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(More customer reviews)Having played with this for a couple of days I have to admit I'm impressed. I previously owed the 1950's DVD box set using the Bondi software as well, and this feels more refined and faster. I've been able to easy index various contributors and articles and save them for later.
The quality of the scans aren't great. In some cases there are water stains or scribbles on the pages. It's possible that was the best they had, since let's face it I doubt Hugh Hefner and company were thinking of posterity early on in the magazine's run. Printing in particularly is pretty disappointing. At the very least it would have been nice to include the option to read transcribed text like Zinio and other software offers. That said, on a computer screen everything should be fairly readable.
As others have mentioned, the quality of the pictures is also an issue. In fact I was really shocked to find out this 250gb harddrive has 215gb free. You'd think with all that space they'd scan these documents in a higher resolution, or at least offer some extras like separate folders with high-rez shots of Playmates. It seems like a lost opportunity which Playboy may be kicking themselves for now. When I inquired via email on the 1960's DVD box set they immediately offered me a [...] off coupon for this set, which would indicate it isn't selling as well as they had hoped.
Which is kind of sad, because for all it's faults there is a goldmine of intellectual property on this hard drive. The articles, pictures, even advertisements are great to read. Sure I'd like higher quality scans, but I own both the Rolling Stone and National Geographic box sets and poor quality scans are an issue for all digitized magazines. So grab it while you can, because I have a feeling this won't be on the market for that long.
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Every issue of Playboy Magazine on a pocket-sized aluminum 250GB hard drive with additional 200Gb available for your personal files.Use it at home or traveling anywhere you can find a Mac or PC. Hot-swappable USB bus powered portable hard-drive (no AC adaptor required), install the Playboy Cover to Cover program, and begin reading. You will have immediate access to every page of every issue.
It's all here: from that first treasured issue featuring Marilyn Monroe in December 1953, all the way to the December 2009 issue, featuring Chelsea Handler, and every issue in between. That's 56 incredible years of Playboy, over 650 issues, and more than 100,000 pages, all at your fingertips. This high-performance, rugged aluminum hard drive measures a tiny 3" x 5" inches, and easily fits inside a briefcase or jacket pocket. Plus, there are over 200GBs of extra room on the drive to store anything else you'd like.
Package includes: Portable 250GB USB 2.5 inch Hard Drive with 200GB Free Space. Mini USB to USB cable. 1 Year Warranty Hard Drive
Specifications: Hard Disk Drive: 2.5 inch Hard Disk Drive Interface: Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and 1.1 Capacity: 250GB Spindle Speed: 5,400 RPM Performance: Up to 480Mb/second Power: USB Bus Powered (no AC adapter required) MAC Minimum System Requirements: USB 1.1 port (Hi-Speed USB 2.0 recommended for faster transfer) USB Mac OSX 10.4 or later 512 MB RAM required (1GB recommended) 750 MB available hard drive space Color monitor with at least 1024 x 768 resolution To print: laser or ink jet printer To access software update feature: Internet access WINDOWS Minimum System Requirements: USB 1.1 port (Hi-Speed USB 2.0 recommended for faster transfer) Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 with Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4 KB891861) XP (Service Pack 2 required) 512 MB RAM required (1GB recommended) 750 MB available hard drive space Color monitor with at least 1024 x 768 resolution.
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