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Cheap Champs

A really compact drive? A supersmart mouse? Here are 14 PC accessories to please your inner geek--all terrific, and all under $100.

Michael S. Lasky and Dennis O'Reilly

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Kensington FLYLIGHT PORTABLE LIGHT-PLUGS INTO NOTEBOOK USB PC/MAC

Keyspan KEYSPAN MINI PORT REPLICATOR ADD 2 USB 1 PARALLEL 1 SERIAL PORT (Keyspan-UPR112)

Veo Mobile Connect

Kensington STUDIOMOUSE OPTICAL MOUSE FOR MAC DESIGNED FOR ADOBE & GRAPHICS (Kensington-64322)

Belkin PENLIGHT STALUS (Belkin-F8U0302)

RoadWired Pod

Kensington FLYFAN MOBILE USB FAN (Kensington-62648)

SanDisk Cruzer

Siemens SpeedStream 2105

Addonics Mini DigiDrive

Kensington SMARTSOCKETS TABLE TOP 6-OUTLETS 1500 JOULES (Kensington-62634)

Sharper Image Digi Pen II

Mobility Electronics Juice

Monsoon Audio PlanarMedia 9

No More Floppies

SanDisk Cruzer, $79 (128MB),

Floppy drives are almost history. Even Zip drives can hardly compete with the latest in high-capacity flash memory. But until recently, people had no convenient way to read and write to flash memory cards on a computer. Enter the new pocket-size USB flash drives. One of the most convenient and practical of these is SanDisk's Cruzer. About the size of a small cigarette lighter, the unit can handle Secure Digital (SD) cards of any capacity--unlike many other USB memory drives, which come with preset, built-in memory. The Cruzer's single switch on top cleverly releases the SD card or reveals the otherwise-hidden USB connector. Plug it into your PC's USB port for instant access to your data. No software installation is needed (except for drivers for Windows 98 systems).

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