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  • Apple MacBook Pro models now boast Thunderbolt 10G I/0

    "More power" is the theme of Apple's new MacBook Pro notebook computers unveiled Thursday, with multi-core processors, improved graphics, and a blazingly fast new I/O technology called Thunderbolt that tops out at 10Gbps.

  • Taiwan's Compal to raise laptop part prices

    Compal Electronics, one of the world’s biggest contract laptop makers, will raise component prices this year to shore up a drop in profits, affecting computers made for Acer, Dell and Hewlett-Packard, the company said on Wednesday.

  • New Sony laptops take on MacBook Air

    Sony launched a duo of thin laptops at the Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday that offer a more affordable alternative to Apple's MacBook Air. The new Vaio S and Y portables start at $900 and $550, respectively. And although they cost less than Apple's ultra-slim Airs, which start at $US1,000 (11-inch) and $1,300 (13-inch), they're a tad thicker and heavier too.

  • REVIEW: Acer's 15-inch business notebook has it's pros and cons

    The Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8572G is a 15.6-inch notebook designed to appease business users. It's based on an Intel Core i7-620M dual-core CPU, so you know it's fast, and it has a reasonably light weight and slim profile compared to other notebooks in its class. However, its screen isn't great and it also doesn't come with a digital video output as standard.

  • REVIEW: A 13.3-inch laptop that's slim, light, inexpensive and well performing

    Dell's Vostro V130 business laptop offers a lot more bang for your buck than its predecessor, the Vostro V13, when it comes to performance and it now also includes a handy digital video output. It's well worth a look if you want an ultraportable laptop that's inexpensive, easy to type on and also quite well built. It runs an Intel Core i5 ultra-low-voltage CPU and it has decent grunt for office work and multimedia tasks, but it tends to run a little warm and its sealed battery design is also a drawback.

  • REVIEW: MacBook Air - there's a lot to like about this superb piece of industrial design

    Apple's previous MacBook Air]], an ultraportable laptop designed primarily for travelling, was widely criticised for its high price and lack of features. Apple has responded with an upgraded version of the MacBook Air; like most Apple products, it once again features a superb design that is marvellously thin and light, but it now comes with fast, flash-based storage, a full size keyboard and trackpad, and a claimed standby battery life of up to 30 hours.

  • Toshiba recall signals larger trend for hot laptops

    Toshiba is the latest laptop vendor to fall victim to overheating technology. The recall of approximately 41,000 laptops resulting from more than 100 reports of melting laptop cases and minor injuries follows similar issues and recalls from other laptop manufacturers, and illustrates the problem with cramming so much processing power into such a small space.