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Tech_FlashDrives_080124[i-1].body = "<FONT SIZE=3 color=#CC0000><b>Introduction</b></FONT><p>A look at some of the laptops that use flash-based solid state drives &#8212; and what they cost.<br><P ALIGN=right>&#8212; Suzanne Choney</P>";

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Tech_FlashDrives_080124[i-1].body = "<FONT SIZE=3 color=#CC0000><b>Sony VAIO VGN-TZ390</b></FONT><p>Sony has several ultralight laptops that use a flash-memory based solid state drive, including this model, the VGN-TZ390, which starts at $2,899.99. It weighs 2.7 pounds, comes with a 64GB drive, has an 11.1-inch screen, a DVD read/write drive and runs on Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Business or Windows Vista Ultimate, each with Service Pack 1. Another VAIO TZ model, VGN-TZ398U/XC, costs more, starting at $3,499.99 and comes with both a hybrid 64GB solid state drive and a 320GB hard disk drive. Other VAIO TZ models go for less with a standard hard drive only, such as the VGN-TZ340, which starts at $1,900 and comes with a 100GB hard drive.";

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Tech_FlashDrives_080124[i-1].body = "<FONT SIZE=3 color=#CC0000><b>Dell Latitude D430</b></FONT><p>Dell has introduced models with solid state drives, including the Latitude D430, a 3-pound computer with a 12.1-inch wide screen that starts at $1,149. The Latitude D430 also comes with a range of standard hard drives, from 40GB to 120GB. Adding a 32GB solid state drive adds $500 to the cost of the computer; a 64GB drive adds $649. The company is using Samsung&#146;s solid state drives in several of its models, some of which offer the choice of hard drive versus solid state drive. ";

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Tech_FlashDrives_080124[i-1].body = "<FONT SIZE=3 color=#CC0000><b>Toshiba Portege R500-S5007V</b></FONT><p>This recent model has a 128GB solid state drive and starts at $2,999 and weighs about 2.4 pounds. Another Portege model, the R500-S5004, has a 64GB solid state drive and starts at $2,699. Prices seem to be coming down on solid state drives. An R500 model offered by Toshiba six months ago that came with a 64GB solid state drive went for $2,999. All R500s, including those with standard hard drives, have 12.1-inch screens. Another model, the R500-S5008X, comes with a 160GB hard drive and costs much less, $1,549.";

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Tech_FlashDrives_080124[i-1].body = "<FONT SIZE=3 color=#CC0000><b>Fujitsu&#146;s LifeBook B6230</b></FONT><p>There LifeBook B6230 weighs 3.2 pounds and comes with a 12.1-inch screen. The laptop with a 32GB solid state drive adds $439 onto the base cost of $1,799, for a total of $2,238. If you opt for a model with an 80GB hard drive, the cost is $1,799. The B6230 also comes with a touch screen for navigating around applications and the Internet by using a stylus or your fingertip.";

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Tech_FlashDrives_080124[i-1].body = "<FONT SIZE=3 color=#CC0000><b>Apple&#146;s MacBook Air</b></FONT><p>The 3-pound laptop, billed by Apple as the &#147;world&#146;s thinnest notebook,&#148; has a 13.3-inch widescreen. With a 64GB solid state drive, it starts at $3,098. The other version, with an 80GB hard drive, starts at $1,799. Neither model comes with an optical drive. An external drive costs $99. The MacBook Air&#146;s oversized trackpad features Apple's &#147;multi-touch\" technology, also used on the iPhone, in which you use your fingers to pinch, swipe or rotate to zoom in on text or images.";

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