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IBM has unveiled two high-capacity hard drive products with
enhanced capabilities and industry-best features for the mobile and
new blade server segments.
The Travelstar 60GH and 40GN family includes the Travelstar 60H,
at 60 GB and 5400 RPM the industry's highest-capacity,
highest-performing 2.5" notebook drive. The 40GN offers 40, 30, 20
and 10 GB capacities spinning at 4200 RPM. As a family, IBM says the
Travelstar enables the longest battery life among leading notebook
drives and maintains its "quietest" drive title with IBM's Drive
Noise Suppression System continued across the new product line.
Finally, IBM introduces new 2.5" Travelstar models, offering
enhanced availability for nontraditional applications. These
industry-first models increase available hard drive "power-on
hours."
The new Travelstar drives also have low power features and have
implemented IBM's antiferromagnetically-coupled (AFC) media, also
called "pixie-dust," across the product lines. The magnetic
properties of AFC media enable higher data stability, and thus,
higher areal density - potentially tripling the industry's current
areal density limits.
At a top capacity of 60 GB, the 60GH represents a 25% capacity
increase over the previous generation of Travelstar drives, but
without additional power consumption. IBM enables low power
consumption on the new line of Travelstar with its enhanced Adaptive
Battery Life Extender (ABLE) technology, offering notebook customers
the longest battery life of leading notebook hard drive on the
market.
These new developments, combined with advanced areal density,
noise suppression, and operational shock protection technologies,
give customers the highest value when compared to other notebook
drives. In addition, the Travelstar 60GH and 40GN are able to provide
industry-leading technology at a value price by the efficient use of
components - heads and disks - to accommodate desired capacity
points.
With a top capacity of 60 GB, the new Travelstar drive can store
up to 60,000 high resolution photos, 92 music CDs, 60,000 paperback
novels, or 15 DVD movies. The 60GH and 40GN are currently
shipping.
Margi Display-to-Go 4MB PC Card Supports Cinema
Display on TiBook
Margi
has announced that their new driver will allow you to connect the
Cinema Display to the TiBook under Mac OS 9.2.1 using their Margi
Display-to-Go 4 MB card.
Display-to-Go 4MB is a Type II CardBus PC Card with adapter cables
for use with DVI, DFP or VGA displays. These displays can be a CRT,
digital or analog LCD display, projector, plasma display or head
wearable display. Stated simply, it's a PCMCIA graphics adapter card
for laptops.
Display-to-Go 4MB supports resolutions up to 1600 x 1200, at
several refresh rates up to 85 Hz. Resolutions up to and including
1280 x 1024 can operate in 24-bit color (millions of colors), and
higher resolutions support 16-bit color (thousands of colors).
Display-to-Go 4MB gives every mobile presenter the ability to drive
most any computer display from his laptop computer.
The card comes with onscreen setup adjustments and can operate on
any CardBus enabled laptop running Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows
2000, or Mac OS 9.0. Because Display-to-Go has its own graphics chip,
the user can independently set the resolution of the attached
display. This may not be true if the user connects to the VGA port on
the back of the laptop.
Mac OS 9.x supports multiple display mode. When additional
displays are attached, as with the Display-to-Go 4 MB card, the
desktop workspace is increased. Windows can be maximized to
completely fill each display and can be dragged between the two
displays as if they were one
Included with the Display-to-Go 4MB card is either a VGA, DFP
(a.k.a. MD-20 or VESA), or DVI cable. All Display-to-Go 4MB models
come with drivers for Mac OS 9.0, Windows 98, and Windows 2000.
4 MB of graphics RAM lets you work at a resolution up to 1600
x 1200 and 16-bit color. In addition to providing a larger working
area, the Display-to-Go 4MB card also keeps your presentations
jitter-free.
The same Display-to-Go 4MB card can be used with the VGA, DFP, and
DVI adapter cables to plug into analog or digital displays including
Apple Cinema displays. New Cinema displays featuring the ADC
connector can be connected using Gefen Inc.'s DVI to ADC Conversion
Box . [Note: Margi Systems has not tested the DVI to ADC
Conversion Box. As such use of the product is at your own risk, and
no support is available.]
iBook Tote and Tilt Handle for 500 and 600 MHz
iBook
nCalc 1.2.2 Calculator Designed for PowerBooks and
iBooks
A calculator intended for PowerBook and iBook users, nCalc works
only with the embedded numeric keypad on your keyboard regardless of
whether NumLock is On or Off. This is extremely convenient for
notebook users, but not much use on desktop computers.
