(External Serial ATA) See SATA.
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- 'I'm a PC. A $999 MacBook still doesn't tempt me' (or does it?)
- 'I'm a PC. A $999 MacBook still doesn't tempt me' (or does it?)MS will have nothing exciting on the OS front for Christmas this year.If you want to do something exciting, you will have to buy a Mac. And, it only gets worse for MS on the MID/NetBook front. That...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Confirmed: MacBook drops Firewire port
- Confirmed: MacBook drops Firewire portUpgrade to Pro?It looks like if you want FireWire, you'll need to get a Macbook Pro instead.http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html"What do video professionals think about this?"What about we non-professionals who shoot video?I guess we're SOL, as far as Apple is concerned.Nice way to drive customers to Windows machines Stevie...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Microsoft pushes idea of "Apple tax"
- Microsoft pushes idea of "Apple tax"upgrade tax?all the mac laptops are upgradable in terms of ram and hard disk. what else do you need to upgrade on a laptop?I think MS should push for Apple salesThe first piece of software that gets installed on a Mac is Windows and at...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- LaCie's 5big Network offers five drive bays, up to 7.5TB storage
- LaCie is bringing its distinctive aesthetic sense to small business networked storage with its new 5big Network device, which offers—surprise—five drive bays and up to a whopping 7.5 terabytes of capacity. If that's still not sufficient (or you want to back up what's on the 5big Network), the included USB...
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- How much would an $800 Apple laptop hurt Microsoft?
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- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Toshiba Qosmio G55-Q802
- The 18-inch laptop has truly come into its own, with recent systems from Sony, Acer, HP and now Toshiba threatening to clutter the desks of multimedia enthusiasts everywhere. The Qosmio G55-Q802 is the odd man out among this group in that it does not offer a Blu-ray drive or even...
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- Iomega ScreenPlay TV Link - digital AV player
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- Product reviews 2008-10-06
- HP Pavilion Slimline s3500f - Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 2.8 GHz
- Similar to the New York Yankees, who will miss the playoffs this year after 13 straight October campaigns, the HP Pavilion Slimline s3500f snaps the Slimline's run of four consecutive Editors' Choice awards. But just as the 2008 Yankees are still an above .500 team, the Slimline s3500f is still...
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- HP HDX18
- For several months after they became a buzzed-about topic, the only 18-inch laptop we had actually seen in person was Acer's inventive Aspire 8920. Now we're seeing a mini-flood of them, with new models arriving from HP, Sony, and Toshiba. These new 18-inch displays--and a handful of new 16-inch displays--differ...
- Product reviews 2008-09-19
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- Blog posts 2008-09-18
- Tape Imaging Software (exe)
- Tape Imaging Software for creation of dumps from tape devices. Supports all tape drives including SCSI, ATA/IDE USB, eSata/SATA. All formats including LTO, AIT, DLT, SDLT, DAT, and Travan. Demo available to see if it can read your tape drive. Ideal for data recovery engineers and forensics engineers that need...
- Software downloads 2008-09-11
- Thecus N3200
- The Thecus N3200 is an empty, three-bay NAS drive that sells for approximately $330. Though it doesn't provide any storage out of the box, it's still reasonably priced for a device that supports RAID and up to 3TB of storage. The device boasts a useful set of features, including printer...
- Product reviews 2008-09-09
- Acer Aspire X1200-U1520A
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- Product reviews 2008-09-02
- Fujitsu LifeBook A6120 (2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8400)
- The Fujitsu LifeBook A6210's $1,349 price tag may seem a bit high for a midsize laptop, especially considering that many similarly sized systems cost less than $1,000. But the Fujitsu has a number of features that help justify the higher price: namely, a built-in Blu-ray drive, ATI Mobility Radeon HD...
- Product reviews 2008-08-29
- Dell Latitude E6400 Laptop Computer (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz, DDR2 SDRAM 2GB, GB)
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- Product reviews 2008-08-21
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- Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.As a back-to-school laptop, the HP Pavilion dv5-1015nr is overkill, unless, perhaps, you've managed to squeeze a large LCD in your dorm room or pooled funds with...
- Product reviews 2008-08-20
- SMARTReporter (dmg)
- SMARTReporter is an application that can warn you of some hard disk drive failures before they actually happen! It does so by periodically polling the S.M.A.R.T. status of your hard disk drive. S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a technology built into most modern hard disk drives that acts...
- Software downloads 2008-08-20
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- Gateway P-7811FX
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Back to School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.Gateway's budget-minded, 17-inch gaming laptops have impressed of late, offering high-end graphics and enough CPU power to make for a decent gaming experience. Our...
- Product reviews 2008-08-15
- HP Pavilion dv7-1025nr
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The $1,499 HP Pavilion dv7-1025nr is both familiar and brand new at the same time. On the one hand, the desktop-replacement laptop is like any other Pavilion:...
- Product reviews 2008-08-14
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