It's not really "older", but there is a "newer" one.
There are two models: the GFLS and HFLS. The GFLS was introduced first, and the HFLS a couple months later for enterprise/enthusiasts.
The disks in both models are exactly the same, only the sled enclosure is different. The GFLS does not...
Hrm, I'm learning towards a Lenovo X60 tablet so it's always good to have spare pens... very easy survey, I don't own the device yet but put down everything I'd use one for if I had one.
Just a heads up, you're probably not going to be able to use these on Lenovo/IBM machines (e.g. ThinkPads). See <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_with_unauthorized_MiniPCI_network_ca
d">ThinkWiki: Problem with unauthorized MiniPCI...
If you've no need for photos, the Canon PIXMA MP530 is a good alternative. It's a "business"-class all-in-one, and has an single-sided automatic document feeder for scanning and copying.
I'd personally go for this if it wasn't for the nasty reviews of this drive being noisy and hot.
In my new apartment, my HDDs are spinning about 4 feet from my head when I'm sleeping...
If all you have is DVDs, you could just download one of the Ubuntu DVDs...
They are a little bit hard to find, but Ubuntu DVD images are available. You can find DVD images for other versions of Ubuntu on the cdimage.ubuntu.com website.
Since my Thinkpad has had issues twice this year (the second of which remains unfixed, as it my fault supposedly and I'm liable for charges), I'm glad that I went for the 3 yr warranty when I bought my ThinkPad 2 yrs ago.
I've not actually tried playing video (other than the demo) on Sansa, but from what I remember about researching video playback, it's not particularly amazing.
At the moment, the Sansa only supports playing videos in some awful Quicktime format, that can only be created with Sandisk's...
I've the 6 GB version I bought for $174 (a bit too much?). This is my first MP3 player and I have to say I like the Sansa a lot. It's a little heavier than the iPod Nano but if you want to forsake iTunes is the best alternative IMHO available.
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