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HP Pavilion dv2633XT Special Edition 'Verve'

The Verve is near perfect -- though it wouldn't hurt HP to squeeze out a little more battery life, thin out the crapware and to start supplying some realistic driver downloads.

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BenQ Joybook S41

As possibly the only 14.1-inch machine to hold the powerful Nvidia GeForce 8600M GS graphics card, the JoyBook S41 offers fantastic performance for a portable unit. If only it had dedicated multimedia buttons and better internal speakers.

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Dell Inspiron 700m

Small, thin, and perfect for working on the go, Dell's Inspiron 700m packs the essentials, along with several digital creature comforts.

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Intel debuts Core Duo: dual-core processors come to laptops

In a keynote speech by CEO Paul Otellini at CES 2006 in Las Vegas, Intel officially unveiled its new Centrino Duo Mobile Technology.

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.

Top 5 gaming notebooks

A samurai might have carried a sword in the past, but the modern virtual warrior whips out one of these top-end portables instead.

Protect your home office - from your kids

There's nothing worse than setting up your home office, only to have the kids destroy the lot with an errant game install, virus infection or jam covered keyboard.