This year's PC Expo is much quieter than in the past, a sign of the slowdown in the PC industry. But what's really surprising is that some major PC makers are featuring consumer goods, not desktops.
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.
Technology stocks closed out the week with modest gains Friday as the Nasdaq composite moved up 27 points to close at 3,787.26. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 61 points to finish at 10,767.75 in sluggish trading.
Investors sold off tech and blue-chip stocks Thursday on earnings concerns as the Dow Jones industrial average plunged 130 points to 10,398.04. The Nasdaq composite fell 63 points to close at 3,877.30.
While the overall tech sector moans of reduced earnings and low-to-no growth forecasts for the foreseeable future, some of the biggest names in areas such as movies, travel, games and individual auctions keep raising their expectations.
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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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.
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The Acer Aspire e650 is a powerful, feature-rich media centre, but we're still not convinced that Viiv is mature enough for mass adoption.
A reasonable PC, but totally misses the point of Media Center. As such, it's essentially a PC that happens to be running Media Center rather than the other way around.
Acer's T620 runs Microsoft's Media Center OS, which has a radical new interface for multimedia users who want to manage their digital pictures, music files, TV, and video via remote control.
If you're looking to replace monitors or roll out new PCs, it's hard to go past one of these 15-inch LCD monitors. But is the 15-inch form factor in danger of becoming extinct?
We can barely fault the 2-megapixel K750i from Sony Ericsson, which is a very compelling and easy-to-use handset for mobile users looking to upgrade.
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