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Mandriva GlobeTrotter, powered by LaCie Mobile Hard Drive

GlobeTrotter is the first Linux distribution that you can bring anywhere to transform any desktop into your desktop. GlobeTrotter consists of the Mandriva Linux distribution pre-installed on the ultra-compact 'LaCie Mobile Hard Drive.' Just connect GlobeTrotter via USB to any PC* and power up to enjoy a full-featured Mandriva Linux desktop. The hardware on the host computer is automatically detected. Moreover, GlobeTrotter doesn't make any changes to the host computer, so you can safely use the GlobeTrotter anywhere without worry! LaCie Mobile Hard Drive: State-of-the-art design and impressive performance With twelve years of innovation in the competitive field of storage devices, LaCie has teamed up with the design agency Porsche Design GmbH to produce a stunning new model which features state-of-the-art design and awesome performance. Download the product sheet (PDF) Buy this product at Mandriva Store			Size: 17 x 76 x 129mm (0.65 x 3 x 5 in.) Weight: 200g (7.05 oz.) Drive Format: 2.5 in. >> Technical specifications
Contents LaCie hard drive designed by F.A. Porsche - USB Mobile Hard Drive 40 GB Mandriva Linux 10.0 distribution Bootable MiniCD (for computers that don't boot directly from USB) Booklet explaining how to use the GlobeTrotter functionalities Electronic manual explaining how to use your Mandriva Linux desktop	Services 30 days of Web-support 1 month Mandriva Club membership 1 month Mandrivaonline membership

Main features

Mobility

External hard drive, bootable and powered through USB

For computers that don't support booting from USB, a bootable MiniCD may be used instead

Automatic hardware detection

Initial configuration (language, keyboard, administrator password, users accounts)

Storage of hardware profiles (including recognition of 'known' systems previously used with the GlobeTrotter drive)

Mandriva Linux system GlobeTrotter will give you the simplicity and the sturdiness of the Mandriva Linux 10.0 system, along with a wide assortment of software, including:
Office OpenOffice.org office suite -- fully compatible with Microsoft Office documents Commercial applications Adobe Acrobat® Reader®, Real Player™ and Flash™Player
Internet Integrated personal information suites Kontact and Evolution The Mozilla and Konqueror web browsers
Multimedia Totem - a full-featured multimedia player The Gimp -- image manipulation software K3B - for burning CDs
Development tools Kdevelop -- a full-featured and easy-to-use Integrated Development Environment GCC -- the GNU Compiler Collection Commercial applications such as J2SDK 1.4™, J2RE™ and Intel® Compilers

System backup

Recovery of initial software packages from a backup partition in case of system corruption

Storage

40 GB hard drive, with 28 GB available for user files (including approx. 10 GB readable from MSWindows® and MacOS®)

Fast data transfer rates with USB2

Direct Access

International