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Format a drive for Mac OS X and Windows
If you move a hard drive between the two operating systems, here's what you need to know.
Reviews
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Asus SDRW-08D1S-U External DVD-RW Drive
External DVD writers are never going to be exciting, but at least Asus' effort looks pretty.
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Corsair Flash Voyager 64GB
With more than enough space, some will be using Corsair's 64GB as a replacement for an external hard drive. Transferring this much data though will leave you wishing for more speed.
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Western Digital My Book Studio Edition (1TB)
The My Book Studio Edition is a welcome addition to the My Book family, and should find a home on many Mac and PC users' desks.
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Sony RDR-HXD760
For AU$999, the RDR HXD760's 160GB hard drive, DVD recording capabilities and built-in digital tuner looks to be a winning proposition.
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Western Digital MyBook 250GB USB Hard Drive Essential Edition
It's not much like a book, but Western Digital's take on portable external hard drive storage has a lot going for it if simplicity is what you seek.
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Iomega ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive (60GB)
Iomega's ScreenPlay is a handy multimedia playback drive, but we prefer the file management system of LaCie's Silverscreen drive.
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LaCie Slim DVD±RW with LightScribe, Design by F.A. Porsche
If you're a real design junkie, you'll love the slim LaCie DVD±RW, but everyone else would be better served with many other cheaper drives.
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Seagate USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive
Seagate's USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive delivers solid performance at an attractive price.
Features
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Desktop shopping checklist
Home PCs still have their place in the sun, thanks to falling prices and ease of upgradeability.
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How to upgrade your PlayStation 3 Hard Drive
Find out how to upgrade the hard drive on your PlayStation 3.
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MP3 players with great battery life
Check out these MP3 players to find out which one puts the Energizer Bunny to shame.
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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.
News
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Iomega announces Home Media Network Drive
This year's CES saw the release of Iomega's Home Media Network Drive, a new addition to its line of external storage devices with a few simple changes.
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Samsung unveils 'world's smallest' 256GB SSD drive
Samsung Electronics has unveiled a 256GB SSD solid state drive that is less than 10mm thick.
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One in four SSD-based laptops fail
Notebooks with solid state drives (flash-based) cost more than traditional hard drives, are "an order of magnitude" less reliable and do not perform as well when using Microsoft Outlook.
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Sony introduces US$200 Blu-ray player
Sony has dropped a Blu-ray player for US$200, as the format approaches the affordable point.
DIYs and How-to
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Notebook shopping checklist
Processors, memory, hard drives, screens, graphics cards, optical drives, connectivity. What should you be looking out for?
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DIY: Grab music from another computer with your iPod
Remember: Your iPod is a hard drive as well as an MP3 player. If you need to, say, move your music from one computer to another, simply use your iPod. Here's how.
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Planning makes perfect -- know your PC components
Your new PC will only be as good as the sum of its parts. Here's a quick guide to the main PC components you'll find available in 2006, so you can match your performance requirements and budget realities.
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DIY: Double up your data
RAID arrays aren't just for big businesses. Back up your data and boost your storage with these tips.
Downloads
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Easy Private Disk
Lock and encrypt folders, HDD drives, and USB drives.
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Soundbase
Organize and manage your sound files.
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DriveImage XML
Backup, image, clone and restore logical drives and partitions.
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Virtual CD
Create virtual drives that contain the information on your CDs.
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'.
Videos
| Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB | 35 plans |  4% |
| Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB | 35 plans |  1% |
| Nokia N97 | 42 plans | 2% |
| Sony Ericsson Satio | 6 plans | 1% |
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | 35 plans | 1% |
| Apple mobile phones | 4% |
| Nokia mobile phones | 4% |
| Sony Ericsson mobile phones | 1% |
| Samsung mobile phones | 1% |
| Blackberry mobile phones | 1% |
