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    Slim 1 TB (1024 GB) External Hard Drive From Philips


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    It’s pretty, it’s external, it’s a whopping 1TB hard disk drive from Philips. Meet the SPD5130, boasting a super speedy eSATA interface which transfers data up to six times faster than USB 2.0. It also comes with a USB 2.0 interface though for those without an eSATA slot or adapter. The drive boasts a big 32MB buffer so that files being transferred do so without any errors.
    Unlike other double disk drive solutions on the market, this one is a bit slimmer due it housing just a single hard disk but it’s still capable of handling up to 1 million photos, 250,000 songs or 6 weeks worth of uncompressed video.
    Philips says the aluminium casing is extra-thick for quiet running and the internal suspension will protect the drive from the inevitable drop off your desk. It comes with one-button back-up and will cost you a cool [i.e. expensive] £299 when it lands next week.
     

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    Sandisk’s 32GB Flash Drive – Cheaper Than Expected


    drives will play an increasingly important roll in laptops as the year rolls on and we also know that they’ll cost you your first born child. Sandisk has just announced its 32GB solid state drive (SSD) for laptops and indications are that the drive could cost a lot less than previously thought. The new 2.5in SSD which can be used as a drop-in replacement for hard drives in laptops will cost under £200, approximately. OK, this is helluva lot more than you’d pay for current hard drive technology [£6 per Flash Gb versus 40p per regualr Gb] but it’s less than originally thought. So what’s the big deal?
    According to Sandisk the drive can boot Windows Vista Enterprise in about 30 seconds and read and write data to the drive 100 times faster than existing drives. It’s also nicer to your battery and runs silent.
    The price rules it out for the majority of us but more of these Flash drives are coming this year [Cebit starts tomorrow, after all] and I expect that this technology will become affordable to a greater number of us laptop junkies in 2008. Hopefully

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    Sony’s Walkman B100 Kills Off SonicStage And Is Cute Too


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    Sony wants to kick some Shuffle butt this week with the launch of a mini MP3 player called the Network Walkman NWD-B100. The best bit, hands-down, is not size or price, but the fact that this kills-off Sony’s music management software pig, SonicStage. The BW100 is ‘drag and drop’ friendly for ATRAC-free MP3 and WMA files.
    This little beauty weighs in at 30g and is tiny but sports a lovely 3-line colour LCD display. The downside is just 12 hours of battery life, which is average rather than great for something this small. The USB connector means you can plug it straight into your laptop or hi-fi, while there’s also a built-in FM tuner, voice recorder and equalizer.
    It comes in black, white and violet 1GB and 2GB flavours, which will cost £45 and £55 next month when it launches
     

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    Sexy Sony UMPC: Very Expensive


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    I like the idea of ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs) but the price is still way too high for your everyday punter. This probably explains why most of them are being targeted at businesses with deeper pockets. Sony is the latest vendor to roll out its newest UMPC, the smart-looking VAIO UX1. It measures 95 x 150 x 38.2mm (W x H x D) and weighs in at a pocket-friendly 480g (around 1lb). It houses an Intel Ultra-Low Voltage processor, 1GB of memory and runs Windows Vista Business. There’s a 4.5in widescreen LED display suitable for boring old work or, watching movies and viewing photos, and there are two cameras – one for video and another on the back for taking snapshots.
    The hard disk has been swapped out for an expensive 32GB of Flash memory which will make everything from boot-up to file loading very fast. Battery life is around four hours and, like all UMPCs, it can be operated using the keyboard, stylus or touch-screen.
    When it ships next month, all you'll need is around £1,700 + VAT.