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Lenovo ThinkPad X200
It lacks some basic features you may require — touch pad, optical drive — but the 12.1-inch ThinkPad X200 offers strong performance and the longest battery life we've seen.
Digital Life #69: Light my fire
Strike a match, the Kindle is coming to town. We've also got more information on that Sony X-series Vaio and the Windows Phone, as well as weigh in on the Nobel Prize for Physics (because, we're physicists and all).
Reviews
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Samsung N110
An easy-to-use netbook with a long battery life, but there are cheaper options.
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Sony Vaio W
Attempting to create a premium-priced version of a netbook, Sony has added an HD display to the Vaio W. It's an attractive step-up package, but the internal components are the same as are in cheaper models.
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Asus UX30
The UX30 gets oh so close to what it strives to achieve, but small design choices like the stippled touchpad and port covers, and large issues like the low battery life prevent it from achieving greatness.
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Gateway LT
Gateway's LT has an 11.6-inch screen and is powered by AMD's single core Athlon 64 chip.
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HP Mini 110
While the new HP Mini 110 is less expensive than the Mini 1000 and doesn't stray far from the same mould, there are some subtle design changes — and they're not always for the best.
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Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T
Since when did vendor battery claims actually represent the truth? Acer's Timeline notebook just keeps going and going and going, but it's a pity that it's otherwise underpowered and hampered by Windows Vista.
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Sony Vaio VGN-P15G (Intel Atom Z530 processor 1.6GHz, 2GB RAM)
Sony's upscale Atom-powered Lifestyle PC has the components of a cheaper machine, but the design of a more expensive one. The end result will be a useful travel PC for some and a conversation piece for others.
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Sony Vaio VGC-JS15G/(P/S/T)
Another entry in Sony's panel PC range, doing its best to imitate Apple.
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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Best ultraportable laptops
Six ultraportable laptops to tickle the fancy of the light-weight enthusiast.
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Best laptops for writers
On the road? Need to file that last report, or finish that last chapter in seclusion? We throw about our suggestions for the best laptops for writers.
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James Bond in: Quantum of Sony
James Bond and his nemeses sure do love Sony, with the product placement continuing unabated in the latest 007 instalment. Here are some of the gadgets you'll be seeing on-screen.
News
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Sony Vaio, Walkman, Reader get OLED treatment
In lieu of OLED TVs, Sony shows off OLED-based Vaio, Reader and Walkman prototypes at the CEATEC show in Japan.
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Intel tries anew to build its smarts into TVs
Intel may not have attained the same dominance in TVs as it has in personal computers, but the company remains convinced that interactive, networked, computing-intensive tasks will win the company a foothold in the world of video.
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Intel's new Core i7, Core i5 desktop chips bring faster CPUs to the mainstream
Intel's new Core i5 and i7 CPUs, released today, look to bring performance to the masses just in time for Microsoft's Windows 7 launch.
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Intel Core i7 Mobile laptop chips to be served with Windows 7
Laptop manufacturers are gearing up to release machines that use Intel's next-generation Core i7 mobile chips, code-named Clarksfield, on Intel's next-gen Centrino platform, code-named Calpella.
DIYs and How-to
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Should I buy a computer now or wait for Vista-focused chips to appear?
Should I buy a computer now or wait for Vista-focused chips to appear?
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Switching to an Intel-based iMac
CNET lays out the issues involved in switching to an Intel-based Mac and shows you how to fight some common problems as well as what's the story on software upgrades.
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CNET.com.au's quick guide to Intel processors
Confused about Intel's new naming scheme for their processors? Here's a quick guide to show you how they measure up.
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DIY: Ultralight notebooks
DIY: Ultralight notebooks
Downloads
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Gateway Mercury Motherboard BIOS Update
Upgrade from P5-60 BIOS version 1.00.03.AF1 for Windows 3.x/95/NT.
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Panda Antivirus for Netbooks
Add ultra-lightweight protection for your Netbook.
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Intel Application Accelerator
Enable faster delivery of data from the hard drive to the processor and other system level hardware.
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Intel Hex File Compare
Load and compare two separate files into virtual memory.
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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