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On the heels of Verizon??s announcement last week of its  Mini for $199 (with a two year contract), AT&T confirmed that it will start selling netbooks directly to customers this summer.
According to Reuters, head of AT&T??s consumer business Ralph de la Vega said the company would sell netbooks from Dell, Acer and Lenovo with mobile broadband plans starting sometime in the next few months.
While AT&T stores in Atlanta and Philadelphia and RadioShack have been selling the original 8.9 inch Acer Aspire one for $99 with a two-year AT&T data connection, AT&T will be widening the selection of netbooks it offers and bringing them to more stores nationwide.
Similar to Verizon??s plans, AT&T has been offering low-bandwidth data Hp laptop battery plan for $40-per-month and a higher limit for $60. Of course, we are still torn on if it is worth buying a netbook at all with a mobile broadband service agreement.
Two years ago, your notebook was young and speedy. It would jump at the chance to do your bidding. But now, as you endlessly tap your fingers waiting for programs to load, it seems slower and less enthusiastic about doing its duty. Though it may be tempting to give your system the old heave-ho, you may not have to spend money on a new machine. Adding an affordable solid state drive could add a couple of years to your notebook??s lifespan, and even out-perform a new notebook.
To find out just how much of a difference an SSD can make, we upgraded a two-year-old Sony VAIO VGN-FZ140E with a 1.8-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, Windows Vista Home Premium, and a 4,200-rpm, 200GB Toshiba MK2035GSS hard drive. In 2007, it cost $1,500 and performed admirably. But time and regular usage had laptop battery taken its toll, slowing down basic tasks to a glacial pace. We tested the system both before and after adding a 120GB OCZ Vertex SSD. Read on to find out how much of a difference the upgrade made.
Getting Started
To transfer all the existing data on the VAIO, we used the Apricorn ADW-USB kit ($29.99; www.newegg.com). It connected from the notebook to the Vertex SSD via a USB port, transferring the operating system, programs, and other data??in this case, nearly 100GB worth of files??in 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Our notebook uses a 2.5-inch hard drive with a Serial ATA (SATA) interface. The majority of solid state disks on the market also use SATA interfaces, and are 2.5 or 1.8 inches. Replacing the old drive was easy: we opened a panel on the back of the system, pulled out the old drive, and popped in the new one.
Note: Older systems use a Parallel ATA (PATA) interface, which isn??t compatible with most high-performance SSDs. Check your notebook??s instruction manual, your hard drive controller in the Windows Device Manager, or open the back panel and check the interface on the drive itself. PATA drives have two rows of pins, while SATA ports have a thin, two-part plastic

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32GB Mini-PCI Exp SSD PATA $155.99 Internal IDE/EIDE Control Mini PCI Express Solid State Drive 32 GB OCZSSDMPEP-32G http://www.ocztechnology.com OCZ miniPCI Express Solid State Drive (SSD) is the affordable flash-based storage option to significantly increase the capacity for the latest generation of netbooks. For enthusiasts, professionals, and students looking for an ideal storage upgrade on their ultra-portable laptop, the OCZ Mini PCI Express SSD is the quieter, cooler, more durable alternative to traditional notebook hard drive. Offering your notebook the benefits of flash-based technology, The OCZ Mini PCI Express delivers the reliability and silent operation of SSD in a smaller form factor. Ideal for energy-efficient mobile computing to extend battery life by lowering power consumption, improving access time, and providing an alternative to conventional hard disk drive, the OCZ Mini PCI Express drive offers not only superior shock resistance but also quiet operation whether at home or on-the-go. 2 Year Internal OCZ Technology, Inc Mini PCI Express Internal Solid State Drive OCZ Technology Yes RoHS 45 MBps 35 MBps

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Pioneer 22X DVD-R PATA Retail Blk $57.97 Pioneer DVR-A18MBK10PK 22X DVD-R PATA Retail Blk

2.5 TO 3.5 SSD/SATA CONVERT $25.99 2.5" TO 3.5" SSD/SATA CONVERT

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Rocketfish Hard Drive Enclosure Kit for 35 PATA/EIDE Hard Drives $59.99 Convert your internal PATA/EIDE hard drive into an external drive using this hard drive enclosure kit that holds a 3.5" PATA/EIDE hard drive.

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