Graphic Update. As Dell presented the brand-new Studio XPS series a few months ago, it was with high expectations on the multimedia bolides. Especially friends of graphic intensive applications and games were all the more disappointed as only an ATI HD 3670 was employed in the beginning. Those who waited will now not be disappointed. Dell refreshes the Studio XPS 16 and gives the laptop an efficient ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670 graphic card. Here a first pre-sample

The Eee PC netbook has grown! 'Netbook inventor' Asus presents its latest achievement in the Eee PC 1101HA. Although Asus is constantly expanding and adapting its range of small and mobile mini-notebooks, the difference here is clear from the first glance. For the first time, the netbook pioneer has produced a larger WXGA screen, at 11.6 inches. But despite the inevitable increase in size and weight, the Eee PC 1101HA is still focused on portability above all else. Read on to see how this €399 machine fares in our tests.

Sound-Pro Terratec promotes the DMX 6Fire as a professional audio system for USB 2.0. The extensive interfaces, such as phono input with a RIAA-equalizer and Gain-control, XLR microphone socket, MIDI ports, 6 analog outputs and 4 inputs, and a digital in and output is made-up to appeal to semi-pros. The DMS 6Fire USB 5.1 surround sound, however, doesn't give gaming fans EAX or OpenAL support. How the card does in the test can be read in the following review.

All in One? Asus sends a pricely attractive all-round notebook into the race with its N51V, which promises good performance values with a Core 2 Duo T6500 processor and a Geforce GT 130M graphic card. In connection with a 16:9 LED HD display, it seems to be interesting for hobby gamers as well as multimedia users. We have taken a closer look at the N51V and benchmarked it extensively.

Endurance Runner? With the TravelMate 8571, Acer brings a business model of its youngest Timeline range onto the market, which is supposed to impress with a battery life of over eight hours even remote from a socket. If Acer achieves its goal or if the TravelMate 8571 is already exhausted after halfway, can as always be read in our comprehensive review.

The pretty boy. Asus, the "netbook pioneer", constantly extends its portfolio, and with the 1008HA it has a rather different mini-notebook in its range. At a weight of 1.05 kg and prices from 380.- Euro it has to show in the following review whether the other qualities are convincing.

The new Samsung Q320, an attractive, dynamically designed notebook, is now facing our tests. The 13.4 inch display executed in an edge-to-edge design bids a 16:9 cinematic format. Aside from that, there is a dedicated GeForce G105M graphic card from nVidia inside. Read on to find out more about the strengths and weaknesses of the new Samsung generation.

Entertainment notebook with gaming ambitions With the Aspire 5739G Acer fields a 15.6-inch entertainment notebook, which could at the same time pass for a gaming notebook with its Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 and the brand new Geforce GT 240M. Whether the Aspire 5739G manages the balancing act, or whether none of the two demands can be adequately met, read in our extensive review.

Something of everything. With the 8935G Acer presents an excitingly equipped multimedia notebook in the 18"inch format. For the price of 1500 euro there's a lot to be found. Beside the Q9000 Quad-Core CPU by Intel, as well as an ATI Mobility Radeon HD4670 as core components, there is a Blu-Ray Disc Drive and a 1080p FullHD Display. These Components seem to give the laptop a rather wide range of possible uses. Read now, how the multimedia laptop proves itself in use.

An amazing battery life - Packard Bell EasyNote Butterfly s Notebook. With the brand new EasyNote Butterfly s Notebook Packard Bell is likely to pull new registers in terms of computer utilization of today and even tomorrow. The Butterfly s is supposed to evoke emotional and technical interest by making use of high mobility and well planned range of functions.

13.3" allrounder. The new notebook manufacturer Hawkforce presents a solid subnotebook with a brilliant and bright 13.3" display with the Mobile.ForceM13.S1. Hawkforce would also like to put emphasis on a high customer satisfaction and a solid service after the purchase. We took a closer look at the attractive 13.3" subnotebook Mobile.ForceM13.S1 by Hawkforce.

Big’n'Cheap. The notion that notebooks with a large display are also expensive is refuted with the latest Dell Inspiron 1750. The notebook is already configurable starting at 399.00 Euros, although it's possible to quickly beat this bargain with a few special requests. Now, find out what the DTR notebook with an office configuration really has to offer.

All-rounder. With the K50IN, Asus has a 15.6-inch all-round notebook on offer, which rises in search of customers with a Core 2 Duo T6400, an integrated Nvidia G 102M and a moderate price of around 600 Euro. Read in our review whether the K50IN is convincing and how it turns out in the individual disciplines.

