A solid all-round multimedia notebook with the grunt to back up its price tag, those expecting something light and cheap should look elsewhere.
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If you want performance in a desktop replacement form factor then the Toshiba Satellite P200 is a good option, if not a particularly stylish one.
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The Dell Inspiron 1720 is pitched as an "entertainment powerhouse" and offers a range of component upgrades and colour choices for home users.
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The HP Pavilion m8095a is a versatile-looking system which is designed to integrate into the loungeroom or act as a multimedia desktop.
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If you're happy to wait a few months for more Blu-ray content to land, the AR18GP is a powerful, multimedia-rich laptop whose only glaring omission is a TV tuner.
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Australians may be snapping up high definition (HD) capable equipment, but movie studios and technology vendors face a potential public relations disaster if they can't help consumers avoid compatibility problems that could potentially force consumers to repurchase equipment down the road.
Sony's Blu-ray format for next-generation DVD drives will win over Toshiba's rival HD DVD format, analyst firm Forrester predicted on Wednesday - but it won't be a quick victory.
The key number in the battle between the Blu-ray and HD DVD camps is 250,000.
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It's game on in the next-generation DVD battle. Hot on the heels of Toshiba's release of Australia's first HD DVD equipped notebook, Sony has announced that it will be bringing in Blu-ray in the form of the VAIO VGN-AR18 laptop from next month.
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Intel, accompanied by a slew of launch partners, today unleashed Viiv on the Australian market. More of a platform than a product, Intel is hoping that Viiv will do for the lounge room PC what its Centrino brand has done for Wi-Fi notebooks.
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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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