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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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ThinkPad Reserve Edition Details

ThinkPad Reserve EditionLenovo's finally giving full details on the ThinkPad Reserve Edition notebook, a X61s ThinkPad clad in premium handcrafted leather. The ThinkPad Reserve Edition is available in limited quantities and by invitation only for $5,000. This notebook comes with executive-level service and support.
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Toshiba Portege R500 Notebook to Feature 64GB SSD

Toshbia Portege R500Toshiba announced the new Portege R500 business notebook will have an optional 64GB solid state drive. Configured with the SSD and no optical drive, the Portege R500 weighs only 1.72 pounds, making it the lightest 12.1-inch widescreen notebook available.
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Toshiba Launches Tecra M8 Notebook

Toshiba Tecra M8Toshiba’s announced the Tecra M8, the company's first 13.3-inch notebook. The compact widescreen display offers 30% more viewing area than 12.1-inch normal aspect notebooks, while maintaining a compact form factor. The first configuration of the Tecra M8 will be the M8-S8011.
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Palm Foleo Mobile Companion Announced

Palm FoleoPalm, Inc. announced the Palm Foleo, a device that's designed to be a companion to Treos and other smartphones. The Palm Foleo has a 10-inch screen and full sized keyboard, but does not have all the functionality of a notebook computer. Palm hopes business people will leave their notebooks at home in favor of a Foleo/Treo combo.
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Sony Ultraportable Offers up Solid State/Hard Drive Combo

Sony Vaio Type TSony will be selling a special edition Sony Type T 10th Anniversary notebook with an optional 32GB solid state drive AND a 160GB hard disk drive. This dual-drive solution offers users the speed of SSD and the high capacity of HDD.
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Fujitsu Announces FMV-U8240- First UMPC

Fujitsu U8240Fujitsu announced its first ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs) today. Built for for business users, the U Series is the world's smallest tablet-convertible UMPC, weighing only 580g and measuring 26.5mm thick. The FMV-U8240 features a 5.6" (1024x600) widescreen display.
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Samsung Q1 Ultra Debuts

Vincent from SlashGear walks through the features of the The Samsung Q1 Ultra, including a new split-QWERTY keyboard.
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OQO Model 02 Gets Verizon EVDO

OQO Model 2OQO will offer its the model 02 computer with integrated EVDO Wireless WAN capability compatible with the Verizon Wireless BroadbandAccess service.
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Flybook VM Notebook Raises its Head

Flybook Notebook The Flybook VM looks like any other compact notebook, except it's got a telescoping hinge that raises the display to a comfortable viewing angle.