The Windows Vista team at Microsoft has released SP1 to manufacturing. That means you should see the update roll around to Windows Update in mid-March, if all goes as planned. 
SP1 promises greater software and hardware compatibility along with an increase in system stability and performance.
Check out the Windows Vista Team blog for more information, Click Here.
Prices on both internal and external hard drives have tumbled in the past year, thanks in part to competition from solid-state memory. The current price for an external 750GB hard drive has now hit $150, a 50% drop from where prices were a year ago. Terabyte drives have also dipped in price: These monstruous hard drives can now be had for as little as $320, where they once retailed for shy of a grand. Lower capacity drives, however, have remained steady in price. So we compared recent price lows of 750GB drives with that of 1TB drives to see which drive offers the most bang for your buck.
Overall, external drives have seen the biggest price decrease. These USB- and FireWire-based drives often come with backup software, whereas their internal counterparts don't. In addition, 1TB internal drives are still rare and pricey, so if you're in need of extra storage space, it makes sense to buy as much as you can currently afford. As more systems with SSD options debut, we can only expect to see further HDD price cuts. We'll keep you in the loop on the latest deals. Louis Ramirez is a dealnews Features Editor.
Price Trend: 750GB and 1TB Hard Drives
When it comes to storage, bigger is always better. Fortunately, you're not limited to what came inside your PC. You can either upgrade your internal hard drive, which is easy if you know how, or add an external hard drive and avoid tinkering with your computer's innards.
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