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Notebook Review: Fujitsu's Ultraportable LifeBook
Fujitsu's 3-pound LifeBook P7120 laptop (current prices: $1994 to $2184) is attractive, with a black and charcoal exterior. And it's cleverly designed, with a convenient two-battery option and a good keyboard, says PC World reviewer Carla Thornton. In fact, there's not much to complain about, Carla writes.
Notebook Review: HP's Compaq nc4200 Has a Great Keyboard
The HP Compaq nc4200 Notebook PC (current prices: $1420 to $1696) weighs just 3.9 pounds. But unlike most ultraportables, the nc4200 has a comfortable keyboard that's blessed with both eraserhead and touchpad pointing devices. You don't get an optical drive, stereo sound, or FireWire port, however.
Notebook News: Samsung's Flash-Memory Drive for Laptops
In a taste of things to come, Samsung recently showed off a 32GB flash memory drive designed to replace the traditional hard drives in notebooks. Compared to traditional notebook hard drives, flash memory drives can provide faster data access and are more durable (because flash memory has no moving parts). They also work silently. Flash memory drives are also much more expensive per megabyte than traditional hard drives. Nonetheless, flash memory drives are expected to drop in price, and before long should become widely available options for notebook buyers.
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