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As a desktop workstation for imaging, storage, and archiving, this model offers a lot of bang for the buck. About a grand gets you a 2.6GHz Athlon 64 X2 processor, up to 4GB Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM, and a huge 320GB 7,200-rpm hard drive. (Less expensive, and less ample, configurations are also available.) It comes with one IEEE 1394 (FireWire 400) and eight USB 2.0 ports. Optical drives include DVD+/-RW, DVD/CD-RW Combo, and DVD-ROM. About $1,000 (with maximum storage).
Sony VAIO SZ
Although it's not the smallest laptop in Sony's arsenal (that honor goes to the VAIO TX series), at 3.8 pounds the VAIO SZ is still remarkably lightweight. Yet it manages to incorporate a 13.3-inch display, a comfortably wide keyboard, and imaging-oriented specs: It's available with a 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo T2400 processor; 1GB of DDR2 SDRAM (533MHz); a 100GB hard drive running at 5,400rpm; and a built-in DVD±RW (+R DL) optical drive. Ports include one for IEEE 1394 (FireWire 400) and two for USB 2.0 ports; there's also Bluetooth. And, naturally, the VAIO SZ has a built-in card reader for Sony's proprietary Memory Stick format. About $2,500.
American PHOTO Editor's Choice 2007
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