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Storage

Internal Hard Drive

Hitachi Deskstar 7K400

The 7200-rpm Deskstar 7K400 provides 400GB of storage and some of the fastest performance we've seen in a desktop drive. $400

External Hard Drive

Maxtor One Touch 250GB

With an excellent combination of capacity, features, and performance, the One Touch 250GB is the best choice for backing up your PC and expanding your storage easily. $300

Ultraportable Hard Drive

LaCie Data Bank 40GB

The Porsche-designed Data Bank is one of the few small hard drives that can fit in a shirt pocket. Available in both 20GB and 40GB capacities, the 5.7-ounce hard drive draws all the power it requires from a USB 2.0 or FireWire cable. $349

Rewritable DVD Drive

Plextor PX-712A

The speedy PX-712A is the first drive to write at 12X to DVD+R media and the first to write to CD-R at 48X. $200

DVD Burning Suite

Roxio Easy Media Creator 7

This suite offers above-average task integration and all the CD/DVD mastering and DVD authoring tools you need. $99

USB Flash Drive

PowerHouse Technologies Migo 256MB

Migo's on-board data management and synchronization software make parting with your desktop easier. $200

Backup Software

StompSoft BackUp MyPC 5 Deluxe

BackUp MyPC provides a logical interface, a disaster recovery tool, and the ultimate in set-and-forget automation. $60

At a Glance

Cloudmark SpamNet
Logitech Z-680
Oki Data C7300N COLOR LED PRINTER 20PPM COLOR 24PPM MONO NETWRK 128MB (Okidata-62417304)
Canon MultiPASS MP730
EIZO Nanao 19IN LCD 1280X1024 75HZ BLACK L767-BK DVI-D 500:1 (EIZO NANAO-L767BK)
Microsoft Money Premium 2004 Eng US Only CD (Microsoft-S6600001)
Canon CanoScan 9900F Scanner 3200X6400DPI (Canon-8132A002)
Microsoft FRONTPAGE 2003 WIN32 ENG CD (Microsoft-39202321)
Generic Company Place Holder Lexmark C752n Laser Printer
VCom SystemSuite 5
Dell M5200n
Palm TREO 600 GSM/GPRS COMMUNICATOR CELLPHONE PALM ORGANIZER WIRELESS (Handspring-1034NA)
Forward Solutions Migo
Generic Company Place Holder Canon EOS Rebel Digital SLR Camera
Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS V8.0 (Full Product) (Adobe-23101764)
HP IPAQ H4350 PDA (HP (Hewlett-Packard)-FA172A)
Microsoft Outlook 2003 (Full Product) (Microsoft-54301904)
Generic Company Place Holder 22IN/20.0V 27mm 1600x1200 97HZ P220F Perfect Flat TCO 99 (PC/Mac) (ViewSonic-P220F)
Creative AUDIGY 2 ZS PLATINUM SOUND BLASTER PCI SOUND CARD SB0350 (Creative Labs-70SB035000003)
Generic Company Place Holder 17IN LCD 1280X1024 700:1 .264MM 173P SILVER ULTRA NARROW BEZEL (Samsung-173PSILVER)
Toshiba Satellite P25-S609 Notebook (Toshiba-PSP20U19PS8R)
Netgear WGT624 Wireless 802.11G 108 Mbps Firewall Router 4port (NetGear-WGT624NA)
Dell Dimensions 4600 (2.8GHz)
Generic Company Place Holder Canon i900D Photo Printer

