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The T500 Thinkpad is the latest 15.4" refresh of the longstanding T-series out of Lenovo. Combining the latest generation of Intel goodies, ATI Hybrid graphics, and DisplayPort connection this notebook has many new things to offer over the previous ThinkPads. With all these changes taking place, is Lenovo keeping the ThinkPad as well built as we have come to expect, or has some quality slipped through the cracks? Read on to see what we think of the new T500, and how this new model stacks up to the older ThinkPads.

The new 14-inch T400 ThinkPad is the latest Lenovo notebook based off of the Intel Montevina platform. This computer offers all new features such as hybrid graphics, LED backlit displays, and power saving refinements that let the notebook get extraordinary battery life. With all these changes taking place, Lenovo has also managed to keep the notebook looking as boring as ever, just how ThinkPad owners like it. In this first look we will cover all of the basics, and give you a few hints of what to expect from the full review that will be coming in no time.

Kingston recently released two new USB flash drives on the market: the DatatTraveler Mini Slim and the DataTraveler 400 with Symantec Pocket Disaster Recovery Kit. One flash drive is designed to be as small as possible for easy travel, the other is designed to recover your files and folders after a major computer failure. What makes these drives unique? Why consider either of them? Let's take a closer look and find out.

The all new Dell Inspiron 13 follows the design direction of the new Studio series, as well as the XPS M1330 and XPS M1530. This sleek looking notebook offers a slot-loading optical drive, and unlike most Dell notebooks, is sold exclusively by Wal-Mart and Walmart.com. With a starting price of less than $700, this notebook is destined to be quite popular during the back to school buying rush.

If you purchased a notebook in the past couple of years, chances are pretty good that you were stuck with a glossy plastic finish whether you liked it or not. These notebooks look great when new, but they get full of fingerprints or worse, scratches. Just the act of sliding the notebook into a backpack can scratch some of these delicate surfaces, and from then on they look horrible. All hope is not lost though, as you can lessen or completely remove the scratches with a bit of elbow grease and some plastic polish. This guide covers all the basics and hopefully shows you how to get your notebook looking great again.

These days everyone is always trying to reduce their travel time and avoid headaches. In response, several manufacturers have designed a checkpoint friendly laptop bag for all you road warriors out there. According to CODi, the new Phantom CT3 will allow travelers to avoid taking out their laptop when going through security and has been approved by the Transportation Security Administration(TSA).

The HP Pavilion dv5t is the replacement for the ever-popular dv6000 series notebooks. It is a full redesign that includes many new features. The dv5t is based on the latest Intel "Montevina" Centrino 2 mobile technology and is available with powerful dedicated graphics.

Today Dell officially announced a family refresh of Dell's commercial notebook line, the new Dell Latitude E-series notebooks. Most people interested in the new Latitude notebooks have already seen information leaked onto the web over the last few months, but now we have full specs and the new notebooks are available for immediate purchase over on the Dell website.

Looks like the NVIDIA 8400M and 8600M graphics chipsets are not alone with their abnormal failure rates; the Inquirer has just released that the defects span even the newer G92 and G94 chipsets. This means machines that offer the 8800M graphics chipset (HP HDX, Alienware M15x, and most every high-end gaming notebook) as well as that new Lenovo W700 are possibly running soon-to-be defective hardware.