TomTom ONE v3 Europe Satellite Navigation System (Without Bluetooth)
The New TomTom ONE 3rd Edition Europe - All you need in a portable car navigator. Combining even greater ease of use with quality navigation at a very affordable price. The New TomTom ONE 3rd Edition, comes with TomTom?s unique Map Share? technology, latest map guarantee and an optional RDS-TMC traffic antenna.

New features for the world?s #1 portable navigatorEasy to useMost accurate maps and unique TomTom Map Share? technology The latest TeleAtlas maps of Western Europe with Latest map guaranteeComprehensive trip guidance features Extensive industry leading range of safety featuresOptional traffic information and other smart extras

Easy to use
The new TomTom ONE 3rd Edition combines ease of use, portability, TomTom?s patented touch screen technology and award winning software. It also features a sleek light-weight design and is ultra compact so that users can carry it to and from their cars.

Unique TomTom Map Share? technology and most accurate maps
Just as users of the recently launched New TomTom GO range, users of the New TomTom ONE 3rd Edition can also now easily and instantly improve their own maps with TomTom Map Share?. TomTom Map Share? lets users share improvements, daily, automatically and easily via TomTom HOME ? TomTom?s free software application. TomTom has the world?s largest satellite navigation community with over 10 million users. TomTom Map Share? users can contribute and exchange all their improvements amongst each other, making the best maps available for all of them. TomTom Map Share? means TomTom drivers can always have the most up-to-date maps and inside local knowledge at their fingertips.
The latest maps are preloaded on the device. In case a newer release becomes available when the customer starts using the device, TomTom gives the user a free downloadable update.

Comprehensive trip guidance features
The New TomTom ONE 3rd Edition quickly recalculates the route of the driver, in case he wants to deviate from it or a roadbl

Customer Review: I’m pleased with mine!
Well I have spent the past 2 months going through all the different sat navs and asking as many people as I could which they would recommend and everyone I spoke to said a Tom Tom. I wanted a small and cheap system that also worked in Europe ready for our summer holidays. Admittedly I’ve only had it a week and have never had one before and so far I have been really pleased with it. It was easy to set up and install on the computer, it hasn’t yet fallen off the windscreen bracket which other people have complained about and it really does recalculate your route very quickly if you make a wrong turn - very useful with two small children who can be quite distracting. I bought the case too which I have to say is rather pricey for something smaller than a make up bag but it does seem to protect it well. All in all I like it but I am hoping nothing goes wrong as all the other reviews for TomTom say how awful the customer service it which did put me off a bit.

Customer Review: IF YOU WANT TRAFFIC UPDATES DO NOT BUY THIS VERSION
I purchased version 3 of the TOM TOM ONE with the intention of buying the external receiver for traffic announcements. TOM TOM’s customer service centre in Amsterdam told me not to buy the old aerial as it would only break down and they have a waiting list of customers to whom the new version of the aerial will be sent first, after which they will make it availalbe to customers like me who have bought a product expecting it to work from the outset. The customer ’service’ people cannot tell me when between now and never this aerial will be available in the UK. So, if you want traffic announcements then do not buy this version. The product has been rushed to the market and is not fit for purpose.

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Buffalo HD-HB250U2-1 USB 2.0 Drivestation 250gb External Hard Drive
Buffalo’s Drive Station external hard drives allow users to keep backups of files, digital images, documents that will not take up the room on your PC’s main drive. The DriveStation connected to your PC automatically turns on once you power your PC. Insta
Amazon Price: ?102.40
Used Price: ?80.00
Customer Review: Tricky set up but OK now
This was supplied through Amazon by Commerce Computers Ltd. I paid ?89 plus ?6.54 for delivery which took 4 days. I’m using the Buffalo to back-up data on my HP laptop which is linked to a home wireless network and then via a PC firewall and router to an external corporate network. After several hours of trying to get the Buffalo to talk properly to the laptop, I admitted defeat and sought help from the corporate techie guys. After about 20 minutes both devices were talking to each other and since then all has been well - except when I want to print something from the laptop via the wireless connection, I have to disconnect the Buffalo. In summary; a robust piece of kit that is doing its job quietly in the background but which may need some expertise to set it up on an existing network.
Customer Review: No Probs - Simply Perfect
I have had mine now for over 2 years. Not a problem whatsoever. Slick design, does not heat up, flexible (can be stored vertically or horizontally), fairly compact and above all reliable. I am currently looking to buy another one, so impressed I am by this product. Only “downside” a bulky adaptor, but really, a must have item! Easy to set up and trouble free.

