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Netbooks: Mini laptops, max portability
Netbooks are excellent secondary laptops, or if you're always on the road and need portability, but not necessarily performance. We round up the best we've seen so far.
Sony beefs up Blu-ray strategy
A new real-time movie database, called MovieIQ, will be included with high-profile Blu-ray disc releases.
Reviews
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Dell Latitude 2100
The Latitude 2100 is an interesting answer to customising for the needs of schools. As a by-product, Dell has created a robust little netbook that can just as easily be tossed around by any techie who likes to work roughly.
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Dell Adamo
Dell's upscale Adamo is a 13-inch laptop for those who value design and finish as much as performance, but its luxury price will limit the potential audience.
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Dell Inspiron Mini 1210
The Mini 1210's upgraded processor and shift to Windows XP does remove some of the original model's biggest issues, but it's still not a netbook that we'd buy.
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Dell G2210
As an entry-level monitor the G2210 fares well enough, but better alternatives are available for only a little more outlay.
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Dell Inspiron Mini 10
The Dell Inspiron Mini 10 looks to be an improvement on the Mini 9, although the initial low resolution screen, lack of WWAN and three-cell battery option could hamper initial sales. We'd recommend waiting for the updated model coming later this year.
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Dell Wasabi PZ31
It's a cute idea, but like its namesake condiment, the Wasabi photo printer will probably be best in small doses for those who like it and steadfastly avoided by those who do not.
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Dell Studio XPS 16
The Dell Studio XPS 16 is an attractive laptop that handles HD content particularly well, although it suffers from an unimpressive battery life.
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Dell Studio XPS 13
The Dell Studio XPS 13 is a very good laptop. It could have been excellent, but Dell seems to have actually tried too hard in some areas, such as the laptop's design, and we feel it's backfired slightly.
Features
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Six things we'd like to see in future netbooks
Small and cheap not good enough for you? We start the list of things that would make buying a netbook even more enticing.
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Laptops with backlit keyboards
Backlit keyboards are fast becoming a top requested feature list. We check out some notebooks that make typing in the dark a cinch.
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Best ultraportable laptops
Six ultraportable laptops to tickle the fancy of the light-weight enthusiast.
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Best mid-weight laptops
Ten mid-weight laptops for the discerning mobile user.
News
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Ubuntu to be offered by Dell Australia
Dell today announced its Latitude 2100, a netbook designed specifically for school children. It is also the first Dell product in Australia to offer the Ubuntu operating system.
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Dick Smith sells Dell
Dell has announced that Dick Smith will be selling a range of its products within Australia from 6 May.
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Dell mobiles too boring to live?
According to an investor magazine Dell's rumoured mobile phones are so mind-meltingly dreary, they've been rejected by operators.
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Dell officially unveils Adamo, Mini 10
Dell trotted out a fashion model to show off the newest addition to its notebook line-up, but beyond explaining the name of Adamo, the company gave no further details.
DIYs and How-to
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Should I buy a mid-range Vista PC, or get a MacBook Pro and use Parallels?
Should I buy a mid-range Vista PC, or get a MacBook Pro and use Parallels?
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Can my three-year-old PC handle Windows Vista?
Can my three-year-old PC handle Windows Vista?
Downloads
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My Dell Axim Calculator
Perform various calculations with calendar.
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Dell AWE 64 Value Flash BIOS and Driver Update
Download the Dell AWE 64 Value Flash BIOS and driver update for Windows 95/NT.
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Dell Latitude XPi CD MMX ESS 1887 Win3.x Audio Driver
Get the Windows 3.x ESS 1887 driver for the Dell Latitude XPi CD MMX.
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Dell STB Virge Video Drivers & Utilities
Download the STB Virge video drivers for the Dimension series.



















