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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.

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    Toshiba's M200 feels great, but doesn't stand out against an oncoming slew of budget competitors.

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    Despite its extremely affordable price and logical design, the M50 fails to stand out in terms of performance, features or battery life.

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    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

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