System requirements: Mac OS 8.6 or higher and CarbonLib or Mac OS
X 10.0 or higher.
BlakesBags'
website is long on nice photos and short on words. These bags would
be ideal for toting 'Books around.
The Back Office from Shaun Jackson Design
Shaun Jackson
Design, creators of the Lapdog computer case, have come up
with yet another innovative way to transport your laptop
computer.
The Back Office is a cleverly designed, padded backpack for your
notebook computer that unfolds in seconds to create a completely
functional mobile workspace. The Back Office is sized to fit even
large screen laptops and the 6 additional pockets will handle all of
your necessary accessories including power supply, cables, removable
drives, etc., with plenty of room left over for all your other
stuff.
The comfortable shoulder harness makes carrying your mobile
technology gear a breeze and tucks neatly away into its own pocket if
you'd prefer to use the pack as a briefcase.
Like SJD's Lapdog, which is now available at the Design Store at
New York's Museum of Modern Art, the Back office works equally well
on your lap or on any desk surface. Constructed of the rugged 1000
denier ballistics nylon with military grade webbing and zippers.
e-pac G3 Rucksack / Briefcase for PowerBook
98/99/2000
The e-pac
2010 was designed for both the iBook and PowerBook, but they
are also compatible with any notebook
on the market. The cases offer the ultimate in protection. The bag
has a soft outer shell. A unique metal reinforced frame protects the
contents of the case, making it one of the safest products for
transporting portable hardware on the market. Each bag can be carried
three ways; moulded hard-wearing brief case handles, a removable
non-slip shoulder strap and padded concealable rucksack straps. They
also come with a Velcro fastening on the reverse, for trolley
attachment at travel terminals; in fact e-pac products have been
approved by all major airlines as hand-luggage.
The interior has been developed to carry all sundries safely:
there are specific pockets for the power points and leads, all with
extra padding to protect the hardware. The cases have a removable CD
storage wallet, a zip down cushioned work station, pen holders,
business card pockets, lockable metal zips with padlocks as
standards.
Size: 39cm x 35cm x 12cm
Weight: 5 lbs / 2.2 Kilos
Price: $99
One Gig RAM Kit for (Most) TiBooks
The PowerBook G4 Titanium has two memory slots and can be upgraded
with RAMJET DIMMs
to a maximum of 1024 MB (1 GB). The original 128 MB or 256 MB
that comes with this PowerBook is installed as a single SO-DIMM in
slot 1.
Note to TiBook 667 MHz owners:
Due to an unpublished spec. change by Apple, the 667 is not able to
use the RAMJET 512 MB module in its upper slot. This means that you
cannot install the RAMJET 1 Gig kit in your machine. RAMJET is
currently working toward a solution.
PBZone.com Offers FireWire Enclosures
PowerBook Zone has
another batch of FireWire enclosures for 2.5" hard drives. If you've
got a 2.5" drive left over from a hard drive upgrade of your
PowerBook or are taking a look at the great prices for new 2.5"
drives, this is a great way to get a fast, portable hard drive for
your PowerBook - all while saving a bit of money by putting the two
pieces together yourself.
The FW-2500WB enclosures incorporate the ultra-fast Oxford
Semiconductor "911" FireWire bridge chip for the best performance. If
you've been paying attention to the external FireWire device market,
you know this is the fastest chip out there - suitable for video
work, high-end audio work, and anything else you can throw at it.
The enclosure costs $119 and UPS ground is a flat $5.
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from
BlakesBags
notebook
on the market. The cases offer the ultimate in protection. The bag
has a soft outer shell. A unique metal reinforced frame protects the
contents of the case, making it one of the safest products for
transporting portable hardware on the market. Each bag can be carried
three ways; moulded hard-wearing brief case handles, a removable
non-slip shoulder strap and padded concealable rucksack straps. They
also come with a Velcro fastening on the reverse, for trolley
attachment at travel terminals; in fact e-pac products have been
approved by all major airlines as hand-luggage.
