In the following editorial we are going to occupy ourselves with the pro cards à la Quadro and FireGL which are mainly integrated in mobile work stations and professional notebooks. These, combined with professional applications based on GL, are said to be especially efficient.

Have you ever asked yourself if your notebook can play GTA 4 smoothly? Or if Crysis runs in high details? We've tested top up-to-date games with contemporary graphic cards so that you can evaluate the strength of your GPU or rather which graphic card you should buy.

179.28 for almost all mobile GeForce cards. NVIDIA is releasing today the first in a series of laptop graphics drivers which is compatible with almost all recent notebooks. The new driver promises a lot: bug fixes, improvements in performance, CUDA and PhysX support. In this review, you will find out how the new graphics driver performed when it was used to run different NVIDIA graphics cards and play the latest games on them.

"Big Swirl" With the "Notebook Cooler 200" Antec presents a laptop stand with integrated 200mm fan. At least according to Antec it should "... keep your laptop cool and safe". Find out in this test report how this cooler keeps this promises and whether workmanship and noise level are at its best.

MSI on the Fast Lane.It hasn't been all too long ago that we tested the Megabook GX60 from the renowned manufacturer Micro-Star International, better known under their abbreviation MSI. (Review Megabook GX600). MSI has used the time and worked on a successor model. Doing this, the manufacturer not only refurbished the built in hardware but also gave the whole notebook a new design, or rather a new case. We had the opportunity to put the successor model, the MSI Megabook GX620-9543VHP, through its paces.

Asus N10E is one of the lastest additions to the broad range of Asus notebooks. It's an unusally well equipped mini-laptop and thus almost qualifies for a luxury netbook. Although one could simply call the N10E another Eee PC in a more splendid package, such a generalization is not justifiable, because it does not cope with many aspects, which are covered in detail in this article.

Two times two equals four. When Intel took its first step in the direction of dual core processors, one thing was clear - the footrace to each individual MHz that had existed up to this time would be superseded by the number of cores on a chip. The quad core CPUs are now the first step in this direction. After the desktop models, these are also available for notebooks.

There is no such thing as impossible! A compact 13.3 inch notebook, combined with a high performance graphic card of the type ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 – Impossible, you think? Wrong. With the Graphic Booster, FSC launches as one of the first manufacturers an external graphic card for notebooks, which can flare up an external screen when necessary, transforming your mobile office to a gaming device.

Part 2: Wireless and mobile. Following the comparison tests of single, universal budget headsets, we will take a closer look at a selection of headsets in the next report. Not only along with mobile phones, but amongst notebooks the compact headsets are coming into fashion, thanks to an increase of internet telephony.

Compaq notebooks designed for business use (indicated by 'b') are valued around the world and particularly in Central Europe. Users especially appreciate their battery life and the durability of their case. Thereby models with Intel CPU are traditionally more expensive than their AMD-based counterparts (in this case – the similar HP 6735b). It's now time to check the capabilities of the Centrino 2 model, the HP 6730b. For our test we got a model with a matte WSXGA+ screen, which is ideal for business professionals.

Mobile Office. Security, mobility and reliance. Those are the three pillars that the Dell Latitude E6400 is built on. Even if a thoroughly efficient graphic solution for the E6400 with a Quadro NVS 160M graphic card would be available, the notebook concentrates on these core competences in order to offer a good starter price. How good the Dell Latitude E6400 cuts of in exactly these points you can read in the following test.

Smallest in League. The Dell Precision M2400 is with its 14 inch screen the smallest notebook of the powerful workstation series from Dell. Because the size of the case has an direct impact on the reserve capacities in terms of performance, because the built-in hardware finally has to be sufficiently cooled, the Precision M2400's performance is also lowest of this model lineup.

Toshiba goes Gaming! Toshiba's Qosmio X300 is a dream come true for gamers. The moment one starts with unwrapping, it becomes clear that this is not a common notebook. The design, colours, and size of the case make the Qosmio X300 as unremarkable as a Ferrari or Lamborghini on the street.

Waiting is over... After the first excitement about the new notebook series of the danish notebook producer Zepto at the beginning of last summer, Zepto disappeared from the news. However, it seems as if Zepto is now ready to actually deliver the new multimedia all-rounders with outstanding design to customers.

W500, Part 2. After we had reviewed a pre-release sample in our first review, we now got hold of an officially available model for this test, which was equipped with Core 2 Duo T9400 CPU and ATI FireGL V5700 graphics card. Read in the following review how this 15 inch workstation made by Lenovo performs compared to various competitors.

Stay in contact. Since the launch of the Eee PC from Asus, the run of compact and affordable Netbooks continues. While many manufacturers initially distanced themselves from this trend, today a famous notebook brand can hardly afford to abstain from this segment. Even the Irish Dell manufacturer therefore brought an ultra-compact notebook to the market. The name: Dell Inspiron Mini 9.

Small Block in Windows In our detailed test update we give the new MacBook with Windows a trial. Furthermore, you'll find detailed measurement data about system noise and battery life of this small aluminium notebook in this article.

