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Axiom Stealth Drive - Hard drive - 40 GB - external - 2.5" - Hi-Speed USB - 5400 rpm - buffer: 2 MB
Manufacturer: AXIOM ProductGroup: CE Product Features:
ASIN: B000C7LM58 |
Product Description
Axiom Memory Solutions now offers an external portable USB 2.0 hard drive. With blazing USB 2.0 speeds and an easy installation process, mass data storage is available at home, work or on the go. These drives are ideal for any storage need, including digital music, movies, photos, or to back up important files on any computer.This ultra portable hard drive works right off of two USB ports without the need of any power supply. Stay completely mobile and carry all of your important files with you where ever you go.
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Maxtor X01USB2040 External USB 2.0 5400 RPM 40 GB Hard Drive
Manufacturer: Maxtor ProductGroup: CE Binding: Electronics Accessories:
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ASIN: B00005UKA3 |
Product Description
Maxtor Personal Storage 3000LE is ideal for storing your digital photos, MP3 songs, games, and important electronic files. With every 40GB of capacity, you can hold up to: 4, 000 high-resolution compressed digital photos, or 10, 000 four-minute MP3 tunes, or 40 hours of compressed digital video, or 100 video games. The 3000LE delivers on performance as well. The USB 2.0 interface is up to 40 times faster than USB 1.1 and is backward compatible with virtually all existing USB ports. With easy installation, hot-swap capability and Maxtor's award-winning hard drive technology, the 3000LE offers dependable storage for all your important documents and precious memories.Amazon.com Product Description
With the Maxtor Personal Storage 40 GB external hard drive you can instantly add storage for digital photos, videos, MP3 songs, and games. Up to 40 times faster than USB 1.1, the USB 2.0 interface is backward compatible with virtually all existing USB ports. Each 40 GB unit can store up to 40,000 high-resolution compressed digital photos; 10,000 four-minute MP3 tunes; 40 hours of compressed digital video; or 1,000 video games. Plus, it's compatible with both Mac and PC.Customer Reviews:
Lasted less than a year.......2003-09-11
Inexpensive Virus Immune Backup - Plug and Play with XP.......2003-01-17
This drive accomplishes all those goals. First it is inexpensive. Second, it is not at the leading edge of speed so it is probably more reliable - an important quality for back up media. Third, it is plug and play with XP. Fourth, it works transparently with the backup SW in XP-Pro.
The initial backup of my (then) 12.7Gb of data took a little while. After the initial backup I set the default mode to incremental. I do a virus update and scan over night on Thursday, and then if there are no virus problems, run the incremental backup on Friday morning. Running the backup is trivial - I plug the drive into the computer, it is recognized, and ready to go in seconds. Go to the back up program and with about three clicks of the mouse the backup is under way.
In incremental mode it typically does the backup of the 500 to 600 files (250Mb or so of data) that have changed since last time in less than 3 minutes. Then the drive can be disconnected and shut down till the next week backup session, and I'm ready to begin the next week.
It is as close to painless data backup as one can get for the money. It also has the benefit that I can plug it into my laptop and back that up to a different file from time to time, and I can use it to move data between computers in large chunks.
Works for me.
Did I mention I like this drive?
Easy to install, runs well, if only it had a higher RPM.......2002-09-15
Revised rating: an OKAY drive, nothing fancy........2002-01-13
I thought I had previously submitted a revision of my review but it looks like it got lost. Therefore, for the record, I'd like to point out that the unit I reviewed below eventually died and I got a replacement directly from Maxtor (they have a very good returns policy). The replacement has not had any errors, and was initially completely silent. After several months of use when it was pretty much continuously on it did develop a high pitched whine again. Not as bad as before but definitely not silent. Its louder than anything else in my PC. For this reason I keep it off mostly now.
For anytone looking for a very quiet hard drive I would now recommend Seagate Baraccuda IV fluid bearing drive. Put that in a standard ... USB 2.0 drive enclosure and you'll be happy and have a simple upgrade path in the future. I look forward to Serial ATA becoming more prevelant and making frequent swapping of drive packs more feasible (IDE connectors are not designed for frequent use, the pins tend to bend too easily).
