Notebook computer manufacturers can’t seem to make up their minds which way the market is going. Apple has recently introduced the MacBook “Air” light-weight and wafer-thin laptop — a computer so small it will fit inside a standard A4 envelope. But over on the PC side of things, some manufacturers are going to the other extreme, creating the computer equivalent of rugged four-wheel-drive vehicles.
Dell Introduces Rugged “All-Terrain” Notebooks
Apple Unveils the Smallest Mac Ever - MacBook Air
The MacWorld trade show introduced a new Apple personal computer that is less than 1 inch thick. Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the new MacBook Air notebook computer, which is the company’s first ultra-thin laptop, featuring a multi-touch track-pad and an internal 80 GB hard drive.
Asus Reinvents a Laptop Computer
Forget everything you think you know about laptop computers. Taiwanese company Asus has just released a new laptop that breaks every rule in the book — and then some.
Lenovo Bets on Entertainment Notebooks
The notebook computer market has been healthy for the past few years, and lately manufacturers have branched out into so-called “specialty notebooks,” including gaming notebooks, ultra light-weight business notebooks, and now Lenovo is introducing a dedicated “entertainment notebook.”
Buying a New Laptop Computer
It seems that buying a new laptop computer gets more complicated every year. Portable PCs have come a long, long way, there’s no doubt about that. An average laptop today is hundreds of times more powerful than even the most high-end of desktop PCs a scant 10 years ago.
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