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Alienware’s latest gaming laptop behemoth has landed in the US, and the Area-51 m17 should be plenty powerful enough to play the latest titles.

The 17inch screen and packed-in components make the m17 very much a desktop replacement rather than something you will be lugging round with you on your Sunday foray to Coffee Republic. But for gamers who want a degree of portability it certainly packs a hefty punch.

High-end

An Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTX in a dual GPU SLI configuration, Intel’s Core 2 extreme processor and up to 4 gigs of RAM makes the little-shy-of-5kg weight slightly more understandable.

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Toshiba has announced five new models in its Satellite Pro laptop range today, targeting small business users with the line-up that starts from a reasonable price point of $699 (£350).

Tosh’s new affordable line of lappies range from a 13-inch screen model to a weightier desktop-friendly 17-inch screen.

All five models feature, as standard, 802.11g wireless, integrated webcams, DVD multi-format burners and an ExpressCard slot, with certain models in the range offering both Windows Vista and XP Professional.

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Intel has unveiled the second-generation model of its Classmate PC at its Developer Forum in Shanghai this week.

The machine uses the same 900MHz Celeron M processor as the first model, and has been well received with initial reports commenting positively on its chunky aesthetic, seven- and nine-inch screens, 512MB RAM and 30GB hard disk.

Intel also claims that the second-gen Classroom has an improved battery life with the option of both four- and six-cell batteries, and has named this class of PC as the ‘netbook’. The company is promoting them as ‘blueprints’ for laptop manufacturers.

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Samsung has unveiled a new range of Mobile WiMAX solutions and devices at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

New Access Service Network (ASN) solutions on show include ‘U-RAS Flexible’ and ‘U-RAS Light Series 3′ which are new base stations for hot zone, in-building and home coverage. ‘U-RAS Flexible’ provides small-and-medium in-building coverage, while the ‘U-RAS Light Series 3′ is a small and light base station.

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While it may not pack the sales bang of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the latest edition of Sony Electronics Inc.’s Reader Digital Book could turn some heads among gadget lovers when it is released this month.

Sony announced the latest edition of the Reader, model PRS-505, on Tuesday, and said it will be available in the U.S. this month at Sony Style stores and on the Sony Style Web site as well as at Borders Inc. book stores. For US$300, people will get a paperback book-sized Reader in either silver or dark blue, which can hold up to 160 books.

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