Netbook with Business Ambitions.Even if it's not actually obvious in the mini-notebook's name, HP has put the Mini 5101 among the models their SMB range. Be that as it may, it wouldn't really be distinguished from other current consumer netbooks by its specifications, if it wasn't for one enticing detail: A 10.1 inch LED HD display with a resolution of 1366x766 pixels and that in a matt edition. Interested?

The new middle class. They should be compact, mobile and efficient at the same time - multimedia notebooks usually have the hardest time to satisfy their customers. Of course, the price also plays an important role because as many interested parties as possible should be able to afford the device. The Acer 5739G positions itself quite well in all these points, but it attracts general interest with especially one feature: The new Nvidia Geforce GT 240M graphic card.

External drives from LaCie. From small and light to robust and flexible, the four different drives cover a broad range of applications in the review. The following test report is highlighted for whomever the external companion comes into question at all.

Best. - That's how Apple has named its strongest version of the 15" MacBook Pro with a 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo and a 512 MB GeForce 9600M GT. The refresh of mid 2009 has brought a new display with an extendable color space, a SD cardreader and an integrated battery with almost 50% more capacity. The slim and light multimedia notebook can convince in almost all fields, merely the display's reflections and the heat development remain as critique points.

MacBook 13 + Pro. Again at last, after a rebranding to Pro, the little 13" MacBookPro can bid a Firewire. Furthermore it received a SD cardreader and a significantly better display. A radical price cut completes the designer-notebook's package. You will discover how the strongest variant of the 13" Pro model with a 2.53 GHz CPU scores in our comprehensive evaluations in the following review.

The Power of Serenity Alienware and gaming - evidently always a solid partnership. Doubts that this union might be destabilized by the full integration of Alienware into the Dell Company can now, after the first offspring of this alliance, be invalidated. A stylish aluminum giant with two Nvidia Geforce GTX 280M graphic cards and an overclockable QX9300 CPU @ 3.06 GHz ex-factory faces us. Let the game begin!

School netbook. Dell would like to capture the market of schools with the Dell Latitude 2100, and designed a robust netbook with standard entrails (Atom N270, GMA 950), and an optional touch screen for this. The following review will tell you if the low-cost netbook could convince in the hands-on.

Bulletproof. The Dell Latitude E6400 XFR is the extra robust version of the E6400 business notebook and direct competition to the Panasonic Toughbook CF-19. The XFR can score points with the compatibility of the E6400 and the stable construction. How the "field notebook" turned out in the test, find out in the following report.

Little Giant Nomad? Asus has a 10.1 inch size notebook in its range, which should especially convince with its long battery life of up to 8.5 hours - The Eee PC 1005HA-M. We have touched base with the mite and clarified the question: What does the 1005HA-M have to offer aside from mobility?

SSD or HDD? In the last one and a half years the SSD market has made enormous steps. Alongside constantly falling prices, the performance also climbs with each generation. The teething troubles are slowly cured and thus SSDs already put themselves forwards as alternatives to current HDDs in notebooks. How three current, affordable and fast consumer SSDs (Vertex, Torqx and X25-M) turn out compared with four 2.5" HDDs and an external SSD for notebooks, find out in the following test report.

The Wings of a Butterfly. The butterfly has, according to the Asus homepage, significantly influenced the design of the U50 series. With the U50Vg Asus fields a dazzling notebook in the 15.6-inch form factor. An Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 CPU, a Nvidia Geforce G 105M graphics card and four gigabytes of main memory provide not only a solid office performance but also allow you to play the odd not-too-demanding game and work with light multimedia work. Read further to find out how the U50Vg satisfies our test criteria.

A Dream for Gamers? With the G71GX, Asus has a 17 inch notebook in its range, which is aimed especially at gamers with its strong components such as the Core 2 Duo T9550 and the Geforce GTX 260M. However, it should also attract entertainment fans with its Blu-Ray drive at the same time. Read in this review if this difficult straddle can be achieved.

The need for speed. Up till now desktop processors often preceded their equivalents in the notebook sector. Although the field of mobile-computing is still growing and has long thrown off its shadow-existence, there won't be anything changing this trend at the moment, probably also because of technical difficulties to be solved. Therefore, many resourceful notebook manufacturers now offer mobile devices with an integrated desktop CPU. The mySN QXG7 notebook (Clevo D9F) belongs to the few currently available models.

