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The term ‘desktop replacement’ has been around for quite some time now but there has been a serious gap in the category for those professionals who want a (comparatively) mobile solution that will allow them to work uncrippled. Visual artists have faced this problem the most since visual processing is very demanding and requires a selection of features that are not really required by mainstream users. Even though it is meant to be a business notebook, with the Dell Precision M4500 it looks the age of the mobile visual artist is finally, erm, coming of age? Read on for all the juicy details.

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Well, here’s another example of bad controlled leaks/bad control of accidental leaks. There’s a new Studio series laptop starring right beside the Studio 1749 Touch on Dell’s own online catalogue. So this isn’t an accidental leak by a partner either, this is Dell itself. There are no mentions of this new model anywhere else, so it has to be treated as an accident.

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Dell is apparently making more tablets. I cannot think of a situation where that will be productive or useful but it is important news nonetheless, so I’ma let you have it.

So we’ve all been hearing about the Dell Mini 5 right? Yeah, it is that MID that is caught in between being to big to be a phone and too damn small to be a proper modern tablet. It is just Dell’s feel good device — we made one! And now it is about to get siblings. Yay?

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Here we are again with our weekly netbooks update. This week sees some future products seeing the light of day and getting leaked. One interesting thing to watch is the entourage eDGe video demo. It may be a prototype unit (production in February 2010) but it does impress. And then we have this really cool new Firefox plugin. Get over to the other side and get updated.

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Asus probably did not have an inkling as to how much their new line of products will affect the industry when they introduced the netbook. Rather, they reintroduced it. The concept was already there and earlier attempts had been made at it. But when Asus introduced it, the time was just right. The technology for it was just emerging and soon it became apparent that the Atom will rule this new segment in the market – netbooks.

Netbooks marked a decisive shift in the market in quite a few significant ways. First of all, computer makers actually started working on smaller and cheaper models instead of bigger and more expensive ones. Besides, the recession had already started making its presence felt, so models like these really made sense. And the greatest impact was where it mattered the most – on the consumers.

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The laptops with power saving ULV processors are becoming increasingly popular with a section of the users. They need computing on the move and do not mind sacrificing a bit of performance for added battery life. That explains why the major computer manufacturers like HP, Asus and Dell have started making ultraportable laptops with power saving CPUs. Dell’s latest Inspiron i1470-3282CRD is one such model that emphasizes on battery life more than performance.

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The Android has begun its world domination. Either that or it has hit the perfect combination between everything and every manufacturer is currently looking to make a good deal out of it. After all, if you give hardware makers a great piece of software for free, you are sure to hit the right spot in businessmen.

Get over to the other side and get in on the latest in the Android.

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If you have been keeping an eye on the news, you will see that the netbook world is currently full of mainly two things – Android and Chrome OS. Google has officially taken over the high portability, low performance segment and made it into a stripped down wonderland of speedy booting goodness. That is of course the Chrome OS. The Android just makes for a great experience as a whole on something that is too small ‘full’ OS’ but large enough to be out of sync with smartphones.

Get over to the other side if you want to know about the latest in netbooks.

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It’s the start of the week again and a lot has happened in tech world while your recharged your batteries through the weekend. Get to the other side and start catching up.

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The majority of the laptop users buy their machines for professional or personal use. However, there are some people with deep pockets for whom a gadget is nothing short of a status symbol. They want their gadgets to look stylish and love flaunting them. For these lot, the Dell Latitude Z600 is a perfect companion. With a price tag well above $2000 and features that average laptop users can only dream of, the Z600 is no ordinary laptop. It is meant for the business users who want the newest features and plenty of oomph in their gadgets.

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