Advantages: Fast and silent
Disadvantages: None

...7 weeks ago i had an IBM hard drive die on me whilst my PC was booting up, it made lots of clicking sounds and failed to load into windows, trying to keep my temper i rushed down to my local PC world to see what i could pick up as i didnt want to be without my PC for more than a few hours. I decided upon buying the Samsung 40gb as it matched the spec of my previous IBM perfectly and my old hard drive was fine for what i needed it for until it packed up somewhat prematurely. The main spec of the Samsung is as follows... 40 gig storage space 7200 RPM 8.9 ms seek time UDMA/ATA 100 2mb buffer It also came with 2 features that my old IBM didnt... Noiseguard Impacguard The noise guard reduces noise output from the drive (makes it quieter) and impac guard means the hard drive is less susceptable to being damaged... Read review

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Advantages: Reliable, efficient data storage. Good compatibility
Disadvantages: Noisy, capacity not the greatest, speed.

...the manufacturer? Brilliant. The knowledge base online is great and the telephone support has talked us through a couple of issues we have experiences with the Media for the drives. Always resolved our problems and very willing to help. Storage capacity. The tapes are able to store 40Gb of information uncompressed and 80Gb compressed. Compressed data is obviously taking longer to access but it still is a good enough storage volume for most small to medium businesses. Prices? Well, new these drives were varying between £350 and £500 but today can be picked up on Ebay for as little as £35. I know as i have just sold one of ours! Tapes for the drive are quite expensive and cost about £40 each. When you consider you probably need at least 5 tapes, thats £200! We found the best and most reliable tapes are the ones made by Sony. Reason to change... Read review

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Advantages: Battery life, sound quality, durability, compatibilty
Disadvantages: Size, menu system

...With all the fuss about Ipods, its easy to overlook anything offered by other manufacturers. However, i urge you to look at what creative has to offer. I bought the creative zen touch 20gb originally, but i was so impressed that i upgraded to the 40gb later. There are one or tow flaws or improvements which i would mention later, but all in all I have been incredibly impressed with this mp3 player. Firstly, the sound quality. I've used this with both cheap headphones, expensive headphones, hi-fi speakers and car stereos, and I cannot fault the sound quality. In the specifications it states that the signal to noise ratio is up to 97dB. It layman's terms this means that the signal from the Mp3 track that ends up as music as opposed to "noise" or background fuzziness is very very high. This means that even at high volume, the quality... Read review

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Advantages: Fast read/write, 7200rpm spindle speed
Disadvantages: Only 2mb data buffer, Only supports upto ATA100

...Having already owned several western digital hard drives before, i knew these would be pretty reliable. Installation was fairly easy - four screws, one data cable, and one power cable connection. The bios on the motherboard recognised the drive perfectly. Once installed and setup, i noticed the difference over my old hard drive straight away. The boot up speed was a lot quicker and i once again had space for all my bits and pieces(after i had sorted windows out). (just for reference my old drive was a 20gb 2mb Cache 5400rpm). For any one not into the techie side of things, the faster the spindle speed and the bigger the cache size, the Faster the drive. Although 40gb doesnt sound very big compared to the other sizes available, you can still hold a lot of information on a drive of this size.... Read review

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Advantages: Everything...Huge memory, easy to use, stores not only music but text files...and about all good looking with long lasting battery
Disadvantages: A few wires to deal with (but worth it)

...Firstly I have to say, for those of you who aren't sure wheather it's iPod or iRiver...I was there until about a week ago until I received this little beauty!!! I can't believe I wasn't sure!!!! ***************If you're not interested in technical, scroll down to stars************************ Fistly the spec...this little baby has the following: Massive 40GB Capacity and CD Quality recording - The iHP-140 has a 40GB capacity allowing the storage of up to 1400 hours of music. This player also acts as a portable, external hard-disk allowing the transfer of files between home and office. 40GB Hard Disc Memory - The iRiver iHP140 comes with a 40GB built in hard-disc drive which delivers up to 1400 hours of music. 16 Hours Playtime - Listen to your favourite music for up to 16 hours using the player's rechargeable Li... Read review

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Advantages: Great product - 40GB of storage capacity - Easy to use
Disadvantages: The name is quite a mouthful !!

...is at the higher end of this range, with a very impressive 40GB hard drive. Now, I'm no techno-junkie, so I won't even try to explain how much this actually is, other than it can store up to 11000 songs, or up to 600 hours of music !! Considering that I have already added my entire music collection, which adds up to a paltry 1044 songs, the storage capacity should last me for years to come. Upon powering on the Zen, you are presented my a clear, simple menu, effectively lit by a blue neon backlight. The menu has the following options... Music Libary As you may expect, this contains all the music stored on your MP3 player. It is sorted into different catergories - albums, artists, genres, all tracks and Playlists. From here, you can select the track or tracks you wish to listen to or, if you can't find it, there is a search function too... Read review

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