Word: hp
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...direct, Dell keeps a lid on overhead and offers customized computers at competitive prices, with relatively swift delivery. As the price of computing dropped, Dell was consistently able to shed costs and maintain a price advantage over rivals. But this year Dell's competitors have attacked that price gap. HP slashed thousands of jobs and reduced the number of assembly plants, streamlining its supply chain and enabling it to go head to head with Dell on low-end machines. Retailers have also cut prices, even selling at cost and relying on upgrades and services for profits...
...Windows future. The next version, Vista, might be a success, but with a MacBook you can hedge your bet. You get a computer that runs both Mac OS X and Windows XP today, and even appears to meet the minimum requirements for Vista once it gets here. Dell and HP should be very worried indeed...
...Within minutes, my own TV programming was bounced at roughly 1200 kilobits per second from the Slingbox through my home network and out via Wi-Fi to my HP laptop. Video appeared smooth and watchable. I especially like the video-adjustment wizard that ensures that the picture on the SlingPlayer is halfway decent...
...color ink-jet printers do a fine job, though you'll get best results with photo-ink cartridges and photo paper. Some printers have built-in memory-card slots and their own preview screens, allowing you to print photos without a computer. The best names include Brother, Canon, Epson, HP and Lexmark...
...generation arrived with a 91 h.p. engine, as dated now as Boy George singing Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? The new one is larger and more powerful than its predecessors, features a reinforced body structure and comes equipped with an i-VTEC engine that, with a 197-hp engine, provides a 37 h.p. boost over the 2005 model. It shares the coupe body style with the basic Civic, a vast improvement over the unloved hatchback it replaces. Indeed, everything about the new Si appears more aggressive, from the wider body stance to the lower suspension, angular headlights...