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    Disappearing equipment can eat away your IT budget, but so can the cost of some tracking and inventory solutions. Get the scoop on the challenges of equipment drift and the availability of solutions to stop it.

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    Commentary: Many people are choosing to use notebooks instead of desktops as their primary computer. Here's why I think it's a bad idea.

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    Today, even the cheapest notebook computers outstrip the performance needs of the most demanding business users, and you no longer have to settle for a desktop because the notebook is too expensive.

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    One CIO relates how to change an IT infrastructure and reduce costs--even without a budget. Ingenuity, planning, and resource allocation fostered cost-effective change.

  • Reducing equipment drift helps cut tech costs

    Disappearing equipment can eat away your IT budget, but so can the cost of some tracking and inventory solutions. Get the scoop on the challenges of equipment drift and the availability of solutions to stop it.

  • Cut variable and fixed costs using VMware

    VMware can replicate multiple workstations on a single machine, potentially saving you thousands in hardware costs. What should you be aware of?

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    Cheaper budget PCs can be had elsewhere, but Dell's Dimension 2400 offers a solid feature set, a strong warranty, and adequate performance.

  • Toshiba Satellite Pro M300

    Toshiba, who built one of the world's first notebooks, clearly has a head start in the race to put a laptop on every desk. The AU$1,210 Satellite M300 is a step in the right direction, being a modest, yet high quality desktop replacement at a reasonable price.

  • HP Compaq Presario V4114AP

    The HP Compaq Presario V4114AP is a notebook aimed at the consumer market with an eye more towards budget than blazing performance.

  • Computing on a budget: 7 PCs tested

    We set the specs and the price and had a look at what Australia's PC vendors could come up with in terms of performance

  • Dell Dimension 4700

    Dell's new mainstream Dimension 4700 is an affordable, forward-looking PC that's well suited for the home or the small office.

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