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Sponsored by Storage Solutions Zone Your Photos… Your Music… Your Memories are precious. Learn how to keep them safe at the Storage Solutions Zone. Brought to you by Maxtor, Seagate and PCMag.com. Learn more at http://storagezone.ziffdavisinternet.com.       I N   T H I S   I S S U E FEATURE STORY: Big Storage in Small Packages: Western Digital Scorpio Black and Hitachi's 5K500 Laptop drive capacity is on the rise. We examine Western Digital's corpio Black and Hitachi's  5K500. The tradeoff: capacity vs. performance. Read this story MORE STORIES: Exclusive: The Bill Gates Exit Interview Bill Gates sat down with Michael Miller to discuss his role in the tech world over the past 30 years, and what the future holds for him—and for us. Read this story GPU Wars: Katana Versus Claymore For the first time, we have two clearly different approaches to graphics hardware in the market. Read this story Razer Boomslang Collector's Edition Gaming Mouse Review Razer's Boomslang Collector's Edition Gaming Mouse offers a glimpse into the past, and also reveals how far along we've come today.  Read this story PODCAST: ExtremeTech Podcast  June 23, 2008 This week, the editors goes head-to-head on topics about ATI vs. Nvidia GPU showdown, when to use RAID, and AMD's 65W Phenom 9350 quad core.  Read this story DISCUSSIONS: My PC Wont Boot Anymore Builder Kronik16323 has a computer issue.  During the boot, the POST screen flashes then goes black.  The system never gets to reach  the BIOS, which in time cannot access the Setup.  Any tips?  Read this story Vista 64 Bit Hates My Audio Card ET forum member Battsman2 is getting a very common audio issue in Vista 64 bit.  When the system uses the onboard or even a X-Fi Xtreme Audio device, there is a bad audio-tearing that occurs.  ET editor Loyd Case has mention this in a previous Podcast.  Any audio gurus out there that can help?  Read this story Nvidia 8600 Error  Builder Jasonlinden has a continuous video card error.  The Nvidia 8600 error message reads: "nvlddmkm".  However, after the correct driver are installed the error still lurks.  Stop by the forums and lay a helping hand.  Read this story SUBSCRIBE TO PC MAGAZINE AND SAVE 82% Subscribe today and save 82% off the newsstand price. 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