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    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.

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    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.

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    Looking for a notebook on a tight budget? Check out our Australian review of 6 great budget notebooks.

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    Despite brave words, the figures show Tablet PCs failing to sparkle. Mixing with the mainstream may be their only hope.

  • High-End Notebooks

    In this feature we looked at ten high-end notebooks.

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    Ultra thin and still ultra fast. For this review we received eight notebooks in total. We also ended up receiving a few notebooks that scraped under 2.5kg which was our limit.

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