Hey!  I forgot about this sweepstakes, it got postponed too many times.[:P]  Congrats Clem, like everyone said, hopefully it goes to good use.

Congratz Clem! :)

Woo hoo! Kevin (the Braille proofreader) is a gadget freak as am I, and I called him just after Dave emailed me. This should serve his music needs quite well indeed, so a big thank-you to the staff at HotHardware!

• 8-MB cache delivers fast performance.
• Robust design and high shock tolerance enable mobility in rugged notebook operating environments.
• 1000 Gs of nonoperating shock make the drive ideal for notebook PCs and industrial applications.
• G-Force Protection™ available for added robustness in mobile environments
• Green features:

  • Leverages Seagate laptop power management technology, delivering the lowest-power 5400-RPM laptop hard drive yet
  • Utilizes

    ramp load features that remove the head from the disk during idle

    periods, improving idle power consumption and adding to the durability

    of the drive

• QuietStep™ technology enables ultra-quiet load/unload acoustics.
• SATA 3Gb/s Native Command Queuing interface

Thank you for this information.

Congrats Dude, it's nice seeing HotHardware members win! :)