Icy Box Hard Drive Enclosure For 2.5″ Sata Hard Drive With USB External Connector. USB Bus Powered - Silver - Pouch Included
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Amazon Price: ?14.69

PHILIPS Hard Disk/DVD Recorder DVDR3440H/05 80 GB
Record on Hard Disk without having to worry where to store it. Keep what you like on DVD in lasting quality.
Amazon Price: ?161.08
Used Price: ?89.99
Customer Review: Great product for non freeview digital users
Got this product as we have virgin cable and wanted something that could record onto a hard disc, which pretty much rules out everything with a built in freeview tuner. Had the product set up in minutes, plug in the scart from the digi box and the other to the TV and thats it! The recording buffer which automatically records whatever you’re watching is fantastic. Watched a DVD and found that the hard disc had recorded what was on the digi box which was great. Easy to rewind and pause live TV. Fully recommended. Would get 5 stars if I could work out how to set the default channel to the decoder scart! Fantastic.
Customer Review: Wot no Freeview?
Have just bought and sadly returned this item today. The built in tuner is analogue only, meaning that it’s not really suitable for me - it needs a separate Freeview box to be able to record channels others than BBC1 - Five. No Electronic Programme Guide means that if you’re after something that can be used like Sky+ with the added benefit of a DVD recorder, you’ve bought the wrong thing!

Sony VAIO VGN-FZ260E/B 15.4″ Laptop (Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7250, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, Vista Premium)
With subtle sophistication and undeniable elegance, the lightweight Sony VAIO VGN-FZ260E/B notebook PC is crafted with an aesthetic touch and careful attention to detail. Offering a brilliantly colorful 15.4-inch XBRITE-ECO display, this 5.75-pound laptop maximizes LCD space with advanced space-saving engineering techniques, including a reconfigured battery and motherboard design. It’s packed with entertainment features, including embedded A/V controls for one-touch access to your music, movies and pictures. A built-in 1.3-megapixel Webcam and microphone are seamlessly integrated into the durable silver magnesium chassis so you can video chat with friends, family and co-workers. It also offers high-definition Blu-ray Disc capability, which supports full 1080p HD video playback, up to 5.1 discrete channels of uncompressed digital audio, and backwards compatibility with standard DVDs and CDs (both reading and writing).

This notebook is powered by the 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 processor, which offers a top-of-the-line 800 MHz front-side bus speed and 2 MB L2 cache. The Core 2 Duo processor provides an optimized, multithreaded architecture for improved gaming and multitasking performance, as well as excellent battery management. It includes Intel’s 4965 AGN wireless LAN, which will connect to draft 802.11n routers and offers compatibility with 802.11a/b/g networks as well. Other features include a 250 GB hard drive, 2 GB of installed RAM (4 GB maximum capacity), multi-format/dual-layer DVD+/-RW burner (also compatible with CDs), ExpressCard slot, and Nvidia GeForce 8400M graphics card (with up to 1 GB of available RAM/video memory).

This laptop also comes preinstalled with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, which includes all of the Windows Media Center capabilities for turning your PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center. In addition to easily playing your DVD movies and managing your digital audio library, you’ll be able to record and watch your favorite TV shows (even HDTV). Vista also integrates new search tools throughout the operating system, includes new parental control features, and offers new tools that can warn you of impending hardware failures.

Entertainment Features
Imagine having the ability to enjoy your entertainment on your notebook without ever booting up. The VAIO FZ notebook with A/V Instant Mode lets you kick off your entertainment with a single push of a button. Go straight to watching a movie, playing music, or viewing photos without ever booting-up the operating system, thereby conserving a significant amount of battery life. The VAIO FZ notebook also includes a full set of dedicated multimedia controls just above the keyboard. A round A/V interface jumps out of the clean design of the VAIO FZ, adding a unique and practical touch to its sophisticated appearance. These intuitive music and video controls are user-friendly, so you can easily control your CDs, DVDs, pictures and home movies with the push of a button.

