Panasonic has updated its ToughBook range with the release of four notebooks, and a new rugged ultra-mobile PC.
This week, Dell has unveiled a major revamp to its Latitude laptop line with the new E series, anchored by the 15-inch Latitude E6500 and 14-inch E6400.
Hewlett-Packard launched a range of new mobile business products in Sydney today, including laptops, an iPAQ and the company's first mobile thin client.
Toshiba has updated its business and consumer notebook line-up introducing models with Intel's Centrino Pro platform and Core 2 Duo processors.
Although sold as a 'consumer entertainment' notebook, the swivelling PDA-style touch screen on HP's newest laptop could have strong appeal to the small business market.
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Business travellers who like to travel light should definitely consider IBM's sleek, new, full-featured powerhouse: the ThinkPad X40.
At first glance, the Vostro 1220 looks like an ultraportable notebook that was born from Dell's consumer range. But instead Dell has created its own little niche, targeting the more fashion-conscious business user on a budget.
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.
The Toughbook CF-W7 isn't bad. It's designed for a specialised niche, and if you're constantly exposed to water we'd say it'd be a good choice. We'd expect more for our money though, and would otherwise be more tempted to pick up a Thinkpad for general ruggedness.
For a 12-inch laptop we'd expect more performance and features than we're getting, but there are obviously compromises to be made in making ultrathin affordable.
The Mini 1210's upgraded processor and shift to Windows XP does remove some of the original model's biggest issues, but it's still not a netbook that we'd buy.
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