For the record (I don't believe in re-writing history), here is my original review...
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I bought this because I was excited with the prospect of a large amount of detachable storage that was easily connected to any USB enabled PC, and offered fast access for those with USB2.0 (I bought a USB2.0 card for my main server machine).
Unfortunately I was somewhat disappointed with the drive and the concept of USB storage for three reasons:
1. While the drive is quiet it emits a high pitched whine that I can easily hear from 20 feet away. Its not loud, its just the high pitch that means you can hear it in a quiet room.
2. For the above reason I'd be tempted to power down the drive, however that means I need to stop the device on my PC and the turn it off (there is no on/off switch, you just disconnect the power cable). However that it a pain to do and hence I end up having it running all the time and just ignoring the whine as best I can...
3. I've twice had occasions when connecting the drive has resulted in repeated "thunks" and no e:/ drive appearing on my computer. The most recent time it happened I discovered the drive had got a corrupted master boot record that took a couple of hours of research to figure out how to repair (chkdsk wont do it). I've no idea how that happened - the drive was shut down correctly and was sitting unmoved the whole time.
So I'm now suspicious of my drive and worried about loading it up with any more data. I've no idea if I have a common problem, or if its USB related, or an issue with NTFS, but I'm going to check with Maxtor. I think I'll get another drive (this time a Buslink) and back everything up and if I have this problem a third time its going back for a refund! I'm interested to hear if anyone else had similar problems.
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Maxtor Personal Storage 3000LE - Hard drive - 40 GB - external - 3.5" - Hi-Speed USB - 5400 rpm - buffer: 2 MB
Manufacturer: Maxtor ProductGroup: CE Binding: Electronics ASIN: B0000719NX |
Product Description
Maxtor Personal Storage 3000LE is ideal for storing your digital photos, MP3 songs, games, and important electronic files. With every 40GB of capacity, you can hold up to: 4, 000 high-resolution compressed digital photos, or 10, 000 four-minute MP3 tunes, or 40 hours of compressed digital video, or 100 video games. The 3000LE delivers on performance as well. The USB 2.0 interface is up to 40 times faster than USB 1.1 and is backward compatible with virtually all existing USB ports. With easy installation, hot-swap capability and Maxtor's award-winning hard drive technology, the 3000LE offers dependable storage for all your important documents and precious memories.
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Maxtor Personal Storage 3000LS - Hard drive - 40 GB - external - Hi-Speed USB - 5400 rpm - buffer: 2 MB
Manufacturer: Maxtor ProductGroup: CE Binding: Electronics Accessories: ASIN: B000094ADS |
Product Description
The Maxtor Personal Storage 3000LS external hard drive provides instant storage to hold digital photos, music, and data files. Ideal for the home and office, it's simple to install - just plug the external drive into an available USB port on your PC. Expanding your storage can improve the functionality of your current computer. 40GB of storage holds up to 40,000 compressed high-resolution digital photos or 10,000 four-minute MP3 tunes. The 3000LS offers a dependable Maxtor hard drive to store your important documents and precious memories. It works with both the fast USB 2.0 interface and USB 1.1.Amazon.com Product Description
The Maxtor Personal Storage 3000LS external hard drive provides instant storage to hold digital photos, music, and data files. Ideal for the home and office, it's simple to install--just plug the external drive into an available USB port on your PC. Expanding your storage can improve the functionality of your current computer. The 40 GB of storage holds up to 40,000 compressed high-resolution digital photos or 10,000 four-minute MP3 tunes. The 3000LS offers a dependable Maxtor hard drive to store your important documents and precious memories. Works with both the fast USB 2.0 interface and USB 1.1 and is PC compatible.Customer Reviews:
I just lost four years of research and memories.......2006-02-24
Works like a non reusable camera!.......2005-02-13
Bad product.......2004-11-15
Perfect Secondary/Backup Hard Drive for Laptops!.......2004-04-30
First off, with internal hard drive prices for laptops so expensive and so difficult to install, external hard drives that use firewire (IEEE1394) are a great option. These hard drives use both firewire and USB, so you can take the information and hot swap it among multiple computer (like a thumb drive) or keep it plugged in to a single computer for use a secondary hard drive. I have found virtually no speed difference between accessing files on the external hard drive versus the internal.
