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DesktopLinux: Portable USB Drive Boots PCs into Mandriva

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“Hard drive vendor LaCie has teamed up with Mandriva on a
bus-powered USB 2.0 harddrive preloaded with desktop Linux. The
‘GlobeTrotter’ boots Mandriva Linux LE 2005, and is available in
40GB and 80GB models priced at $140 and $199, respectively.

“The GlobeTrotter drives feature an industrial design by F.A.
Porsche. The devices have rubber feet, a passively cooled case
design, and a low-power drive that, unlike most USB drives,
requires no separate power adapter, instead pulling power through
the host PC’s USB port…”

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