09 Jan 10 Acer Recalls 22,000 Notebooks Due To Burn Hazard

An anonymous reader writes "The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Acer, today announced a voluntary recall of 22,000 notebook computers. Acer has received three reports of computers short circuiting, resulting in slight melting of the external casing. No incidents occurred in the United States. No injuries have been reported."

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06 Feb 10 Dell must defend suit alleging defective notebooks

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court reinstated on Friday a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing Dell Inc of selling defective notebook computers.
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22 Jun 10 Fujitsu Amilo GraphicBooster External GPU Actually Looks Like a Great Idea [Notebooks]

Fujistu-Siemens has released their Amilo GraphicBooster. It seems like a rather good idea. A powerful graphics card and two-USB port that you can have permanently attached to three displays. It looks amazing in action.