Solid State

I'm going to buy a laptop with the new Centrino Pro platform, and, hopefully, Solid State Drive if cheap enough. I was looking for some feedback on Sager, Toshiba, Dell, Sony, etc... Good warranty? Good service? Good prices? Good performance? Which brand you recommend? I was looking for a...

Archived from groups: rec.audio.high-end (More info?) Greetings all, I've always wanted to try one of these gizmos. Has anyone here heard it or use it? It just seems too good to be true, getting tube sweetness without killing the solid state heft and control. Would love to hear your...

Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?) I have a Nikon D70 and want to get a bigger card for it. I'm wondering wheter to get a MicroDrive from Hitachi or a solid state card. Genrally speaking, which is faster?? The Hitachi is 7MBsec constant but there are solid state cards that...

Archived from groups: rec.audio.pro (More info?) Hi, I've read a bunch of posts regarding the differences between tube and transistor mic preamps. Apparently, circuit design and component quality has more to do with the sound than the tube vs. solid state issue. I've even read many posts...

Archived from groups: rec.audio.high-end (More info?) I've always wondered what it takes for a component to have tube characteristics. Is it sort of like the "one drop" theory of racial identity; that if you have so much as one drop of african-american blood in your veins then you're black...

Which would be the best solid-state 128mb minimum (ie flash, MMC etc) mp3 player around in the uk for about £100 ??? pref taking AA batteries (most current ones take AAA which I dont want) Trust me I know what I'm doing... ooops, grab the cat...