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• Free File, Clean-Up Tools - Use these downloads to remove junk on your drive and get better control over your files--plus, a star is born.
• Ye Olde Vintage Computer Gift Guide - Got a nostalgic geek on your holiday shopping list? Check out this list of classic PCs and other tech paraphernalia, many available for $10 or less.
• 2009 Holiday Laptop Gift Guide - Whether your tastes run to business or pleasure, whether you're a jet-setter or a multimedia fiend, we have some great-looking laptops for you (or for someone you want to spoil) this year.
• Great Tech Gadgets: When Spouses Collide - Your tech dream may be your significant other's nightmare. Here are the items our married tech experts drool over (while belittling one another's choices).
• Don't Let Your Printer Suck Your Wallet Dry - Some printers charge exorbitant prices for their replacement ink or toner. Here are seven printers worth avoiding--and four much cheaper alternatives.
• 30 Years of Handheld Game Systems - Three decades after the debut of Milton Bradley’s Microvision, here’s a look at how handheld video game systems evolved, from early flops like the Atari Lynx to the gaming innovations of the iPhone.
• Sony VAIO X Series Netbook - The supersexy, slim VAIO X has netbook dimensions, decent specs, and a serious price tag.
• Hands-On with Dell Adamo XPS--and Prototypes You’ll Never See - Get the scoop on Dell’s 0.4-inch thick ultraportable, and check out prototypes you'll never see anywhere else.
• Great Laptops in the PC World 100 - From a superslim 16-incher that recharges without wires to an inexpensive netbook with a great keyboard and 8 hours of battery life, these are some potent portables.
• Windows 7 Review - Windows 7 gets the basics right. Here's what you need to know about the new OS.