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Produced very detailed photo prints with realistic colors. Text appeared sharp even at small sizes. No control panel.
Pros
- Best detail reproduction
- Very fast
- Individual ink cartridges
Cons
- Included ColorSync profiles need improvement
Maxtor OneTouch Personal Storage External 250GB Hard Drive (Maxtor-A01A250)
Logitech DINOVO MEDIA DESKTOP BLUETOOTH K/B MEDIA PAD & MOUSE (Logitech-9673120403)
ACCPAC SIMPLY ACCOUNTING 2004 PRO BI-LINGUAL (ACCPAC-10271U180C00)
NEC DPL/XGA 1100 ANSI LUMENS 2.1 POUNDS PROJECTOR (NEC-LT10)
Rio Karma 20GB MP3 Player (Rio-90260461)
LaCie La Cie
Generic Company Place Holder Lenovo ThinkPad X40 Notebook
Adobe PhotoShop Album 2.0 (Adobe-29170147)
Lite-On LVW-5005
Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 (Full Product) (Roxio-213100)
Toshiba Portege M200 Notebook (Toshiba-PPM20U004JD4)
Hush Technologies Hush ATX
Generic Company Place Holder Canon Bubble Jet i475D Photo Printer
Generic Company Place Holder Olympus Camedia C-8080 Wide Zoom Bridge Camera
Pros
- Heartily built
- In-camera editing of RAW images
- Two memory-card slots
- LCD and EVF viewable in low light
- Good photo quality
- Two live histograms
- Autofocus-assist lamp
Cons
- Controls can be imtimidating
- Long delays between shots in RAW or TIFF mode
- Lens doesn't have as much zoom power as competitors
ATI All-in-Wonder 9600 XT Video Card
SightSpeed Video Messenger
Hitachi Deskstar 7K400
Trend Micro PC-CILLIN 2004 INTERNET SECURITY
Zone Labs ZoneAlarm Pro 4.5
Safer Networking Spybot Search & Destroy
Alienware Aurora Extreme
Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5
Panasonic PV-GS200
Pros
- Hot-shoe
- Focus ring on lens
- Headphone and mike jacks
- Narration mike
Cons
- Color has slight blue cast
StompSoft BackUp MyPC 5 Deluxe
Generic Company Place Holder Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1 Compact Camera
Apple MAC OS X PANTHER 10.3
Adobe InDesign CS V3.0
Garmin StreetPilot 2620 Portable GPS Receiver
Novatix ExplorerPlus
AT&T Privacy Bird
Apple ITunes Media Player for Windows
PDAapps VeriChat
Plextor PX-712A DVDR/RW Drive
Motorola v600

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Storage

Internal Hard Drive

External Hard Drive

Ultraportable Hard Drive

Rewritable DVD Drive

DVD Burning Suite

USB Flash Drive

Backup Software

Cloudmark SpamNet

Logitech Z-680

Microsoft Money Premium 2004 Eng US Only CD (Microsoft-S6600001)

Canon CanoScan 9900F Scanner 3200X6400DPI (Canon-8132A002)

Microsoft FRONTPAGE 2003 WIN32 ENG CD (Microsoft-39202321)

VCom SystemSuite 5

Palm TREO 600 GSM/GPRS COMMUNICATOR CELLPHONE PALM ORGANIZER WIRELESS (Handspring-1034NA)

Forward Solutions Migo

Generic Company Place Holder Canon EOS Rebel Digital SLR Camera

Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS V8.0 (Full Product) (Adobe-23101764)

HP IPAQ H4350 PDA (HP (Hewlett-Packard)-FA172A)

Microsoft Outlook 2003 (Full Product) (Microsoft-54301904)

Creative AUDIGY 2 ZS PLATINUM SOUND BLASTER PCI SOUND CARD SB0350 (Creative Labs-70SB035000003)

Toshiba Satellite P25-S609 Notebook (Toshiba-PSP20U19PS8R)

Pros

Cons

Maxtor OneTouch Personal Storage External 250GB Hard Drive (Maxtor-A01A250)

ACCPAC SIMPLY ACCOUNTING 2004 PRO BI-LINGUAL (ACCPAC-10271U180C00)

NEC DPL/XGA 1100 ANSI LUMENS 2.1 POUNDS PROJECTOR (NEC-LT10)

Rio Karma 20GB MP3 Player (Rio-90260461)

LaCie La Cie

Generic Company Place Holder Lenovo ThinkPad X40 Notebook

Adobe PhotoShop Album 2.0 (Adobe-29170147)

Lite-On LVW-5005

Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 (Full Product) (Roxio-213100)

Toshiba Portege M200 Notebook (Toshiba-PPM20U004JD4)

Hush Technologies Hush ATX

Generic Company Place Holder Olympus Camedia C-8080 Wide Zoom Bridge Camera

Pros

Cons

ATI All-in-Wonder 9600 XT Video Card

SightSpeed Video Messenger

Hitachi Deskstar 7K400

Trend Micro PC-CILLIN 2004 INTERNET SECURITY

Zone Labs ZoneAlarm Pro 4.5

Safer Networking Spybot Search & Destroy

Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5

Panasonic PV-GS200

Pros

Cons

StompSoft BackUp MyPC 5 Deluxe

Generic Company Place Holder Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W1 Compact Camera

Apple MAC OS X PANTHER 10.3

Adobe InDesign CS V3.0

Garmin StreetPilot 2620 Portable GPS Receiver

Novatix ExplorerPlus

AT&T Privacy Bird

Apple ITunes Media Player for Windows

PDAapps VeriChat

Plextor PX-712A DVDR/RW Drive

Motorola v600

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