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We gaze into a crystal ball and and ponder the future, or possible demise, of some well-known technologies.

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Power, strong build and an added splash of style make the Asus G60J a gaming laptop worth paying top dollar for.

The design is impeccable, the build superb and the screen extraordinary, but the price is a huge barrier. We ponder the icon that is the Macbook Pro 17in

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