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Why One Guy Loves Macs

One of the things I dislike about owning a MacBook Pro is that everyone assumes I'm a rabid fanboy that hates all things PC. This couldn't be further from the truth, but I can understand how some people can become raving Apple fans. Consider Bill Clementson- his PowerBook had a minor dislplay issue and Apple was backordered on the necessary parts. Apple's solution? Call the customer and offer him a brand new, and much more powerful MacBook Pro.
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Asus Eee PC: At Least 3.8 Million Sold in 2008?

Asus CEO Jonney ShihCheap notebooks are wildly popular, all you have to do is look at the stir Black Friday notebooks and the OLPO XO Laptop. The ASUS Eee PC is just making its way off the assembly line and Asustek's CEO is already predicting that his company will out-pace its goal of selling 3.8 million of the $400-ish laptops by the end of next year.
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NVIDIA Unleashes the GeForce 8800M GTX and 8800M GTS

NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTXSome high-end notebooks will soon be available with its highest performing mobile GPUs- the 880M GTX and 8800M GTS. NVIDIA claims the 8800M GTX is the fastest notebook GPU and can deliver the best gaming experience for hardcore gamers.
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Alienware Area-51 m15x and Area-51m17x Notebook Coming Soon

Alienware Area-51 m17xAlienware is getting ready to launch the Area-51 m15x and Area-51 m17x gaming notebooks. The Area-51 m17x is the most advance Alienware has built so far, according to the company. It can easily handle the latest DirectX 10 games in full 1080p high-def glory.
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10 Reasons the Amazon Kindle Will Fail

Amazon KindleAmazon officially announced the Kindle, a wireless reading device that's doomed to fail. The Kindle brings several innovations to the e-book reader table, but there are too many flaws for it to succeed in its current state.
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Black Friday Notebook Model Numbers

Comparison shopping for notebooks can be frustrating. Model numbers are long and don't make a whole lot of sense. I work with these numbers on a daily basis and they continue to overwhelm me. Here's a brief guide to decoding some of the popular models being sold on Black Friday.
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8GB Zune Taken Apart

Zune PartsIf you're wondering what the new flash Zune looks like from the inside out, head over to Rapid Repair. They tore apart the new Zune and offer a disassembly guide, just in case you want to chance repairing your busted Zune yourself.
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Transcend 16GB SDHC Card

16GB Transcend SDHCTranscend is getting ready to roll out a 16GB Class 6 SDHC memory card. The card can store more than 8,000 7-megapixel photos.It will have minimum transfer speeds of 6MB/s, for quick transfer of your digital photos or video to your notebook.
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PC MicroWorks Black-Hawk XR5: Quad-Core Processor, 3x HDD, 2x GPU

Black Hawk XR5 Notebook PCPC MicroWorks Corporation introduced the Black-Hawk XR5 Quad Core Super Notebook. The company claims the XR5 is first the notebook to utilize dual NVIDIA Geforce Go 8800GTX GPUs in SLI mode. This notebooks has some extreme specs, including triple hard drives and available Core 2 Quad processors under its carbon-fiber lid.
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SSD vs HDD Comparison

OQO SSD TestSolid Sate Drives have some obvious advantages over Hard Disk Drives. Rob from GottaBeMobile tested a pair of OQO 02 ultramobiles, one with SSD and one with HDD. He Posted a full video of the comparison on his site.
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Black Friday Circuit City: Toshiba A215-S7413 for $399

Toshiba A215Circuit City will sell the Toshiba Satellite A215-S7413 for $699.99 the day after Thanksgiving. This holiday special includes a $150 mail in rebate and $150 in-store discount. The A215-S7413 comes with an AMD Athlon processor, 1GB of RAM and 120GB hard drive.
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Blow to Control Your Notebook (video)

BLUI user interfaceTwo smart guys from Georgia Tech have devised a way to control your notebook by blowing at the display. The breath control user interface (BLUI) uses the microphone to pick up puffs of air, enabling users to scroll or select and open items.