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N,ICR A CK text printing. Cartridges are also available in higheryield versions (which are moreexpennve). • I -year warranty. Although a few other manufacturers have introduced inkiet printers that accept digital camera media directly (rather than having to access it through a PC), Lexmark was the lirst out of the gate with this model. Based on the older 5700 model, the 5770 offers excellent photographic output as well as crisp and speedy text printing. We did have a few quibbles with this unit. First, the default colour is skewed a bit too heavil y towards red, which means skin tones may be an issue if you don't adjust the colour ratios in the printer driver. Secondly, the LCD m enu on thefront of the printer forces the user to do quite a bit of scrolling end button

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and paperlama. • Ships with one black and one colour carlndge. which are both available in higher-yield versions

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Asas L0400 Teh 510-739-3777. htlp:I/ www.asus.corn Estimatedstreet price; $3.498 The magnesium alloy chassis on this unit is eye-catching. There are two USB ports. Two different bags were included, one typical notebook bag and another insert, or protector. This model was shipped to us with only 64 MB RAM, and therefore didn't do as welt on the benchmarking. It is possible to upgrade system RAM to a maximum of 256 MB. The Global Service Member warranty is designed for users who travel internationally.

Faflgsa Uifobotflt 6 facias Tel: 800-838-5487. hitp://www.tujitsu.ca Suggestedretail price: $4,518 Our evaluation unit came with 128 MB RAM, but this notebook comes standard with 64 MB, which retails for $4,199. Fujitsu's Flexible Bay can accommodate SuperDisk, an additional hard disk, DVD, CD-ROM, CD-RW (rewritable), and floppy drives, a lithium-ion battery, or the included weight-saver spacer thatserves as a cover (or the entpty bay. Instead of track point, it uses a 1.9 cm button pointing device called the ErgoTrac. It takesgettingusedto, and like most new devices is annoying at first to those who have touchpad, pointing stick, trackball, or mouse experience. A touchpad is available as an option. An LCD Status Display window provides slightly more information than traditional LEDs, which are the notebook equivalent of automobile dashboard "idiot lights." The one-year warranty can be extended to three years and is available internationafly. Technical support is available 24 hours a day, year round.

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card combo isprovided. The Compaq modem cord was the only one with an interferencereducing coil.

Suggestedretail price: $5.299 This was the other system we received that «arne with Windows 2000 installed. At 2. 5 kg it was the lightest model we tested, yet is very solidly built. IBM's keyboard was our favourite. Storage devices can be warm-swapped in the Uhragay. A floppy drive can be inserted internally into the UltraBay, or attached externally.

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earing advice Playing with the latest hardware is the hest part of a technology reviewer' s lob. The hardest part is giving advice about a specitic brand to buy. Every person will have his or her own idea of the best notebook, which is how it should be. Some observations: the Ultinet entry returned the best benchmark scores. The TTX had the largest screen, while the IBM was the easiest to carry. Asus had the lowest price. N EC and Compaq had exceUent large-company warranties. The Apple was the easiest to set up. DaveChappelle is a TCPtab productreviewer Hecan be reached atdave [email protected],

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technology,but the wider carriage makesthe machine moresuitable for use in a business environment. Aswith the other HP printers tested thismonth, a number of steps are required to take full advantage of the 2,400x1,200dpi printing mode. However, PhotoREt III printing isstill very impressive, delivering high-quality output that is nearly indistinguishable from a photograph. Without networking onboard, thisprinter is better suited for the small oSce environment than a high-volume workplace. It brings a lot of professional features into a smaller oSce, induding tabloid-size printing. While not as impressiveasthe 2500CM model (below), the lower cost of this unit device makes it a really nice addition to an oSce with more moderate printing needs.

built-in networking, making it an ideal proofing tool in a production environment. However, thosewith limited space should really think before buying this unit, because it is quite a largedevice, especially when the lower drawer is extended. Wherespace isn't a problem, however, the features and quality make the 2500CM worth every penny.

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Another characteristic of solid ink printers is that pages do not requim a dr)ring period. as is ths esse with ink)ets. Attempts to smear or

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Tektrerrix Phaser 850 colour 0 solid hit Continuedfrom poge 92 Phaser 850 is capable of printing transparencies, letters, envelopes, labels, and cards. Tektronix is targedng sales of this enterprise printer to small- and medium-size businesses. The Phaser 850 is avalable in thme models:

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System details Our evaluation unit had Windows 98 instaged, but the iNote 6120 is also avaiiatrie with Windows 2000 or Red Hst Linux. II features a 14.1-inch screen, 128 MB RAM expandable to 256 MB, a 12 GB hard drive. touchpad with two buttorw, 6x OVD-ROM drive, built-in floppy drive, two PC Card ports, a USB port. infrared port, port replicator port, external mlmitor port, audio ports, and a hardware volume controL A carrying case is included. An entry-level model is also available with e 533 MH2 Caieron CPU,64 MB RAM,6GB hard drive. 24x CO-ROM drive. and the same ports and accessories as the desktop replacement model for a suggest@ retail price of $2,949. Adding a 56Kbps V90 modem is an extra $219.

