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Before you buy: Laptops and Netbooks
Created: 10/30/2009
Video description: From tiny Netbooks that will fit in your purse to giant desktop replacements that will never leave your desk, there's a laptop out there for just about everybody. CNET's Natali Del Conte and Dan Ackerman are standing by to help you shop for the right one.

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