Buying a New Hard Drive - 4 Important Tips

As HD home video and digital music and photo collections grow increasingly common, there is an explosion in the need for hard drive storage capacity. Sometimes all the options out there can be a bit overwhelming. Here are some great tips for buying a hard drive that will provide you with reliable data storage and performance for years to come. 1. Speed - when looking at information about the drive, look for a number indicating RPM, which stands for Rotations Per Minute. This is the speed, or Transfer Speed, of the drive. It is very important...

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Expanding and Extending USB

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a low cost interface connection. It is now the most common computer connection with many devices such as keyboards, printers and digital cameras using it as standard. As the number of compatible devices has grown the need to easily access them has also increased. This has meant many users now need to expand and extend the USB connectivity of their laptop or desktop computer.   Expanding allows devices to be shared, split and accessed by more than one computer or enabling a computer to connect to multiple...

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Mbox 3 Pro by Avid

Digidesign has long been hailed as the "best in class" in terms of home and conveyable recording. Recently the brand was purchased and rebranded as "Avid." So has this had any influence on the potential or reputation of the Digidesign brand? We assessed this by evaluating the Mbox 3 Pro, the top-of-the-line Mbox model. The '3' series of Mbox products are the first to carry the Avid branding. Digidesign fans will be happy to know that the Avid...

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Changes in Internet Delivery

While the Internet is frequently dissected and discussed in terms of its capacity, the evolution of the delivery of Internet services is also ongoing. Over the years, consumers have seen their Internet connections delivered straight through their phone lines, straight through their cable television links and, in some cases, straight through their satellite television connection. All of these technologies were wired, to a large degree. While satellite...

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