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Polytechnic University in Toronto."The test is made with CDPlus.corn in January has been whether the review is tuned into the marketing "very excellent" for both the online music or if there's any influence from the meketing retailer and the public broadcaster.She played side of things. "It's come up quite a bit especially with the down any suggestion that such deals between covering Canadian and international arts and mediaoutletsand retailerscarried adangerof online stufE Who is doing the review that culture. I n r e turn, al l t h e stories on biased reporting. appears? Were they independent or were the

InfoCulture that mention books and authors "The panner comes to us because of our wifi contain links back to the corresponding journalistic integrity," she said. "It's important Chapters pages that will allow users to pur-

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ny that takes the risk in developing an untrie business model. spends the mquired ir85al invesknent, and takes the business online.

Before 1$94, Malonsysmd,corpoiamlife was dominated by the quest for profits; the boltorn-

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sppnmch,thegrabbing ofconsumes to aW eb site.

Sut the Internet is now entering what Malonsy callsa "New RealEconomy";aneconomy tlwl is seeing ampid return tofocusing on the costs of cpemrions as well as costs of investment. It is also an economy in which Cwm

is very little forgivenessand no slack-no shck in mwgins, no slack in inventory. and no slack in bme.

Tlm reasonfor that is the Internet hasprovided consumes.as wel ascompeltors,edgibet-

terknmriedge ofproducw and prices.he said. This, in turn, has requited online usinessm to trim all posmlrie slack from gwir opeakons in

ecoremy Maloney says but "Em promise of Sandv4551 isalways one year sway. So, even though North Amsica is ahead of the rest of ths world in high-speed capability, there is a trend to move data, pardcularly vast snounts ol data, towards the edge of the Internet

Eventhough everyone knowsof barely postpubescentkidswhohave becomeInternet millionairesvirtually overnight, not everyfirst mover has beensuccessful on the Internet.

order to pmssve pmfit mwglns. — Sean IltalOney, Intel According to Maloney, speed and beating customer 0 psctatkmsars essen5al to success on Ce NetJust meelng expemagons is no Maloney explains that by mmring data to the longergoodenoughfcr an edyusiness. edge ofthe Internet,e consumer in Asia who Maloney sees the Inteme t~ y becom- wishes todownload informawmfroma Website ing one ol new eSmency metrics. He said a few with a sever in San Francisco, will nol receive meant devsklpmenls ss helping to build an

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were "modeled" duringMaloney's presentation and not only wwe they smaller, gwy came in a colorful boxes that appeared to have been desigrwd by an architectural-arnst, and not, to use Maloney's word, a "geek." Maloney's final message, like the Intemetenabled life he envisioned, was simple. "Get ready to get mal," hs said.

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main auditorium ofthe Llw AngelesConven5on Center tohearhimgive Omfirs keynote address at InternetWorldSpring2000, in early April, he wss all Ouse, as he spoke about his vlwion of the

My job is chief technology officer for IBijji's Internet activities. Somepeople call me the strategist, somecall me avisionary,and some call me chief dreamer.

Hstoricslly, Internet usage, to say nothingof Inte rnet since the connec5on is always open, IPmlmmeae, in Europe did not enjoy the swee consumes will begin to do tlrings onfins that degree of ~ andparlicipagon as it did they don't do now. in Nonh Amwtca. However, with Ow advent of The internet of Owfutwe will be gm elohim ~l ed telephones, andtheir populanly in for sll kinds of servkxm, such as wmSer and Europe, Patricksees Europe "kmpfnxning' over trsflic reports, wtrichuserswill accessquite mu- the UnitedStates within ayear in Internet usage, finely, sincethe ~ is a lways open. due primarily to Om uss of the wirelsss telePatri ck says the change in Internet behavior phone as a Wbb bnnvser. will be similar to the change people expwienced Patrick's Internet of the fubxe will become no kmger have to dial up to get access to the

just begun; and he made this point by mminding the assembled Interri mwwvvy execugves and consumers that Ow pwcentage of the world's populafion that is online at sny given time is virtually zem. We are, Patrick said, only st the beginning of

when they no longer had to ring up an operator to place a kriephces cell. — John tffftff'ck, IBM "Everywhere is another key element of Paktck' 8 futum InternetToday. 05 pwcent of Fast" reters to bandwidth, which Patrick online content is viewed through the PC. But, ss sees as becoming pkmgful as compefition ytbb-enatried dwrices begin to flood the rmuketbetween cable and kri ephone companies iraen- place, Patrick says he expects that number to w'fice and the dgfsmnce 'vl servkxm txring pfo. decmase to 50 pwcent in two years. vldedby each dissppews. In fact.Pslri ck sees Some of ths new Inteinetvxuieble devices will

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futwe of the haemaL For Patrick, the fukxe ol the Internet hasonly

mme nahsal as instwri massaging coupled with VOICG mcoglllbon, text-to SpGGCh collvsfSkxl and real-time translskons sll combine to make

the Internet e 'muhilingual intenxxn." The convwgence of these tachnologkw is "game-chany'ng," Patric said. A funker relining of porials will make the

Internet mom intelligent Instead of a predominance of ag-purpose petals, much like those

be the tshvision. pager. PCAPsssoosri digital that pmsengy exist. thee 8421 be specialized portrris where peopk7 who stuim a common appreciate the 'poww of the click.' interest orprofessioncancongmgste. There will For Patrick, Owfuture of the Internet can be cope with the dwnand for increased Internet these Internet-enabled devices information also be lifestyle portals, and portals for people in s been fwIed by Ow advamages appliances. and he cites what N ~ summed up in eight wmds. It will be fast, always usage that' hap- dilfwent kmds of demogmphic gneps. ple, who are themselves just beginning to

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