 630 gaming desktop, which delivered solid bang-for-the-buck. With this morning's announcement of the XPS 625, Dell once again sets its sights on the mid-range gamer.
AMD introduces Dragon PC gaming platform and new Phenom II CPUs

With today's launch of its new Phenom II desktop chips, AMD also announced its new Dragon platform. Dragon marries Phenom II with the Radeon HD 4800-line of 3D cards and AMD's 790-series chipsets into a complete gaming PC.
Intel announces 4 Series desktop chipset family

Intel has four new desktop chipsets to show off from this year's Computex trade show in Taiwan.
AMD delays two Phenom quad-core chips

AMD has delayed the launch of two of its Phenom processors. An AMD representative confirmed that the Phenom 9900 and 9600 are being pushed into the second quarter of 2008, after they were originally scheduled to launch this quarter.