The automatic backup feature, makes the hard drive all that much more useful. It comes bundled with Dantz Retrospect Express program which is an easy-to-use option for automatically backing up just what you want with a touch of a button. I backup often, usually just punching the button as I go meet to clients. It usually finishes the automated process by the time I return. Because backing up is so easy to do, when I did lose the hard drive on one of my laptops, I barely missed a beat after I got it replaced, simply restoring the drive image to make my new laptop look just like my old one.
I highly recommend Maxtor external hard drives.
Quality external mass storage on a budget.......2004-03-16
One thing that struck me as odd was the drive came pre-formated with one 37 gigabyte FAT32 partition. That may be handy for older versions of windows that don't support NTFS. There is a couple of gigabytes in unpartitioned space on the drive. I would suggest most user's repartition the drive and install a more capable filesystem.
If you are not planning to frequently disconnect the drive I would also suggest that you travel to the windows control panel and enable write caching. After doing this you need to use the safely remove hardware option to remove it properly. Doing this speeds up write performance for the drive somewhat. I have only tried this under windows xp home and it works fine.
Even though this is a USB 2.0 device if you have a older computer with USB 1.1 this drive is a great deal for you. It works perfectly with USB 1.1. It will seem slow as that particular interface isnt the fastest thing ever. But the drive is still a easy way to transfer large amounts of data between machines or to perform data backup.
My machine dual boots mandrake linux 9.2. The drive was recognized and automatically configured during the linux install routine for this version of linux.
The box it came in included a driver disk and all the needed cables and the external power supply. A tiny manual was also included.
In my opinion this is a very affordable product that performs well. The drives only serious negative is that it lacks a power switch of any kind.
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Garmin Rino 130 Bilingual GPS and Two-Way Radio (24MB memory)
Manufacturer: Garmin ProductGroup: CE Binding: Electronics Accessories:
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ASIN: B0001OHH0G |
Product Description
The Rino 130 is the most feature-rich unit in the Rino family, with a built-in electronic compass, barometric sensor, weather receiver for seven NOAA weather channels, and 24 MBs of internal memory. This handheld radio has a built-in electronic compass to give a heading while the user is standing still, and a barometric altimeter to provide extremely accurate elevation and pressure information, which will assist users in identifying weather data.The Rino 130 provides two-way radio communication with a transmission range of up to two miles using FRS channels and up to five miles with GMRS. The integration of two-way radio and GPS enables users to transmit their position with a simple button press, allowing others to navigate to their position. The Rino 130 also has a polling feature, which allows a user to manually request GPS location information from other Rino units.Amazon.com Product Description
The the most feature-rich device in the Rino family, Garmin's Rino 130 (bilingual edition) 2-way FRS/GMRS radio and GPS receiver comes fully loaded with an electronic compass, a barometric sensor, a weather receiver for 7 NOAA weather channels, and 24 MB of internal memory for downloading and storing MapSource detail--including data from products like U.S. Topo 24K, U.S. Topo, Recreational Lakes, BlueChart, and MetroGuide (MapSource products sold separately). The Rino 130 is also outfitted with a marine-point database and a basemap of North and South America. The database includes nautical navaids for North and South America. The Americas Highway basemap includes the United States, Alaska, Canada, Mexico, and Central and South America, and covers an area from W180 to W30 Longitude and S60 to N75 Latitude. Also included is a high-level worldwide map with political boundaries and major cities. Among many other included elements are oceans, rivers, and lakes (greater than 30 square miles), principal cities and many smaller cities and towns, major interstates and principal highways, and political boundaries (state and international borders). The Rino 130 also offers 10,000 tracklogs versus 2,048 with the Rino 120. The 130 also comes ready with a massive 24 MB of memory unlike the Rino 120 with 8MB. Lastly the 130 shines with the very useful electronic compass, altimeter, glide ratio, glide ratio to destination, and vertical speed to destination features that the Rino 120 lacks.Integration has its advantages: the Rino 130 sends and receives GPS locations using FRS channels and shows them on the map. The GPS device is a 12-channel, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver. WAAS, which stands for Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), is the global-positioning-system of choice for mariners. The handheld's built-in electronic compass give a heading while you're standing still, and its barometric altimeter provides accurate elevation and pressure readings to help you identify and analyze weather conditions.
