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Fujitsu Lifebook S6520

The Fujitsu Lifebook S6520 is a decent refresh with Centrino 2 parts, but there are cheaper alternatives if portability is of utmost importance.

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Fujitsu Lifebook E8420

Fujitsu's foray into Centrino 2 laptops is solid, but the competition is offering more features at a lower price.

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Lenovo IdeaPad S10

Lenovo's "me, too!" entry in the netbook sweepstakes, the IdeaPad S10, gets the price and features right, but falls behind on battery life.

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ViewSonic VX1962wm

ViewSonic's latest is a great idea, hampered by not so great execution.

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One in four SSD-based laptops fail

Notebooks with solid state drives (flash-based) cost more than traditional hard drives, are "an order of magnitude" less reliable and do not perform as well when using Microsoft Outlook.

Nvidia bumps up laptop graphics to GForce 9M series

Nvidia is gearing up to release its 9-series of graphics cards, pumping up the gaming power of laptops everywhere.

Breakthrough promises 40-hour laptop batteries

Stanford researchers have made a discovery that could signal the arrival of laptop batteries that last more than a day on a single charge.

Vista draining laptop batteries, patience

Some of Microsoft's most important customers aren't happy with the battery life offered by notebooks running the new operating system.

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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.

DIY: How to buy a laptop for your business

A laptop offers a number of advantages, particularly portability. Even if your business doesn't call for much travel, you can take all of your data with you on a daily commute or just down the hall for a presentation.

DIY: Laptop tuneup tips

Is your laptop cranky, sluggish, or out of sorts?

Tips to boost Vista performance

Vista can be a performance hog, but there are many ways you can tweak the OS components to speed it up. See what actions you can take to remove bottlenecks and optimise Vista.

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Best mid-weight laptops

Ten mid-weight laptops for the discerning mobile user.

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.

Laptop predictions for 2008

Staring into the foggy crystal ball of the future, we try and wipe away the smudges to catch a glimpse of laptop technology to come.

Best laptops of 2006

We round up the best notebooks of 2006 with something for everyone: from snazzy ultraportables to desk-bound behemoths.

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Spectro Sound Card Octave Analyzer

Perform acoustic octave measurements.

Advanced Connection Viewer 1.4

Track active connections and perform whois operation.

FolderMatch 3.5.3

Synchronize directories between drives and computers.

BatteryMon 2.1 build 1004

Monitor the state of your batteries and gain information on their performance.

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