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  • Review: Viliv S7 Premium

    Review: Viliv S7 Premium

    True story: About two months back I was walking through my house with the then-new Viliv S7 convertible netbook. I started babbling to my wife while she was tending to the kids about how much I loved this little netbook. Even though she clearly couldn’t care less, I went on to proclaim that if Apple would have gotten in [...]

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  • New 11.6-inch Acer Ferrari One notebook gets dual-core AMD

    New 11.6-inch Acer Ferrari One notebook gets dual-core AMD

    Acer has updated its line of Ferrari-inspired notebooks with the newest Ferrari One model. This time around we're greeted with an 11.6-inch screen, dual-core AMD Athlon CPU, 4GB of RAM, and ATI HD 3200 graphics stuffed into a body that weighs less than 3.5 pounds.

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  • Review: 2TB G-Drive External Hard Drive

    Review: 2TB G-Drive External Hard Drive

    The G-Drive external hard drive line has been out for a bit now. But the latest model is loaded with the Hitachi 2TB 7200RPM 3.5-inch hard drive, which means I had to check it out. Let’s just say, this boy is big, bad, and fast. Features 2TB 7200RPM SATA II hard drive eSATA, FW800, FW400, USB 2.0 interfaces White [...]

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  • The 5 Rules of Black Friday

    The 5 Rules of Black Friday

    Black Friday is almost here. It’s a great time to score some deals, but don’t go at it willy-nilly. Follow these 5 simple Black Friday rules to avoid the scams and wasting time. 1. Doorbusters are stripped-down crap What we call doorbusters, stores call loss leaders. These items are heavily advertised and retailers will lose money on them. Because of this, [...]

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  • iFixIt Announces Answers: Do Not Return Product to Store

    iFixIt Announces Answers: Do Not Return Product to Store

    Our buddy Kyle at iFixIt.com has just announced a beta version of iFixIt Answers, a collaborative repair community for gadgets. It might be a great resource for friends and family who can’t figure out how to work the TV remote. How does it work? You ask a question on Answers and then can follow as folks [...]

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  • Review: ReTrak Universal 90W Notebook Wall Charger

    Review: ReTrak Universal 90W Notebook Wall Charger

    Short Version: A universal notebook adapter with retractable cabling that extends to almost ten feet in length, comes with nine adapter tips, and features two USB charging ports. Features: 90-watt universal notebook adapter Nine adapter tips Retractable cables extend to provide 9.5-feet of total length Includes two USB charging ports MSRP of $99.99 Pros: No tangled cables Built-in USB charging ports Decent system compatibility Cons: Not [...]

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  • MSI launches 21.5-inch Wind Top AE2220: 1080p and multi-touch starting at $750

    MSI launches 21.5-inch Wind Top AE2220: 1080p and multi-touch starting at $750

    Ooh la la, this looks to be an interesting machine right here. Starting at $750, MSI’s latest “Wind Top” all-in-one features a big 21.5-inch 1920x1080 multi-touch LCD, NVIDIA ION graphics, Windows 7 Home Premium, and a wireless mouse and keyboard set.

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  • Gift Guide 2009: Netbooks

    Gift Guide 2009: Netbooks

    Intro The Year of the Netbook. That’s 2009. You can't walk into a consumer electronics store without seeing netbooks everywhere. Actually you can't really walk into a consumer electronics store, period, since they’re closing up faster than costume shops the day after Halloween. But that's another story for another time. While traditional netbooks sales will almost certainly [...]

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