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• Toshiba introduces dual-format DVD writers

  In the latest sign that a standards war is petering out, Toshiba has introduced dual-format DVD recordable drives.

• The duel of the dual-layer DVD formats

  One side of the ongoing recordable DVD format battle is expected to be first with products that nearly double the amount of data held on one disc. But that victory may not put an end to the feud.

• Group doubles DVD+R capacity

  The group behind the DVD+R/+RW specification said dual-layer recordable discs will hit the market next year, allowing storage of up to 16 hours of recorded video.

• Apple moves to support DVD+RW format

  After years of backing only one format in the recordable DVD format war, Apple Computer is adding limited support of a rival format into its operating system.

• Archiving: what's in store?

  Tape, disk, or optical? We set a budget of AU$20,000 and asked three vendors to come up with a storage solution.

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  For Boyle's sake, an indecent proposal for ISPs

  It's been 345 years since physicist Robert Boyle published the experimental results confirming what is now known as Boyle's Law, which to paraphrase is: a gas will spread out to fill any available space.

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• Looking for the right notebook?

  ZDNet Australia reviews seven of the most outstanding, high-end notebooks.

• Looking for business PCs under $2K?

  We set the specs and the price and had a look at what Australia's PC vendors could come up with in terms of performance.

• Get up to speed with forensic analysis

  See what you need to learn in order to get started with forensic analysis and incident response planning. Additional reading: How to floss your security system

• Dell Inspiron 9100 (Pentium 4 3.2GHz, 1024MB RAM)

  The Inspiron 9100 is probably one of the best notebooks around that can truly replace the desktop PC, offering speed and excellent 3D graphics performance.

• Archiving: what's in store?

  Tape, disk, or optical? We set a budget of AU$20,000 and asked three vendors to come up with a storage solution.

Reviews (146)

• LG BE06 External Blu-ray Rewriter

  LG's external Blu-ray writer is huge, but does the job. We're still not in the age of Blu-ray though, and we wonder if we ever will be.

• Asus SDRW-08D1S-U External DVD-RW Drive

  External DVD writers are never going to be exciting, but at least Asus' effort looks pretty.

• Sony VAIO LT VCG-LT28G

  While a solid machine and a capable media centre, we're still trying to work out who the target market for the highly expensive LT VAIO is. Design-crazed multimillionaires, perhaps.

• Sony DRX-S70U

  Sony's slimline DRX-S70U drive is quite appealing for travellers or those with dud notebook drives -- as long as you've got space for the AC adaptor.

• LG External Super Multi DVD-RW (GSA-E50L)

  If your laptop doesn't have an optical drive or you need to replace your dud internal one, LG's latest offering is well worth the money.

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