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1:28PM Angus Kidman | If your media hunger makes the thought of burning to a 50GB Blu-ray disc tempting, but you’ve been put off by the price, here’s some good news: Sony just cut the RRP for its BWU200S internal burner from $899 to $599. Of course, the discs themselves are still a touch on the pricey side, but it’s a welcome drop nonetheless, especially if you’re regularly over-filling your hard drive with video and audio. Got any good sources for cheap Blu-ray media, or would you rather just stick to conventional DVDs and ever-expanding USB sticks? Let us know in the comments.
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Sony drops Blu-ray burner price
1:28PM Angus Kidman | If your media hunger makes the thought of burning to a 50GB Blu-ray disc tempting, but you’ve been put off by the price, here’s some good news: Sony just cut the RRP for its BWU200S internal burner from $899 to $599. Of course, the discs themselves are still a touch on the pricey side, but it’s a welcome drop nonetheless, especially if you’re regularly over-filling your hard drive with video and audio. Got any good sources for cheap Blu-ray media, or would you rather just stick to conventional DVDs and ever-expanding USB sticks? Let us know in the comments.
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5:12PM Angus Kidman | We suspect the lurking threat of OpenOffice is as big a motivation as educational altruism, but Microsoft has decided to extend “indefinitely” the It’s Not Cheating scheme, which lets students and staff registered at a tertiary institution in Australia (and with an email address to prove it) purchase a heavily discounted copy of Office 2007. How discounted? Think $75 for a full copy. (There’s also an option to pay $25 for 12 months access, but that sounds stupidly fiddly to us.) Check the narky fine print to see if you’re eligible. More »
Microsoft extends cheap offer for students
5:12PM Angus Kidman | We suspect the lurking threat of OpenOffice is as big a motivation as educational altruism, but Microsoft has decided to extend “indefinitely” the It’s Not Cheating scheme, which lets students and staff registered at a tertiary institution in Australia (and with an email address to prove it) purchase a heavily discounted copy of Office 2007. How discounted? Think $75 for a full copy. (There’s also an option to pay $25 for 12 months access, but that sounds stupidly fiddly to us.) Check the narky fine print to see if you’re eligible. More » 