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Engadget's recession antidote: win a FREETALK headset and Skype voucher! {Engadget}
Jul 28th 2009 1:44PM Skype me, baby!
Engadget's recession antidote: win a pair of Audioengine A5 speakers! {Engadget}
Mar 31st 2009 9:29PM Can't share my pet's name, not PC enough; but I'd sure like a pair of those fantabulous speakers!
Win a bag of CES swag! {Engadget}
Jan 19th 2009 7:55PM Two thousand five hundred and fourteen replies? Holy Batman on a pogo stick!
LG's Prada II on sale in Europe for ?600 {Engadget Mobile}
Dec 22nd 2008 2:58PM It doesn't cost €600 - I bought one as a Christmas gift for a client just two days ago for €519 (incl. 19% VAT) from a perfectly reputable retailer (cyberport.de). And yes, it already arrived.
Western Digital My Passport Studio: now with FireWire 800 {Engadget}
Oct 30th 2008 3:25PM Everything is a limiting factor - the drive, 2.5" drives are always slower than 3.5" ones, even at identical rotational speeds; the drive itself, not every manufacturer tries to squeeze every last ms out of their products; the bus, not much point in using a 7200rpm drive via FW400; as well as the FW-chipset used in the enclosure (Oxford has a good rep here).
If speed is king and money isn't a factor, get a LaCie 2.5" RAID (up to $700), or an external enclosure from http://www.wiebetech.com and buy your own 7200rpm drive at newegg. If you live in Europe, you may also want to look at enclosure from http://www.macpower.com.tw.
These WD, Seagate, etc. drives are compromises - max. revenue for the manufacturer @ lowest possible cost. Doesn't mean they're crap per se, but nothing to write home about performance-wise.
Western Digital My Passport Studio: now with FireWire 800 {Engadget}
Oct 30th 2008 2:43PM I have the FW400/320GB version of this drive; cheesiest looking plastics ever, not even an activity light in the front, and - worst of all - can't be used with standard FW cables (WD provides their own). Cheap at the register, and cheap is what you get. Not recommended.
