Half way between notebook and netbook, the Samsung NC20 gets major kudos from Tech Report.

OCZ just introduced XMP capable laptop memory for Core 2 Extreme and Centrino 2 laptops.

Technology lovers everywhere require our collective effort to solve an industry-wide problem. We have been called to task. It is time to take a stand against inaccurate laptop battery life claims.

How many times have you been plugging away at something on your laptop only to be interrupted with a sudden need to plug in? It happens all too often and usually way before the advertised time.

Why is this happening? The truth will baffle you: OEMs test laptop battery life with critical components shut down. That means no WiFi and no advanced graphics. To put it simply, today’s battery life claims are based on a bogus low power user profile. How do we allow this to go unchecked?

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Phoronix tests the Lenovo ThinkPad T400 under Linux.

At CES, we saw the ASUS U6V Bamboo notebook. The bamboo feels really nice to the touch.

MadShrimps reviews the MSI GX720 gaming laptop, complete with Turbo button. VTEK JUST KICKED IN YO!

Guru3D tests the FSC Amilo SA 3650 with Graphics Booster, an external video solution.

Just in case you missed it, part of your suffering at the mercy of your notebook’s OEM has ended. Rejoice! NVIDIA has gone ahead to produce unified drivers (that means PhysX and CUDA, too) for notebooks with 8000 and 9000-series GPUs. Chances are that if you purchased a new NVIDIA-equipped notebook within the last 18 months, your notebook’s GPU is on the support list. Take a look behind the jump for a list of supported cards and a link to the goods.
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The Aten CS661 USB laptop KVM is a goofy little device.

The Chill Pill

When it comes to portable media, the sad truth is that speaker quality generally goes out the window as speaker sizes decrease. Today’s small laptops prove this trend, as recent releases like the MacBook Air contain only a single speaker beneath the keyboard. While these solutions are inexpensive and gentle on battery life, they leave something to be desired when used for anything beyond system sounds.

While manufacturers have, in part, circumvented this issue with the prevalence of headphone jacks, what about situations where you don’t want to (or can’t) use headphones? Small Dog Electronics’ Chill Pill speakers were created for that purpose, and today Icrontic will be taking a look at them.

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Hexus likes the Zepto Nox A15 laptop.

The Lenovo IdeaPad S10 has a 10.2″ screen, 1GB of RAM and an Atom processor.