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Intel Core i7 Mobile 720QM Benchmarked

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Laptops | 13th Nov 2009

Intel recently launched a new range of quad-core, Hyper-Threaded Core i7 processors for laptops. Kobalt Computers was first to get us a laptop to test for this preview of what Core i7 in a laptop can do. Read on to see whether a 1.6GHz CPU and a GeForce GTX 280M GPU can cut it.

Smoking voids Apple warranties

23rd Nov, 10:17 Apple's US arm appears to have taken the decision to void the Applecare warranties of Mac owners who happen to smoke - describing the residue as a "bio-hazard." [84]

Lenovo responds to laptop reliability study

20th Nov, 12:56 Lenovo has responded to a SquareTrade study into brand reliability, questioning both the methodology and the motives. [21]

Dell ultra-thin Adamo XPS launches

19th Nov, 13:59 Dell's ultra-thin MacBook Air-alike - teased back in September - has gone live on the company's website, and it's an interestingly-shaped beast with some impressive specs. [28]

Study reveals laptop brand reliability

18th Nov, 10:21 A study carried out by SquareTrade reveals which laptop brands are the most reliable - with Apple making a surprisingly poor showing with its MacBook and MacBook Pro ranges. [32]

HP Mini 311 to get Ion

13th Oct, 14:06 HP's Mini 311 netbook looks set to get a major spec boost, with 3GB of RAM, the full Nvidia Ion chipset, and an 80GB high-speed SSD along with Windows 7. [7]

Chrome netbooks due in weeks

2nd Oct, 13:02 Rumours claim un-named Chinese manufacturers are set to launch netbooks based on the MIPS architecture and running Google's Chrome OS by the end of the month. [18]

Core i7 notebooks hit the market

24th Sep, 14:54 Notebooks from Dell's Alienware brand and rival MSI using the new Clarksfield-based mobile i7 processors have finally been unveiled. [17]

Apple Tablet: unannounced but selling well

24th Sep, 10:05 Apple's still-unconfirmed tablet appears to be selling well despite absolutely no information leaving the company. [22]

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