Recently I replaced the hard drive in my laptop with an SSD – specifically a Samsung 64GB model (model MMCRE64G5MPP – 0VA if you’re interested)

SSDs (Solid State Drives) have no moving parts which makes them resilient to knocks, fast and power efficient – exactly what you need in a laptop. The following post has some photos of the install (it was about as painless as you could hope for) and a few observations on performance.

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I’ve spent the past week with a pair of the flagship headphones in Sony’s new "eXtra Bass" range – the MDR-XB700. I did promise a review, so read on to see what you’ve got to look forward to when they hit the shops in April.

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