MacBook Pro 15" & Windows. In our second review of the MacBook Pro 15" with 2.53 GHz C2D we especially address the aspects emissions, battery life, and benchmarks under Windows and MacOs X. Learn in this article about the advantages and disadvantages of the new design notebook from Apple.

Precision in Latitude Look. The Precision M4400 is presumably just right for all those who already liked the Dell Latitude E6500, but weren't sure, because of the too low graphics performance. Based on the same mobile 15.4 inch platform, the M4400 offers first-class performance for 3D visualizations by a powerful Quadro FX 770M graphics card by nVIDIA. This article covers how this mobile workstation performs in our tests.

Asus Eee PC 900 + 1 The improvements of the Eee PC 901 compared with the older 900 are numerous. A new CPU, faster chipset graphic, Bluetooth, Draft-n WLAN, and a capacious battery are the most striking denouements. In the following detailed review you can learn if this package is able to convince.

PowerBook 12" Successor. Apple actually introduces a 13.3" MacBook Pro with the new Aluminium MacBook. In contrast to its bigger brother this smaller consumer laptop does neither have a dedicated graphics card nor FireWire nor ExpressCard slot. In this review you'll find out whether this new design notebook is to be recommended.

Alu-Block Pro 15". The new Apple MacBook Pro notebooks, the 5^th generation, are available and are completely re-engineered. The most important innovations are a newly designed aluminium case made of a single part, two graphics cards, and a crystal touchpad. The following review covers how the new 'Professional' notebook performs in our first test.

Smart Business Starter. The Lenovo Thinkpad SL300 is the last representative of the SL-Series in our tests. As the label suggests, it deals with with a compact 13.3 inch office notebook, whose affordable base price allows a wide audience to be introduced to the Thinkpad model lineup. Equipped with an integrated 4500M HD GPU, HDMI port, and optional Blu-Ray drive, the notebook also shows characteristics of a multimedia machine.

One for all. The models of the T-series made by Lenovo were always the solid base of the complete product range. With display sizes of 14.1" and 15.4", equipped with current and if desired also powerful hardware, the current T-models can cover a wide range between mobility and performance. Combined with typical Thinkpad qualities, they are still serious contenders among business notebooks.

Full Metall Jacket. Like many other manufacturers, Dell also launches several new models on time for the start of new Intel Centrino 2 platform primarily in the business area. The E6500 series is thought primarily for professional office users with an increased mobility need and high quality demand. With the high-quality magnesium case the notebook sets the bar particularly high in respect to stability, for the competition.

Little Puma. The MSI Megabook PR211 is situated both physically and pricewise just above the most expensive Netbooks. With AMD's Puma platform, the theoretical performance of the machine also sits above the Netbooks and with standard usage should be clearly less restricting in this regard. Find out what kind of impression the little Puma made on us in the following comprehensive review.

The mobile workhorses. Notebooks of the 14.1 inch category are due to their powerful components, their screen size, and their weight ideal mobile tools for businessmen as well as for students. In contrast to the smaller and lighter subnotebooks, their powerful components are also ready for demanding applications.

Handyman in all aspects. Designed as typical multimedia notebook, the Aspire 5930G by Acer does not only convince by its multimedia qualities, but also surprises by a good workmanship, a comprehensive connectivity and finally also by a solid calculation performance, which is hard to find in this weight and price category and is second to none.

Thinkpad for Everyone. Lenovo intends to attract attention of the very big number of potential customers in the low price category by the launch of the Thinkpad SL series. Thereby, the SL models should offer the successful Thinkpad qualities at an attractive entry level price, which makes it affordable for everyone. Overall, the SL series approaches the consumer sector.

Top Gaming Category. A short time ago nVIDIA launched two new graphics cards for high-end gaming. Beside the Geforce 9800M GT, which can be used in compact 15 inch models, it also offers the Geforce 9800M GTX. Based on the G92 architecture the 9800M GTX is also produced in 65 nanometre technology, but the number of its shaders is clearly higher than of the former top model by nVIDIA, the Geforce 8800M GTX.

A New Old Acquaintance Barely any other barebone is offered under so many different predicates as the M570 from Clevo. It's not very surprising, as it is a chic 17 - inch notebook always on the newest stand of technique and therefore especially of interest for performance - enthusiasts. Schenker brings the M570TU as mySN SMG7 gaming notebook out, equipped with Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 CPU and a brand new 9800M GTX graphics card.

Pure performance. Until now the Thinkpad T-Model from Lenovo, which was enhanced after the short ending -p, set the standard for professional users with high performance demands. After a complete overhaul of the Lenovo product lineup, coincident with the launch of the Intel Centrino 2, Lenovo is now starting a few new notebook series. Among them are the new mobile workstations with the labels W500 and W700, which are meant to replace the Thinkpad Txxp models.

Compact Power Package. Clevo already presented a new 15 inch barebone which can also be equipped with very powerful graphics cards at the CeBit in Hannover this year. In the meanwhile not only the barebone Devil 9000 DTX is available, but also the new high-performance graphics cards by nVIDIA. This review covers how this 15 inch notebook model equipped with Geforce 9800M GT graphics card rates in our comprehensive test.