Heroes die young. At Cebit this year the W90 from Asus was still the big eye-catcher, where it promised gaming performance, which you would otherwise more likely find from the Alienware camp. Although Asus rightly worked flat out on the design of the case, the deployed hardware was first and foremost the reason for the overall interest in the notebook. Two Mobility Radeon HD4870 graphics cards connected via Crossfire should have put the fear of God into the competition. – yeah, should have…

The white one. Samsung had gone on the netbook stage late with its NC10, but after a while of market monitoring, hit a homerun right away with the latecomer. The staff is now accordingly high for one of the successors, the N120, which shows a few innovations. How the newbie scores and if it can fulfill the high expectations is shown in the following test...

Graphics monster. After some delays the Clevo M98NU barebone has now finally made it onto the German market. With two GeForce GTX 280M graphics cards, support for the fastest current mobile processors from Intel, three 2.5" hard drives and an 18.4" Full HD display, it offers all superlatives in the laptop segment. Whether the overall package turns out to be consistent, find out in our review of the Clevo M98NU gaming laptop.

The Long-Distance Runner. The Wind U115 Luxury is a netbook alternative from MSI, which attracts attention especially due to its built-in components and a promised long-life battery. An Intel Atom Z530 CPU, an Intel Poulsbo chip set with a GMA500 graphic chip set and a built-in SSD memory unit in addition to the hard disk is supposed to bridle the energy requirement especially effectively in mobile mode. If this works is shown in the following test...

Illustriously into the Future with 10 inches The Dell Mini 10, a further compact and relatively light mini-notebook has turned up for tests in our editorial office. The stylish small format in high-gloss optic is available in various looks and specifications. How the compact 10 inch device from Dell will meet up to the requirements put on it, can be read in the following review.

Light, slim, aesthetic. - that is how MSI promotes their X-Slim series. The X-Slim X340 in the test is, conclusively, a very slim, fairly light 13-4 inch subnotebook. The use of an Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 processor and integrated GMA 4500 HD graphic chip shows its orientation on mobile computing. If the X340 can fulfill these requirements without limitation is clarified in the following test.

Success for Mission Entertainment? Asus sends the M60VP, a 16 inch multimedia bolide with a Core 2 Duo P8700 and Mobility Radeon HD4650 with 1 GByte DDR3 VRAM, into the race. If the M60VP can convince only with its performance, or if it can impress in the important categories for multimedia, such as sound and display, you will read in our following review.

Latecomer. Netbooks were a no-go topic for Sony for a long time. They did unleash two ultra-mobile mini-notebooks onto the market with the Vaio P11 and P21, but these discerned themselves strongly from the mainstream-netbooks already because of their comparatively high price. The good sales figures of many other manufacturers will have probably let Sony change their mind in the meantime. We present: The Sony Vaio W11 with a 10.1" display (1366x768) and an Intel Atom N280 CPU.

Review Taipan Pack Steel – Notebook Backpack The Taipan Steel is a prudent travelling knapsack with vast storage space, very good carrying comfort and an especially protected notebook compartment. In the following review, you can read how this notebook carrier performs in the test.

Overclock Me. MSI has recently lined up comparatively well in the mobile gaming sector. There are hardly any other manufacturers that offer such an extensive range of models, like MSI's GX- and GT-series. The GT725 thereby belongs to the best-performing laptops on offer. In the 17-inch format, equipped with ATI HD 4850 graphics and an Intel P9500 CPU overclockable up to almost 3 GHz, it makes the hearts of the gaming community beat faster.

The empire strikes back. The announced takeover of Alienware by Dell was accompanied with hopes, as well as fears, in the gamer community. It was hoped that the devices would hereafter take a step towards Dell's standards in view of workmanship and case quality. At the same time, it was also feared that the once uncompromising performance-orientation would suffer enormously under the cost pressure, as Alienware was to replace the XPS series from now on. Read our first test impressions here.

Evolution or revolution? The completion of Windows 7 is getting closer and closer and so it's time to go into detail about the changes and improvements promised by Microsoft. We have tested the Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 over several months. In our practical test, read whether Microsoft throws empty marketing promises around like the failed Windows Vista, or whether Windows 7 is actually the worthy successor to Windows XP.

13.3 Inches of Elegance. Sony fully pits on Intel's Centrino-2 platform in the Vaio VGN-SR41M/S. It is pretty well-equipped not only for standard applications, but also for light work in the area of multimedia with an Intel Core 2 Duo T6400, an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 graphics card, and 4GB of system memory. The following review tells you how the tested pre-serial model meets our requirements.