The Sony DRX-500UL, an external version of the recorder that can connect to the PC with a USB 2 . 0 or i . Link ( FireWire ) cable, will be available next month for an estimated price of $ 430.
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Decide whether you'll want floppy or CD-ROM drives built in, which add 2 to 3 pounds of weight to the 4 to 6 pound weight of the typical laptop, or whether you're content with external versions that can be plugged in as needed.
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As of Jive 8, released March 30, 2015, there is a Jive-n version which is for internal use ( hosted by the consumer or hosted by Jive as a service ) and a Jive-x version which is an external version hosted as a service.
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May will be a big month for these DVD-RW drives; that's when Pioneer will sell its drive as a $ 1, 000 internal unit for modern Macs or Windows PC's, and Vivastar will offer its own DVD-RW drive for $ 800 in internal and external versions for Mac and Windows.
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Introduced in 1988 under the Trademark name " FDHD " ( Floppy Disk High Density ), the subsequently renamed SuperDrive was known primarily as an internally mounted floppy drive that was part of the Macintosh computer; however, an external version of the drive was manufactured that came in a Snow White-styled plastic case.
