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    If you're looking for a high-end desktop replacement notebook, you've got a choice of processors and even a 64-bit option. Intel or AMD: whose processor reigns supreme?

  • Red hot laptops

    If you're going to have to lug it around, you might as well get a laptop that will make business colleagues green with envy. Check out our Australian review of 5 supercharged notebooks.

  • Centrino Central: Four notebooks tested

    Need a notebook with speed and long life? The new mobile platform from Intel doesn't sacrifice battery life for performance. We test four of the first Centrino notebooks.

  • Sub-2K PCs

    In this feature we looked at 16 Budget PCs. And, in the process, we had our first look at the all new AMD Duron processor. We also received Celeron-, Cyrix-, Pentium III- and Athlon-based machines.

  • Tablet PCs gaining momentum

    As Microsoft gets ready to unveil Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, hardware manufacturers are readying tablet products for release.

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  • Lenovo announces operational shake-up

    Lenovo has announced an internal restructuring of the company's operations to boost its efficiency in an increasingly competitive PC market.

  • Tablet PCs gaining momentum

    As Microsoft gets ready to unveil Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, hardware manufacturers are readying tablet products for release.

  • Dell seeks Australian growth from consumers and education

    PC giant Dell hopes a renewed focus on consumers and education buyers will allow it to claim the top spot in Australia's PC market from long-time rival Hewlett-Packard.

  • NSW govt signals desktop Linux needs

    The NSW state government yesterday went to market for its desktop, notebook and small server needs for at least the next three years, designating the ability to purchase Linux-based systems as "highly desirable".

  • PC vendors snub antitrust altered Windows

    The four largest PC vendors have no plans to sell the media player-free version of Windows which Microsoft was ordered to offer by Europe's competition commissioner.

Features and Case Studies (4)

  • 64-bit Intel server onslaught begins

    Hewlett-Packard, Dell, IBM and others will announce on Monday in the US the first servers to use Intel Xeon processors augmented with 64-bit extensions, a technology with major long-term implications.

  • The importance of being 64-bit

    IT vendors such as Microsoft and Intel have grand plans for 64-bit computing and the improved processing potential it promises but convincing customers may not be so straightforward.

  • Gartner: Consolidation to put squeeze on businesses

    As a few hardware and software suppliers come to increasingly dominate, companies must use caution, Gartner advises.

  • Windows XP beta for tablet PCs on tap

    Microsoft plans to display a beta version of Windows XP that will run on tablet PCs, a new breed of computers that have touch screens and can read handwriting.

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