As someone who regularly councils consumers to avoid overpriced after-market repair services for computer hardware, I was intrigued by a report from Glassdoor.com (a Web site where employees anonymously dish about their employers) that compares the purported average salaries for Apple and Best Buy front-line tech support personnel.
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The One Laptop Per Child project is bringing back its two-for-one deal on its low-cost laptop.
It has tapped Amazon.com to handle its Give One, Get One program, launched initially last year. In it, anyone can pay for two XO laptops, one is shipped to the buyer, and the …
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Get Dell's wee PC for just $99 when you buy a regular notebook.(Credit: Dell)Today, Dell launched the much-anticipated Inspiron Mini 9 netbook (a.k.a. mini-note, ultra-note, or whatever we’re calling that category). Tomorrow, you’ll be able to score one for just $99 with the purchase of a Studio 15, XPS M1530, or XPS M1330 notebook…
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It happens every day. The mainsail cover is off, and it’s freshening nicely. thereupon the boss calls begging you to get online and placate one of her key accounts. Luckily, she’s seen fit to spring for the fully salt/fog-certified B300 ruggedized notebook.
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A year after the Asus Eee PC began aggressively marking territory in the low-cost notebook business, the second-biggest PC maker in the world is finally ready with an reply.
The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 will be formally announced Thursday, as CNET News reported Tuesday. It’s Dell’s first foray into the netbook category–undersized notebooks powered …
We’ve known for some instance that Dell was working on a Netbook-style laptop–the same kind of small, low-power, inexpensive system made popular by Asus and the Eee PC line. And even though there are not many surprises in the just-announced Inspiron Mini 9 (previous leaks revealed the system’s design and features), it’s still exciting to see a maj…
Your ultraportable laptop can be cute, too. that skin, called Mon Jardin Secret, fits the MSI Wind U100.(Credit: Skinizi)
With more and more Netbooks appearing by the day, it can be harder to tell one apart from the next.
Skinizi, a French company that makes skins for mobile devices …
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