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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.
Reviews
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Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Mini
The Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Mini is a cut-down version of the company's premium iPod dock but boasts even more features.
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Dell Mini 10v
Dell's Mini 10v keeps a lot of the features of the more expensive Mini 10, while dropping the price to AU$549. It's one of only a handful of AU$600 netbooks that doesn't look and feel especially cheap.
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DualSIM Mini
The DualSIM Mini is tiny in form factor, price and attractive features.
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HP Mini 5101
HP's biz-minded Mini 5101 is a successor to the Mini 2140 (one of our all-time favourite netbooks). It looks and feels great, but for a premium-price netbook, we expect to get more features, not fewer.
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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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Apple iMac 24-inch (2009)
Apple made a number of changes to the 24-inch iMac, but making it available at this price is the most impressive. The rest of the updates are welcome, and Apple's multitasking capability remains unmatched.
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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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HP Mini 2140 (Intel Atom N270 processor 1.6GHz, 1GB RAM)
HP offers a premium version of its Mini 1000 while keeping the price down, making the Mini 2140 the netbook to beat.
Features
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Is Apple behind the laptop curve?
As good as Apple laptops are, Windows-based PCs do have a few leading-edge features not found in MacBooks.
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Contrasting Windows: New feature comparison
Since 2002 when Microsoft introduced Windows XP, its operating system upgrades have caused a wide range of reactions. In this chart, we compare the major features in each OS and look at Windows' progress over the years.
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The best new Windows programs of 2008
In 2008, there were several standout new applications and here are six of what we think are the best ones.
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The Apple iPod family album
We take a look at all of Apple's iPods past and present. It's sure been a journey since that chunky, black-and-white original.
News
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Australian pricing for new Macs
Apple has revealed Australian pricing details for the new hardware line-up it announced overnight in the US, with the vendor's new low-end MacBook laptop starting at AU$1299.
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Mini Coupe heading for production
Remember that cute little Mini Coupe concept that was announced a few days ago? Well, it's going into production.
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Microsoft's plan to get back in the phone game
The company's long-rumoured "Pink" plans will start revealing themselves next year, as a long delayed overhaul of Windows Mobile hits the market.
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Wiimote hack improves real-life tennis game
Mans Shapshak, an avid tennis player as well as a gear hacker, has come up with a novel way to combine fake tennis with real tennis to improve his real-world game using a hacked Wiimote.
DIYs and How-to
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Security Starter Kit: Apps to protect your PC
Viruses, spyware, rootkits, hackers — a new PC can be susceptible to the most insidious of plots. We've devised a list of essential and free security programs to protect your computer and your sanity.
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XP to Vista: How to transfer your data
In this quick guide we'll show you how to transfer your files and settings from an aging Windows XP computer to a new Vista machine.
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101 software tips, tweaks and tricks
Our insider secrets will help you master your PC and its most important applications.
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Dual boot Windows XP and Vista
Already got XP installed, but want to try Vista? Here's how to run both at once.
Downloads
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GoGrabber
Take screenshots of your desktop.
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Swords and Sorcery: Peregrine's Song
Explore a fantasy world in old fashioned 3D perspective.
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BumpTop
Combine a virtual simulation of a real computer desk with computing power of your PC.
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Kyle's Quest Classic
Classic RPG with over 60 add-on levels available!
The Explain Series
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Get (laptop) smart before you buy
Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
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Microsoft Windows® 7. Your PC, simplified.
Windows® 7 has been designed to be more reliable, more responsive, and to make the things you do every day easier.
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Whereis® maps
If you’d like to get to know more of Australia, and do it safely, then check out Whereis® maps.
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Commonwealth Bank Mobile Banking
Bank anywhere, anytime. Learn more.
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Nokia Navigation
The introduction of GPS adds a new dimension of 'social navigation'.
Videos
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| Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB | 35 plans |  1% |
| Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB | 35 plans |  3% |
| Nokia N97 | 42 plans | 3% |
| Sony Ericsson Satio | 6 plans | 1% |
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | 35 plans | 1% |
| Apple mobile phones | 4% |
| Nokia mobile phones | 6% |
| Sony Ericsson mobile phones | 1% |
| Samsung mobile phones | 1% |
| Blackberry mobile phones | 1% |
