We ran a feature on the feasibility of solid state storage last month, and pretty much came to the conclusion that it was a good idea to boost the performance of your computer. Providing you had the money to throw at it.
Now, though, it’s time to get down to it and give you some proper figures, not just opinions. So, the model I have is the Kingston SSDNow V+100, and according to the official Kingston website, it’s great for corporate environments, though I can’t see why, it seems to be coping quite well in my personal machine.
With a capacity of just 96GB, you would be forgiven for letting out a quick snort before returning to your own PC, which boasts terabytes of traditional hard disks. But I would advise against it. Read on, because where solid state drives really come into their own is with raw speed, and it’s likely to make you think again before writing it off so quickly.
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As the title so indiscreetly suggests, the 
The Apple iPad has certainly taken the world by storm since it was released in the US back in April, and a further nine countries including the UK in May. It’s got a good number of mentions here at Zath since we were first introduced to the iPad at Apple’s announcement of it.
Whilst in China they may be preparing to celebrate the year of the rabbit, in the tech industry we are all getting set for what is without question going to be the year of the tablet. Electronics manufacturers far and wide are on the verge of launching their own entrant into the tablet market, most likely at CES, but Archos has once again got stuck in early with no less than 
Powerline network adapters are something which we have seen a bit of here at Zath and products along the same lines are becoming increasingly common with the likes of the D-Link DHP-307AV/B 200Mbps Powerline Homeplug Network and TP-Link TL-PA201 200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter starter kits.
The MacBook Air has always been a proof of concept for Apple. A product that shows them as one of the world’s leading companies in design. A product which boasts such a thin profile. A product so light that you can put it in your bag without knowing it’s there. Unfortunately, that phenomenally gorgeous exterior has always been marred by an underpowered interior and other issues such as a lack of ports for peripherals.
The series of posts we’ve been doing this week about reading on the iPad all started with the release of Virgin’s brand new digital magazine, PROJECT, last week. Since taking a look at the magazine, we’ve covered the best apps from 
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It’s been a long time in the pipeline, but Google’s cloud-based Chrome OS was finally properly unveiled and detailed today at a Google press event in San Francisco.
We’re pretty excited about the release of PROJECT on the iPad last week, and it’s gotten us interested in some other reading material on our favourite tablet too, so this week we’re going to be taking a look at all the different kind of reading material available for the device, from comics to newspapers.