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    SanDisk wants to replace the hard drive in notebooks with flash memory, a swap that it says will make thin laptops faster and more reliable.

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    A researcher at Sandia National Laboratories says he has created technology to disperse the heat generated within laptop computers more efficiently than today's cooling systems.

  • Laptops gain in PC market

    For years, PC makers have predicted that notebooks would replace desktops in the computing world. Now it's beginning to happen, according to researcher IDC.

  • Apple powers up desktops, laptops

    Apple Computer came out swinging at this week's Macworld Expo with a battery of new products aimed at boosting performance at the high end of the company's desktop and notebook Mac lines.

  • Study: Desktop's days on the decline

    Within three years, less than half of corporate workers will use a desktop PC as their primary information device, with many switching to notebooks and connecting over a thin client, according to the Meta Group.

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  • Photos: Dell launches Vostro range for small business

    Dell has introduced its new Vostro range, aimed at small businesses that require minimal IT support. Here's the full line-up available in Australia at launch.

  • Datacentre 2020: Greener, faster, more flexible

    The average datacentre lasts between 15 and 20 years, so when the current generation of datacentres near the end of their working life, will their replacements be at all familiar?

  • Photos: Cracking open the iPhone

    After waiting in line, spending US$600, signing a two-year AT&T contract and activating the iPhone, we decided that the next sensible action was to take the thing apart.

  • Study: Desktop's days on the decline

    Within three years, less than half of corporate workers will use a desktop PC as their primary information device, with many switching to notebooks and connecting over a thin client, according to the Meta Group.

  • Dell Inspiron 9100 (Pentium 4 3.2GHz, 1024MB RAM)

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  • Dell Studio 1535

    The Dell Studio 1535 is a good mid-range laptop that fills the gap between premium and mainstream, and offers good quality for the price.

  • ASUS C90S

    ASUS have given us a powerful desktop replacement with the C90S, but the extra heat generated by desktop components means this laptop gets uncomfortably hot.

  • Lenovo ThinkPad X300

    The newest addition to the ThinkPad X series incorporates the best of the MacBook Air, with the best of the Portege R500, while also adding its own great features, such as a built-in DVD burner, WWAN connectivity, and GPS.

  • HP Compaq 6720s

    The 6720s is a budget business notebook that could fit the bill if you don't need serious CPU or graphics power, and are likely to spend most of your time in the office rather than on the road.

  • Apple MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.4GHz)

    Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro gets a solid under-the-hood upgrade for better performance and longer battery life, allowing the MacBook Pro to put enough distance between itself and the lower-end MacBook to justify its higher price.

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