The Basics

• Processor: The Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 processor has a 2.0 GHz processor speed, super-fast 800 MHz front-side bus (FSB), and a large 2 MB L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system’s performance. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front-side bus will deliver better overall performance.)

  The Intel Core 2 Duo processor has two computational execution cores in a single processor, providing greater system response when running multi-threaded applications simultaneously with no significant increase in power consumption. It’s optimized for multitasking and is ready to support the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. It can simultaneously run multiple demanding applications–such as graphics-intensive games or serious number-crunching business productivity applications–while downloading music or running virus-scanning security programs in the background. Some of the advanced Intel innovations of the Core 2 Duo processor include:

  • Smart Memory Access: Improves system performance by hiding memory latency, thus optimizing the use of available computer data bandwidth to provide data to the processor when and where it is needed.
  • Advanced Digital Media Boost: Effectively doubles the execution speed for instructions used widely in multimedia and graphics applications.
  • Dynamic Power Coordination: Coordinates Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and idle power-management state (C-states) transitions independently per core to help save power.
  • Deeper Sleep with Dynamic Cache Sizing: Saves power by flushing cache data to system memory during periods of inactivity to lower CPU voltage.

• Hard Drive: The 250 GB Serial ATA hard drive is more than double the average size for notebook PCs, however its 4200 RPM speed is a bit slower than current standard hard drives. It provides more than enough capacity for storing documents, digital media files, and video editing software. This SATA hard drive also quickens the pace with a higher speed transfer of data–akin to FireWire and USB 2.0.
• Memory: The 2 GB of installed RAM (2 x 1 GB DDR2, PC5300) is an excellent start, but you’ll want to add more RAM to handle today’s demanding multimedia and productivity suites. It provides two DIMM slots and has a large 4 GB maximum RAM capacity. It also offers a top-of-class 667 MHz speed. To receive the faster data transfer benefits of the dual-channel DDR2 RAM, any RAM additions require memory modules of same capacity and clockspeed.
• DVD/CD Drive: This Sony notebook is capable of playing back Blu-ray Disc movies in stunning 1080p high-definition clarity, as well as playing your current library of purchased and burned disc content. It offers the following read speeds for Blu-ray discs: 2x for BD-R/ROM/RE, 1.6x for BD-R/RE DL (dual-layer). It features the following write speeds for the following disc formats: 4x for DVD+R DL, 4x for DVD-R DL, 8x for both single layer DVD+R/-R, 8x for single layer DVD+RW, 6x for single layer DVD-RW, 5x for DVD-RAM, and 24x/16x for CD-R/RW. It reads DVD-ROM discs at 8x and CD-ROMs at 24x.
• Keyboard & Mouse: This notebook has a standard 82-key keyboard (2mm stroke and 19.05mm pitch) and electro-static two-button touchpad. Playback controls include play/pause, stop, forward, rewind, AV mode, mute, volume +/-, capture, and display off.

Screen, Video & Audio
The 15.4-inch WXGA LCD display has a widescreen resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. And thanks to Sony’s XBRITE-HiColor panel technology, the flat-panel screen will deliver dazzling colors and sharp images whether displaying a DVD movie, television show, or web content. It delivers deep blacks and bright whites, true-to-life color, and razor-sharp detail. And with a glare filter and anti-reflective coating to minimize reflection, you’ll experience a beautifully clear image.

Video is powered by the Nvidia GeForce 8400M graphics card, which provides up to 1 GB (1023 MB) of available RAM/video memory for unmatched HD video performance on a notebook PC. With support for Microsoft DirectX 10 Shader Model 4.0 and High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDR), the 8400M lets you rip through all of today’s most advanced and cutting-edge games and applications. Experience real-time photo editing, or immerse yourself in the most complex, true-to-life gaming environments.

The audio card includes Sony Sound Reality technology with DSD (Direct Stream Digital) support. It also includes a high-definition digital cable tuner with NTSC (standard) and ATSC (HD) support.

Networking, Connectivity & Expansion
Be ready for the next platform in wireless connectivity with the integrated Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965 AGN LAN chip. Based on the draft 802.11n Wi-Fi specification, it offers up to five times the performance and twice the wireless range as existing 802.11g wireless. It’s also backward compatible with 802.11b/g networks (commonly found in home routers and Wi-Fi hotspots) as well as 802.11a networks (which has a higher throughput, but more limited range–great for closed office environments).

