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Seagate's new 5mm Ultrathin hard drive a game changer
A new super slim mechanical hard drive from Seagate will herald a new era of more affordable ultrabooks as well tablets with huge storage.
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How to install an SSD drive into a notebook
SSD drives aren’t just for PCs, as our step-by-step photo tutorial demonstrates. Here’s how to add an SSD drive to a laptop.
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Sony beside itself with new pull-apart VAIO Z Series notebook
Sony's new VAIO Z Series offers a MacBook Air killer with a twist: the graphics card, Blu-ray drive and optional add-on battery are all on the outside. Say hello to the 4K Lego PC.
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Flash in the pan? SSDs not currently viable, Seagate claims
A recent report published by storage manufacturer Seagate puts paid to the idea that SSDs will replace mechanical drives in our laptops any time soon. Why? They ain't worth it.
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Fujitsu amps up mid-size LifeBook laptop
This 15.6 inch notebook offers a little more muscle for your money, says Fujitsu, with the $1,199 LifeBook AH530 packing a Core i5 processor and 500GB hard drive.
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First Look: Dell's skinny $699 Inspiron M101z notebook
With an 11.6 inch screen and optional dal-core AMD Neo silicon, Dell’s $699 Inspiron M101z sits halfway between netbook and notebook...
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Samsung toughens up (just a bit) with R series notebooks
Starting from $999, Samsung’s two new mid-size laptops sport a scratch-resistant finish, Core i3 and Core i5 engines and very un-Samsung colours.
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Intel’s mobile CPU roadmap reveals revved-up Core i7 laptops
Leaked slides from Intel’s mobile processor roadmap show the Core i7 remains star of the show, hitting 2.8GHz in a standard dual-core chassis and 1.46GHz in ULV versions.
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Apple revs MacBook: CPU and graphics boost plus 10 hour battery life
Apple’s refresh to the entry-level MacBook kicks things up a notch with Nvidia’s GeForce 320M graphics, a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo and a claimed 10 hour battery life – all for $50 less!
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Up next for Apple: new MacBook and MacBook Air?
Apple’s cheapest and sleekest laptops are both due for an upgrade, with the budget-priced MacBook first cab off the rank...
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Google plots Chromium OS for screens from 5 inches to 60 inches
Google looks to scale its other open-source mobile OS to suit a wide range of devices from tiny tablets to big-screen TV sets.
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Dell revs up laptop family with Inspiron 15R
Slim stylish notebooks pack Core i3 and Core i5 engines into brushed aluminium chassis starting at $949.
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Western Digital serves up 750GB notebook drive for $139
WD’s latest Scorpio Blue boosts the ceiling for budget-friendly 2.5 inch notebook hard drives to a whopping 750GB.
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Nvidia slams Intel for chipset lockout on Core processors
Talking up Web video and photo editing as apps which benefit from better graphics, Nvidia slams Intel’s decision to block graphics-tuned chipsets from the latest Core processors.
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Back to ‘boom times’ for the PC?
Global PC shipments jumped by 24% in the first quarter of the year, with 79 million desktops, notebooks and netbooks sold around the world.
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