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Attention back-to-school shoppers

Attention back-to-school shoppers

To help you pick the perfect system for your academic needs, we've scoured the retail shelves of big box electronics stores to find the models you're most likely to find in Sunday sales circulars throughout the summer. Read more
Dell's Studio 15 laptop reviewed

Dell's Studio 15 laptop reviewed

Can't decide between an Inspiron or an XPS laptop? Now you don't have to; Dell's new Studio line sits between its mainstream Inspiron and high-end XPS lines. Read more

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Who makes more, the Apple Store Genius Bar or Best Buy's Geek Squad?

As someone who regularly councils consumers to avoid overpriced after-market repair services for computer hardware, I was intrigued by a report from Glassdoor.com (a Web site where employees anonymously dish about their employers) that compares the purported average salaries for Apple and Best Buy front-line tech-support personnel. Both the (Read more)
Sep 5 2008

OLPC revives Give One, Get One program with Amazon.com

The One Laptop Per Child project is bringing back its two-for-one deal on its low-cost laptop. It has tapped Amazon.com to handle its Give One, Get One program, launched initially last year. Through the program, anyone can pay for two XO laptops; one is shipped to the buyer, and (Read more)
Sep 4 2008

Lock in your trade-in value for tech purchases

Packrats need not apply; for others I might have some good news. TigerDirect and TechForward announced on Thursday their partnership to offer Guaranteed Buyback plans at TigerDirect and CompUSA retail stores for electronic products. The plans lock in trade-in values for electronics at the point of sale for an additional (Read more)
Sep 4 2008

Rest your weary head on the Napbook

A laptop bag that doubles as a pillowcase...now there's an idea that rouses us from our dull-computer-case-induced stupor. Unfortunately, the Napbook is currently only being sold in an Apple store in faraway Reykjavik, Iceland, the home of designer Hafsteinn Juliusson. But Juliusson does say he's in the (Read more)
Sep 4 2008