This notebook also includes a next-generation ExpressCard 34 card slot (replacing the PCMCIA slot), which lets you take advantage of thinner, faster, and lighter expansion cards for even more advanced wireless, networking, storage, and security features. Here’s the full list of connectivity options:

• 3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals–from digital cameras to MP3 players
• 1 FireWire (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) port for connecting digital video camcorders and other peripherals
• 1 HDMI output (for connecting to a compatible HDTV or home theater receiver for uncompressed digital audio and video via a single cable)
• 1 S-Video and 1 VGA out
• 1 ExpressCard 34
• 1 headphone jack, 1 microphone jack
• Memory Stick slot (supports optional Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, and Memory Stick DUO media)
• Secure Digital memory card slot (also compatible with MMC cards)

It also has an integrated 56K modem (V.92) and an RJ-45 LAN network port (for a 10/100 Fast Ethernet connection to networks and DSL/cable modems).

Operating System
Windows Vista Home Premium is the operating system for users with advanced computer needs, and it includes all of the Windows Media Center capabilities for turning your PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center for watching DVD movies and accessing your digital audio library. You can also use Windows Media Center to record and watch your favorite TV shows (even HDTV) and to access new kinds of online entertainment content. Computers that include Windows Vista Home Premium and an auxiliary Windows SideShow display will also allow you to access key data even when your computer is off. It is also easier than ever to share files between other PCs in your household and to manage your laptop computer settings to more securely connect via Wi-Fi.

Every edition of Windows Vista provides the essential tools and technologies to help protect you whether you are browsing the Internet, connecting to a wireless network, or just reading e-mail. All editions of Windows Vista include new tools that can warn you of impending hardware failures long before you have lost any important personal data. And, all Windows Vista editions include parental control features that allow you to manage and monitor your family’s use of games, the Internet, instant messaging, and other activities.

Preloaded Software
Includes Sony Click to DVD (for easy DVD creation), Microsoft Works, Microsoft Office 2007 (60-day trial), Symantec Norton Internet Security 2007 (with 60 days of Live Update).

Dimensions & Weight
This notebook measures 14 x 10.02 x 1.4 inches (WxHxD) and weighs 5.75 pounds.

Power
It’s powered by the VGP-BPS8 rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which has a battery life of between 2 and 4 hours (depending on usage).

What’s in the Box
This package contains the VGN-FZ260E/B notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions. It is backed by a one-year limited hardware warranty, and Sony offers 1-year of toll-free telephone technical assistance.
List Price: $1,599.99
Amazon Price: $1,319.99
Customer Review: good hardware and software
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Customer Review: After cleaning, paring, and loading updates, it works great.
Well, I agree with all the previous reviews except the poorly built comments. I am very impressed with the hardware, except the tolerances of the battery compartment. It does rattle, and I wouldn’t travel with it as it is. I put a couple pieces of tape on the case under the battery, and voila, no rattle. With all the excrutiating design that Sony puts into these things, it does mystify me why this was overlooked. The case is solid otherwise, built of magnesium. The processor, memory, wireless adapter, and hard drive is a great value for the money. The 4800 rpm HDD is a bit slow, but once powered up works fine. On the other hand, the T7250 processor and 2 Gb of memory standard is a good value. I actually bought a FZ220E for $999, but found the FZ240E at Circuit City for only $50 more. The 2.0 Ghz processor makes a big difference, not to mention the extra 50 Gb of storage. Everything else is the same. I agree with all the extraneous trial software. I spent about an hour uninstalling it. Well worth the time, but I agree with other reviewers that it shouldn’t be there, or should be on a trial CD. Once I removed the trial software, Office 2007, and Norton 360, it started working well. I use Mcafee for virus software, as I have found the Norton software takes a lot of space and slows everything down. I have adapted to Vista from XP, and it has its short comings as well as some good things. But this isn’t a Sony issue. I must say, the Wireless setup was one of the easiest I have been through. And the FZ series comes with a streaming media server, DLNA certified. For those of you what want to stream to your TV or stereo, this is a big plus. Not many other laptops in the price range do this. Overall, I finally have it working well, and I am satisfied from a price and think it is a good value.