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• Geek.com: Laptop Buyers' Guide
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• Tom's Hardware Guide: A Dell Novelty
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• ATI, nVidia to Rev Up Laptop Graphics
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• Vivian Dynabook vision
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• Computer Power User Magazine: May 2004 - Vol. 4, Issue 5