ADIC VLS DLT400 20 GB 40 GB

Advantages: fast and portable
Disadvantages: drains power

...The Buffalo Ministation Turbo USB 120GB is quite a small little storage device, hence the “ministation” in its name. Its size is great as its only 127 x 20 x 84 mm so it’ll hardly make a dent in your pocket. The 190 g weight on its also hardly anything and they have even managed to shed 20 g’s off this one compared to the previous 40 gb edition of this hard drive. It works directly off power from a laptop or computer and runs therefore directly off usb without the need for plugging in another power cable to run the device. This can be a problem if you need more battery life on your laptop as it will drain it a little if its plugged in all the time. This drain isn’t much though and you’ll hardly even notice the difference if its only plugged in for a short while. Its black plastic casing certainly... Read review

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Advantages: Additional capacity - worked out of the box
Disadvantages: None

...I totally agree with first reviewer. Worked out of the box. I partitioned the 400 GB into two drives using Partition Magic 8 (which had previously baulked at a 160 GB internal HDD) and am using one for storage of digital images (duplicates to CD/DVD backups). Mine, even after three hours use, did not get hot - rather a nice warm value. It works very quietly and I can fully recommend this make and model as exceptionally good and extremely good value for money. When I think back to the 40 MB disc I used for years (Drivespaced, too) I cannot but think what fantastic value for money this is. As a supplement to my internal 2 X 120 GB HDDs, it will provide an additional capacity for my growing storage of high quality digital images (I am now a retired PRO Photographer and teacher of, says he blushingly, high international reputation)... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent board layout
Disadvantages: none.

...Gigabyte motherboards have always put out some best packages in the market today. The Gigabyte GA-8KNXP-D has begun to develop a wireless card for their high-end motherboards, and they have done so with the GA-8ANXP-D. They have the latest technology of their DPS unit, the U-Plus DPS. This unit provides for an additional four phases for the core voltage power supply, and comes with a heatpipe cooling solution. Additional phases for the vcore allow for a smoother power delivery, and the load can be better distributed. Gigabyte has added in two options which provide support for additional USB 2.0 ports which brings the USB 2.0 total to seven ports. Installing this motherboard is a breeze because it includes a large, fold-out style installation guide that will help first time and novice users to properly install all of the required... Read review

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