The Australian PC market for the second quarter 2003 has increased by 20.9 percent over the same period last year, according to IDC.
Acer needs help getting ahead, and Gateway needs help keeping up. Both hope a merger will do the trick -- and put them ahead of rival Lenovo in the process.
Despite Australia posting an increase of more than 10 percent in PC sales last quarter, industry analysts predict escalating tensions between the USA, North Korea and Iraq will have an unsettling influence on buying patterns in the second half of this year.
The National Australia Bank has awarded Acer a contract to supply up to 20,000 desktops and notebooks under a refresh project that is also seeing the institution shift to a Windows XP standard operating environment (SOE) across its Australian business.
Australia's Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) has signed Acer reseller Leading Solutions for the supply of over 800 desktops, notebooks and LCD monitors under a three year contract.
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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.
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Can any computer with an integrated 17in. display really be called a notebook? Perhaps it can. However, any use of the term 'portable' with reference to this 7.1kg monster will certainly raise eyebrows.
Looking for a notebook on a tight budget? Check out our Australian review of 6 great budget notebooks.
A well-built and -- shock-horror -- good-looking business notebook, the Acer TravelMate 6292 would be one of our first choices for life on the road.
The Travelmate is an excellent notebook for business if you're interested in the 15-inch space, and you're happy with the 3kg weight.
The TravelMate 8200's souped up internal components and copious features make it an undeniably attractive proposition, but its weight and dimensions make it less suited to life on the road.
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