The Rino 130 also provides two-way radio communication with a transmission range of up to two miles using FRS channels and up to five miles with GMRS (be aware that use of GMRS requires an FCC license). The integration of two-way radio and GPS lets you transmit your position with a simple button press, so others can easily navigate to your position. The Rino 130 also has a polling feature so you can manually request GPS location information from other Rino units.
You get 14 FRS channels, 8 GMRS channels, and 8 GMRS repeater channels, as well as 38 sub-audible squelch codes per transmission channel for semi-private radio communications.
The unit's ergonomic design grants single-handed operation, with its Call, Page mode, and Press-To-Talk (PTT) buttons mounted on the side, Power/Backlighting button on top, Volume and Zoom buttons on front, and a Thumb Stick positioned in the center. The thumb stick allows channel selection and volume adjustment in FRS/GMRS mode, as well as quick map panning, enter, and selection functions in GPS mode.
Other features include a backlit display (160 x 160 pixels), external voice activation (VOX), waterproof construction to IPX-7 standards (immersible in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes), storage for up to 500 waypoints with graphic identification and 20 reversible routes, 10,000 trackpoints and up to 20 saved tracks to retrace your path or a companion's path via the location-reporting feature, trip computer with speed tracking, sunrise/sunset read out, trip time, and trip distance, and multiple grid formats including MGRS and Loran TD. The Rino 130 even sends and receives short text notes for quiet communication.
The Rino 130 has a battery life of 14 hours (typical use) on 3 AA alkaline batteries (not included).
The WAAS difference
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How it Works
WAAS consists of approximately 25 ground reference stations positioned across the United States that monitor GPS satellite data. Two master stations, located on either coast, collect data from the reference stations and create a GPS correction message. This correction accounts for GPS satellite orbit and clock drift plus signal delays caused by the atmosphere and ionosphere. The corrected differential message is then broadcast through one of two geostationary satellites, or satellites with a fixed position over the equator. The information is compatible with the basic GPS signal structure, which means any WAAS-enabled GPS receiver can read the signal.
Who benefits from WAAS?
Currently, WAAS satellite coverage is only available in North America. There are no ground reference stations in South America, so even though GPS users there can receive WAAS, the signal has not been corrected and thus would not improve the accuracy of their unit. For some users in the U.S., the position of the satellites over the equator makes it difficult to receive the signals when trees or mountains obstruct the view of the horizon. WAAS signal reception is ideal for open land and marine applications. WAAS provides extended coverage both inland and offshore compared to the land-based DGPS (differential GPS) system. Another benefit of WAAS is that it does not require additional receiving equipment, while DGPS does.
What's in the Box
Rino 130 receiver, a PC-interface cable, a wrist strap, a belt clip, a user's manual, and a quick-reference guide.
