News (77)

  • Aust PC market set to boom: IDC

    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 merges with Gateway, leapfrogs Lenovo

    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.

  • 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.

  • Tablet PCs gaining momentum

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

  • HP says no to Intel's Turbo Memory

    Hewlett-Packard will not include Intel's Turbo Memory technology in any of its Centrino Pro notebooks, the manufacturer has revealed exclusively to our sister site ZDNet UK.

Features and Case Studies (22)

  • Looking for the right notebook?

    ZDNet Australia reviews seven of the most outstanding, high-end notebooks.

  • 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.

  • Upstart's chips on wireless recharging

    New wireless technology from chipmaking start-up MobileWise lets people recharge notebooks, mobile phones and other devices by setting them on a pad instead of plugging them in or dealing with a docking station.

  • The Tablet PC challenge

    Commentary: Tablet PC isn't just a new Microsoft operating system -- it also changes the rules significantly, and could be just the thing the Redmond boys are looking for to send Linux spiralling away into insignificance.

  • Vertical PDAs: On the road again

    The choice of operating system for a personal digital assisant (PDA) is effectively down to two" Palm OS or Pocket PC"but the variety of choices for the handheld itself is very impressive. We test three of the best, and see what's coming up soon.

Reviews (116)

  • Reviews News: Notebooks and Switches

    The staple diet of new switches and broadband technologies has this week been supplemented by a healthy addition of notebook launches.

  • Acer Extensa 5635Z

    The Extensa is a business laptop with no particular frills. That's not a bad thing per se, but it's tough to get too excited about it, either.

  • Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T

    Since when did vendor battery claims actually represent the truth? Acer's Timeline notebook just keeps going and going and going, but it's a pity that it's otherwise underpowered and hampered by Windows Vista.

  • Acer TravelMate 6292

    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.

  • Acer Ferrari 3400

    The Acer Ferrari proves that great looking notebooks aren't the sole province of computer companies named after fruit.

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