The good Rugged construction Single USB cable Decent transfer speeds The bad Single cable provides a single source of failure Installs annoying web toolbar unless you tell it not to Design There's a saying in backup circles that there's really only two types of hard drive. Those that have failed, and those that have yet to fail. We've seen it attributed to many sources, but no matter the original author, it's still stunningly true.

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Hitachi SimpleTough 500GB

The good Solid case design Includes backup software The bad Split USB cable required for power Installs annoying toolbar by default Design Hitachi's SimpleDrive Mini is, like most basic portable external USB 2.0 hard drives, not that exciting to look at. Our review sample was a slightly dirty blue colour.

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Hitachi SimpleDrive Mini 320GB

The good Compact touchscreen handset Great web browser Cheap as chips The bad No 3.5mm headphone socket No bundled memory card Poor 2MP camera Design The Corby may not be the sharpest looking tool in the shed, but don't forget its low price tag. For your AU$180 you get a solidly built plastic handset with a 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen. The screen has a QVGA resolution, meaning it will look a little duller to those who are used to the higher-res screens found on the Samsung Icon family of phones, but it doesn't mean it's any less responsive

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Samsung S3650 Corby

The good Exchangeable, intelligent covers Wi-Fi HSDPA GPS The bad Keypad could be more defined If you're a fan of exchangeable covers, the Nokia N79 might just be the phone for you. Boasting similar features to the Nokia N95 , the N79 uses an intelligent-casing system that adds a little extra to an otherwise mundane accessory

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Nokia N79

The good Good productivity and graphics performance Slot loading drive Good keyboard The bad Ordinary battery life Design Samsung's not a brand that you'd naturally associate with notebooks, and its efforts to date have been a bit mixed. The Q320 is a basic enough looking notebook of moderate size (326.0x228.5x33.2mm) and weight (2.2kg), making it semi portable with a bag.

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Samsung Q320

The good Decent keyboard Low asking price Simple style The bad Ordinary style Heavy Poor battery life Design The rush for the latest, greatest, thinnest, most powerful laptop — sometimes with optional attachment for opening horses' hooves — often leaves more ordinary fare by the wayside. In pretty much every respect, Samsung's R519 is that kind of laptop. The latter ordinary fare laptop, that is, before you go getting all excited

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Samsung R519

The good Integrated ADSL2+ USB 3G compatibility Integrated VoIP The bad Design is ugly and dated Serious stability issues Design When we first unpacked the Billion BiPAC 7404VNPX, we were struck with an immense feeling of deja vu. We couldn't shake the idea that surely, we'd reviewed this router before. That's basically because visually, it's a dead ringer for the Billion BiPAC 7800N 802.11n dual-WAN ADSL2+ firewall router

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Billion BiPAC 7404VNPX

The good Dual-WAN approach Great signal strength The bad Complex web interface Ugly router design 2.4GHz only Poor throughput Design We've complained previously about router design being a boring topic, simply because routers themselves are usually pretty boring to look at. With the 7800N, Billion has reached the zenith of this kind of router design. It's white.

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Billion BiPAC 7800N

The good Good suite of messaging tools Access to Ovi Store Decent 3.2-megapixel camera Well-spaced QWERTY keyboard The bad Cramped navigation panel Lacklustre screen 2.5mm headphone socket Muffled earpiece speaker Design Twitter junkies and Facebook fiends, this one is for you. A budget-priced slider with a full-QWERTY keyboard is just what the doctor ordered to cure that aching texting thumb, plus Nokia has bundled some handy apps to boot. The QWERTY keyboard is surprisingly well-sized, with each key about 1cm in length, making it extremely easy to hit the right key when tapping out long messages

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Nokia 6760 Slide

The good Good print quality Smart solutions Additional paper tray Touchscreen works well The bad Slow print speeds for everything Lower tray is A4/Letter only Design Well, at a visual level, the Platinum Pro905 is a big, bulky and mostly grey unit, giving it a heavy business appearance. There's no doubt that's the market that Lexmark's shooting for with this particular multifunction, especially given the inclusion of faxing capability — fast becoming a rarity in the multifunction space — and an additional document tray that quite literally sits underneath the printer body if you choose to install it. One slight catch here is that you can't mix and match paper types willy-nilly, as the lower paper tray will only detect A4/Letter sized paper

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Lexmark Platinum Pro905