Will B

I knew you wouldn't let me down Mario my old friend.

I didn't think Microsoft was going to support Blu-Ray?

or Pentax.

Firstly every plane I've been on the stewards go out of their way to tell you to turn off portable devices or indeed anything that has come into close contact with a battery. Now they want to fill the plane full of people using such devices?

Secondly this had better be free, I know what these companies are like - once they see an inch they take a mile. If they can screw you for a few more dollars to 'hire' the entertainment they will. I mean, what else can you do on long-haul except consume second rate movies and repeats of tv shows you spent good time avoiding the first time.

That could just be me being a pessimist though. Oh and I agree with the guy above, those planes sure are flying close :)

Yup looks like the Aopen Cube mini to me too (http://xc.aopen.com.tw/CubeProduct-mini.aspx?type=22&names=Cube%20Mini&adauno_t=78) you can pick these up in the UK from suppliers like Aria (http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductInfoComm.asp?ID=18392) for about £170, but you'll need to add your own CPU etc. I've got a couple of thier original 'full suze' cubes which are great value for money and quiet too.

I'm with #8, I had a Lacie drive for less than 12 months and surprise surprise it died. Emails to Lacie gave me no response, so I packed the drive up and sent it back to the MD. Didn't hear a thing in response (again, little surprise). Perhaps 'rugged' in Lacie's definition means 'lasts past 12 months'. To use ebay phraseology "Negative: Bad seller, avoid!".

Wow so Seagate buys out the competition just minutes before we all switch to flash drives, way to go. Let's face it in a few years Samsung will probablly swallow everyone up.

Personally I've had nothing but good experiences with Maxtor, cheap, fast and reliable much like any hard drive as long as you treat it with a bit of care and operate within thermal limits. It's very easy to bake a hard drive in modern PCs.

I did wonder why maxtor shares had shot up by over 100% in the last couple of months now I know...