Gigabyte's M912 nettablet

Gigabyte's M912 breaks new ground for netbooks with a high-resolution screen that rotates and folds flat, birthing the first nettablet. Read on to see how netbook hardware fares in a tablet, and whether this convertible form factor makes sense for a budget subnotebook. Read more...

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  • Asus' G50V gaming notebook
    November 10, 2008

    Asus' G50V-A1 gaming notebook crams a Core 2 Duo T9400 processor, GeForce 9700M GT graphics, dual hard drives, and a 1680x1050 display into a sturdy chassis with a full-sized keyboard and even a number pad. Read on to see how it performs in the wild. Read more...

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  • Apple's aluminum MacBook
    November 9, 2008

    Last month, I succumbed to temptation and purchased a $1,299 aluminum MacBook. As a die-hard fan of Lenovo's ThinkPad line of laptops, I didn't make this choice lightly. However, the MacBook's build quality and features proved too tempting to resist. Read on as I share my thoughts on Apple's... Read more...

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  • TR's back-to-school netbook guide
    September 15, 2008

    Netbooks are all the rage these days, with Asus' growing Eee PC lineup joined by a teeming mass of entries from Acer, HP, MSI, and others. We've whipped up a handy comparison guide to make sense of it all, complete with our picks. Read more...

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  • Asus' Lamborghini VX3 notebook
    September 10, 2008

    Asus has attempted to create a luxury high-performance notebook with its Lamborghini VX3. The system's attention to detail is impressive, but then costs $3,000. Read on to see exactly what kind of luxury that sum buys in a 12" notebook. Read more...

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  • Asus' Eee PC 901 netbook
    September 5, 2008

    With an 8.9" screen that's full "web width", an Atom processor, and battery life of nearly eight hours, the Eee PC 901 is a more capable computer than the first Eee PCs. But how good is it? Can it stand up against a wave of netbook competitors? Read more...

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  • Acer's Aspire One netbook
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    On paper, Acer's Aspire One netbook's hardware closely matches that of Asus' Eee PC 901. But the One costs a couple of Franklins less, making it the most affordable of the new breed of netbooks. Keep reading to see how it fares in the real world. Read more...

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  • MSI's Wind U100 netbook
    August 21, 2008

    MSI's long-awaited entry in the netbook market has arrived in the form of the Atom-powered Wind U100, which features a 10" screen, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, an 80GB hard drive, and a 92% keyboard. Read on to see if MSI's design is a cut above the rest. Read more...

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  • Asus' Eee PC 1000 40G netbook
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    Asus' Eee PC has grown up with the new 1000 40G, which features an Atom processor, 10.2" screen, comfortable keyboard, 802.11n Wi-Fi, 40GB of solid-state storage, and a six-cell battery. Read on to see if this is the best netbook yet, or maybe your next notebook. Read more...

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  • Via's Nano L2100 takes on Intel's Atom 230
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    They're small, low-power, and cheap. The Atom from Intel and Nano from Via are both all-new CPU architectures, and they both push the frontiers of low-cost computing and mobility. How do they match up? Here's our first look. Read more...

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  • Notes from Intel's Centrino 2 launch
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  • Seven 2.5-inch mobile drives compared
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    Some would argue that solid-state flash sits poised to replace mechanical hard drives., but are we really that close? We've gathered seven 2.5" notebook drives to see how the latest mechanical and solid-state drives compare, with interesting results. Read more...

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  • AMD's Puma prepares to pounce
    June 3, 2008

    Most of the news pouring forth from Computex thus far has been focused on smaller devices, but AMD has its sights set on a big cat, Puma, the firm's new platform for mainstream laptop PCs, which it officially announced today. Read more...

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