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Epson T409011 Magenta InkJet Cartridge
Manufacturer: Epson ProductGroup: CE Binding: Electronics Accessories:
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ASIN: B00004UB7T |
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A Magenta ink cartridge for the Epson Stylus Pro 9000 printer
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EPSON AMERICA - INK, MAGENTA FOR STYLUS PRO 9000
Manufacturer: EPSON AMERICA ProductGroup: CE ASIN: B000QDXX64 |
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EPSON AMERICA - INK, MAGENTA FOR STYLUS PRO 9000
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EPST409011 Ink Jet Cartridge for Stylus Pro 9000, Magenta
Manufacturer: EPSON ProductGroup: Office Product Binding: Office Product ASIN: B00094CSRK |
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Take4Less 1-pk T048 T0486 T048620 New Compatible Light-Magenta Ink Cartridge for Epson Stylus R200 R300 R340 RX500
Manufacturer: Take4Less ProductGroup: Office Product Binding: Office Product Product Features:
ASIN: B000V9E4ZW |
Product Description
1 pack, 100% compatible T048620 ink cartridges Lt-MAGENTA Fits Models : Epson Stylus R200 R300 R340 RX500 600 EPSON T048 T048120 T048220 T048320 T048420 T048520 T048620 T048 T048120 T048220 T048320 T048420 T048520 T048620 T048 T048120 T048220 T048320 T048420 T048520 T048620 T048 T048120 T048220 T048320 T048420 T048520 T048620 T048 T048120 T048220 T048320 T048420 T048520 T048620 T048 T048120 T048220 T048320 T048420 T048520 T048620 T048 T048120 T048220 T048320 T048420 T048520 T048620 T048 T048120 T048220 T048320 T048420 T048520 T048620
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Compatible Epson T409011 Magenta Inkjet Cartridge - OA100 Brand sold by Abacus24-7
Manufacturer: OA100 Sold exclusively by Abacus24-7 ProductGroup: CE Product Features:
ASIN: B000C295ES |
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Brand new compatible (not OEM), not refurbished or remanufactured cartridges. OA100 Brand - an ISO9001 Quality Certified Factory, sold exclusively through Abacus24-7. Compatible Epson T409011 Magenta Inkjet Cartridge - visit http://www.abacus24-7.com for a full list of our products.
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Rhinotek Compatible Cartridge for the EPSON T409011 MAGENTA INK
Manufacturer: Rhinotek ProductGroup: CE Binding: Electronics ASIN: B00006RVOX |
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Rhinotek offers a full range of computer consumables manufacturing and marketing OEM compatible toner and inkjet cartridges, ribbons, and copier and fax supplies. Rhinotek products are 100% guaranteed, and Rhinotek's quality control standards rank among the highest in the industry.Rhinotek (T409011-RM) Magenta Ink Epson Inkjet cartridge compatible with OEM part number T409011 for printers Epson Stylus Pro 9000.For a complete compatibility list please refer to the original manufacturer's web site.
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T409011 Compatible Inkjet Cartridge Magenta for Epson Stylus Pro 9000
Manufacturer: G&G ProductGroup: CE Product Features:
ASIN: B0006J0A6O |
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T409011Compatible Inkjet Cartridge for perfectly use with Epson Stylus Pro 9000 Printers. Brand names and trade marks are the property of their respective holders and are for descriptive use only. This product is NOT made by Epson.
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HP C3903A Microfine Toner Cartridge (Black)
Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard ProductGroup: CE Binding: Electronics Similar Items:
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ASIN: B00000J0RE |
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*Laser toner for HP 5P/5MP/6P/6MP LaserJet printersAmazon.com Product Description
This high-quality Hewlett-Packard C3903A toner cartridge is designed to work flawlessly with your HP LaserJet 5P, 5MP, or 6P laser printer. It offers 600 x 600 dpi printing for high contrast, rich detail, and sharp images. It's a great choice for users who need a toner cartridge to produce high-detail graphics with clean, precise edges. Just like Hewlett-Packard printers, HP accessories and supplies are manufactured to exact standards and provide the highest quality. Enjoy peace of mind knowing your Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printer is using a genuine HP toner cartridge.Customer Reviews:
Good Cartridge.......2007-06-08
Toner is Toner.......2007-04-01
excellent product.......2006-11-03
Works great!.......2001-02-18
I suggest using economode to extend the life -- exspecially graphics intense prints which are just used for archiving.
Works well for me!.......2000-11-26
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Compatible HP 03A Toner Cartridge. COMPATIBLE HP 03A Toner Cartridge (HP C3903A). Microfine Laserjet Printer Cartridge. HP Compatible COM-C3903A Fits printer models: LaserJet 5P/5MP/ LaserJet 6P/6MP/6PSE
Manufacturer: HP Compatible ProductGroup: CE Product Features:
ASIN: B000LPJPMI |
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HP Compatible COM-C3903A, COMPATIBLE HP 03A Toner Cartridge (HP C3903A). Microfine Laserjet Printer Cartridge. - Fits printer models: LaserJet 5P/5MP/ LaserJet 6P/6MP/6PSECustomer Reviews:
great toner cartridge at a much lower price.......2007-08-25
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