Best of the Net:
Alexander Wolf wonders why anyone wants a new laptop:
[U]nless you covet a new MacBook, you’re not crossing your fingers in hopes of finding a shiny new notebook computer under the tree. Smartphones, netbooks, and digital SLRs, definitely. But laptops? Yawn!
But can the netbook replace the notebook? Here at PC Magazine, we learn by doing, so I hit the road with netbook in tow.
cNet names Sony’s 18″ laptop it’s home movie favorite:
[I]magine our pleasant surprise to find the Vaio AW125 to be less expensive than the other 18-inch, Blu-ray equipped laptops we’ve seen.
John Morris looks at Best Buy’s newest marketing ploy:
According to Best Buy customers are looking for a decent-size display in a thin and lightweight laptop, a backlit keyboard and a standard two-year warranty.
Otherwise, it’s a pretty slow day out there in notebook world.
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