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Sony DRX-S70U
Sony's slimline DRX-S70U drive is quite appealing for travellers or those with dud notebook drives -- as long as you've got space for the AC adaptor.
The best ways to back up your data
Backing up your hard drive is something you should do regularly, but because of forgetfulness, the unpleasantness, or just plain laziness, you put it off. Before you know it, the drive takes a dive, and all your files are gone for good.
Reviews
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HP Photosmart C5280
Its features set is oddly unbalanced, and better all-in-one inkjet options cost just a bit more, but the HP Photosmart C5280 is a good bet for casual home users on a tight budget.
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Roxio Popcorn 2
Roxio Popcorn 2 is a simple and excellent solution for copying and backing up files.
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Roxio Easy Media Creator 8
Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 builds on past success by offering a huge range of features and unparalleled ease of use, making it the right suite for most people.
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Toast Titanium 7
Even with no serious competition, Roxio Toast stays on top of its game by adding important new features and beefing up old ones. It's a must-have for Mac users.
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Nero 7 Ultra Edition
Nero 7's new features and low price keep it at the pinnacle of CD/DVD-authoring suites, but some problems mean that you might want to wait for the downloadable version.
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LaCie d2 DVD+/-RW FireWire and USB 2.0 with LightScribe (16X/8X/2.4X)
The LaCie d2 USB/FireWire drive is an average product offering only adequate features and performance, though the LightScribe feature could be useful.
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LaCie d2 DL 16X DVD±RW
This double-layer drive is expensive, but it's one of the fastest we've come across thus far.
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BenQ DW1620
This 16X double-layer drive is fast and affordable, but an 8X or 12X drive would be fast enough for most situations, and they're a better bargain, too.
Features
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Best burning combos: speedy CD/DVD drives and great software packages
Getting a great CD/DVD burner is only half the battle when it comes to having a winning disc-creation package.
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All about digital video
Learn the basics of digital video technology and production.
DIYs and How-to
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DIY: Vinyl resurrection - Turn LPs and tapes into digital media files
The Andrews Sisters and Black Sabbath deserve to be heard. Follow our guide to digitising your dusty records and cassettes, and you can put your old turntable on eBay.
Downloads
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UDF Volume Reader
free driver to read UDF volumes (such as DVDs)
The Explain Series
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Get (laptop) smart before you buy
Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
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Microsoft Windows® 7. Your PC, simplified.
Windows® 7 has been designed to be more reliable, more responsive, and to make the things you do every day easier.
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Whereis® maps
If you’d like to get to know more of Australia, and do it safely, then check out Whereis® maps.
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Commonwealth Bank Mobile Banking
Bank anywhere, anytime. Learn more.
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Nokia Navigation
The introduction of GPS adds a new dimension of 'social navigation'.
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| Nokia N97 | 42 plans | 3% |
| Sony Ericsson Satio | 6 plans | 1% |
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | 35 plans | 1% |
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| Nokia mobile phones | 6% |
| Sony Ericsson mobile phones | 1% |
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| Blackberry mobile phones | 1% |
