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The Hitachi Travelstar 5K500.B is a new eco-friendly notebook hard drive that aims to reduce your notebook’s power consumption. This model line-up offers halogen-free production, improved signal processing, and optional encryption for better security. In

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Windows 7 to have “XP Mode”, Special Requirements

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 7 operating system will have an “XP mode” feature that allows users to run programs that do not work on Vista or 7

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Netbook Shipments to Reach 50 million Next Year

Acer chairmen JT Wang said in a DigiTimes report that global netbook shipments are expected to reach 50 million units in 2010, or about 25% of the

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HP is well known for making stylish consumer notebooks, but today HP decided it was about time that business notebooks started looking cool too. HP today announced the new “ProBook” brand of affordable business notebook

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by Jerry Jackson

The newest 16-inch notebook from HP promises to deliver great performance at a low price and might be very popular in 2009. The HP Pavilion dv6z features the latest AMD dual-core processors, your

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Averatec Intros 12″ Notebook

Averatec today introduced the 12-inch N2700 featuring a Core 2 Duo and a $699 price tag. The specifications are as follows:

• Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 (2.0GHz) processor
• 12-inch WXGA display
• Intel GMA

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by Allison Johnson

The Solo Netbook Mini Instant-Messenger bag is designed to carry up to an 11-inch netbook and meets TSA checkpoint-friendly requirements. Is this downsized messenger finally the bag your netbook has been waiting for?

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Samsung Intros New N110, N120 Netbooks

Samsung has introduced two new netbooks to its lineup: the N110 and N120, retailing for $469 and $459 respectively. The N120 has a slightly larger keyboard than the

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MSI X340 CULV Notebook Coming Soon

MSI’s X-Slim X340 notebook is listed on MSI’s website as “coming soon”; it is based on the new Intel Consumer Ultra Low Voltage (CULV) platform. CULV notebooks represent

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by Dustin Sklavos

If you’re a technology enthusiast like I am, custom ordering a laptop online is like some kind of bizarre but highly enjoyable game. It’s a balancing act, but it’s also like getting to

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by Kevin O’Brien

The Samsung NC20 is a 12.1″ netbook and larger brother to the 10″ NC10. The NC20 offers a larger nearly-full-size keyboard, large 6-cell battery, WXGA resolution display, and the VIA Nano platform. Since

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Today HP released the Pavilion dv3t, the Intel brother to the AMD-based dv3z. The new dv3t offers an integrated optical drive, optional dedicated graphics, an optional Blu-ray drive, and an extended battery life with up

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Today Dell refreshed the Studio 15 notebook, offering faster processors and the new ATI Mobility Radeon 4570 graphics card as upgrade options. The ATI 4570 will be offered in 256 and 512MB configurations, paired with

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G.Skill Intros Falcon SSDs

G.Skill today introduced its Falcon series of Solid State Disks (SSDs), which are MLC-based and feature a SATA II interface. The Falcon SSDs also have a high-performance Indilink controller and

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OCZ Intros Mini SSDs for Netbooks

OCZ today introduced a new storage solution designed specifically for netbooks: a flash-based Solid State Disk (SSD) with a mini-PCI Express interface. The drives are available in 32GB

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We’ve been hearing about solid state drives, or SSDs, as the next big thing in personal computing for a few years now. Until recently, however, SSDs have been plagued by issues preventing widespread adoption such

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Acer Intros New Aspire 3935, 8935G

Acer today introduced two new Aspire notebooks, the 13.3-inch 3935 and the 18.4-inch 8935G.

The Aspire 3935 is a 4.18-pound notebook featuring a 13.3-inch display (1366×768

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MSI Wind with 9-cell gets 25 Hours of Life

Johannes from Eee-PC.de conducted a battery life test with an MSI Wind U115 netbook with a 9-cell battery and was able to get an astonishing 25

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Non-Microsoft OSes Helped by Economic Conditions?

ABI Research reports that a downturning economy may be advantageous for inexpensive netbook computers. In 2008, 75% of netbooks ran Microsoft Windows XP, but ABI Research predicts that

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by Allison Johnson

Last week, Kensington announced a line of Netbook Essentials. Featuring a netbook-sized mouse, neoprene sleeve, and security lock, the smaller accessories are designed to save space and travel lightly, just like your netbook.

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Dell Vostro A90 Business Netbook Now Available

The Dell Vostro A90 Business Netbook is now available in the United States, with a base price of $349. It weighs in at 2.36 pounds with a

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Dell Falling Behind HP, Acer

Despite Dell’s efforts to revive itself, it continues to fall behind. HP and Acer both outpaced it in the first quarter; Dell’s PC shipments in the first quarter relative

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