The deceptively innocuous little number is made with Noilly Prat Ambre, a sexy, honey-hued speciality only available here and nowhere else in the world.

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Though this machine was announced with a Core i3 CPU, only the AMD option remains available here in the US. And while the dm1z is a tad heavier than the Aspire V5 (3.2 versus 3.05 pounds), we like its patterned lid -- and the optional red color scheme.

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Unfortunately, it sounds like you're going to need to cross your fingers (or pull out that eBay emergency stash) to get one out of the gate, because we've got some intel here suggesting that it'll be available only by "invitation" at first.

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Rork of Georgia State (PDF available here) found that retirees pay, on average, only half the state income tax that working folks with the same income pay.

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Here is the only screenshot of the changes that Microsoft has made available.

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