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Toshiba Portege R400 (with HSDPA)

The last year has not been kind to Toshiba's Portege R400. While it retains the advantage of being a tablet, in all other respects the rest of the ultraportable crowd have left it well behind.

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ASUS M70SA

With a mass of storage and a large breadth of features, the M70SA from ASUS is a solid performer and a decent media centre/desktop replacement to boot.

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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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Belkin NE-WTL leather tote

This one's for the ladies: a chic and practical tote that shields your laptop from shocks and doesn't scream "Rob me!"

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Kensington Contour Terrain Notebook Messenger

We love the Kensington Contour Terrain's low price and subdued look, but we have concerns about its durability.

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Apple to fix flickering MacBook video flaw

Apple has acknowledged it has problems with the video software used in the latest shipment of MacBooks and MacBook Pros.

Toshiba's Qosmio G45 multimedia darling

We've just spent an afternoon playing with a Toshiba Qosmio G45 entertainment laptop, and to cut a long story short, we think it's pretty sweet.

Power outages on MacBook Pros

MacBook Pro owners are apparently having trouble supplying power to their computers both from the battery and from the wall.

Get ready for the 9-to-5 notebook

The magic number for notebook designers in the near future just might be eight -- as in the hours of a full workday.

A battery of questions about lithium ion

With no suitable replacement for lithium ion notebook batteries visible over the next few years, slow progress on battery life will have to do.

How to clean up your laptop

In this project, we'll show you how to get inside and clean the guts of your laptop, and how to keep it looking spiffy on the outside, too.

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.

All about laptop batteries: Updated

Ever wondered why your laptop's battery doesn't last longer? We explain the technology behind battery power, and provide tips on how to maximise it.

DIY: Notebook buying

We cover every aspect you need to consider in making a notebook purchase in our extensive guide.

Build the ultimate quiet PC

A noisy PC can drive you to distraction. Use our guide to discover the main causes of unwanted computer noise and build yourself the ultimate quiet PC!

DIY: Punch up your portable

Revive your aging laptop with a new CPU, memory, and hard drive.

Top 10 notebooks of May

CNET.com.au's top notebooks from May.

Next-Gen Notebooks: Intel Centrino Duo Launch Guide

If you are planning on buying a new notebook in 2006, you'll more than likely be looking at one with a new computing platform from Intel known as Centrino Duo. Here's what you need to know as well as a first look at some of notebooks that are using the platform at launch.

Laptops with Blu-ray or HD DVD drives onboard

Blu-ray may be the current talk of the town, but there's still a war going on. HD DVD and Blu-ray are not only competing for space in your home theatre, but inside your laptop as well.

Macs: Intel and Windows inside

Boot Camp makes it possible to run Windows XP natively on Intel-based Macs. Will the software bring more people over to the Apple Computer side?

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