Being plug-and-play (line 12) means that for both drives you can do without:

Which two advantages does the MicroGB drive have over the Cobra?

According to the author, USB 2.0 is:

Style is an extra feature that is present in:

The clear plastic body of the Cobra lets the user see the circuit board and such a feature:

The author is advising his readers to choose th drive which:

A technician's error severed Window users from Microsoft's update servers for five days, leaving .Net analysts questioning whether the software giant can deliver 24-7 services. (MSNBC, Jan.2002)

According to the passage:

The high-tech vanguard of entertainment consumers who initiated a global music-swapping spree with the help of Napster a little over two years ago is branching out into television shows and movies. Napster's service was limited to music, and it was shut down last year after a federal judge found it liable for contributing to copyright infringement. But Morpheus enables users to trade files of any kind, and an increasing number of them are filled with copyrighted video entertainment.

According to the passage:

A new computer worm masquerading as a software update from Microsoft Corp. is capable of deleting all files on the hard drive of an infected computer but has so far spread very slowly, an antivirus vendor said Monday. (CNN.com, Jan. 2002) According to the passage, the virus:

First-quarter profits for Apple Computer Inc. leaped 37 percent over last year, hitting Wall Street's expectations but falling short of the company's own revenue forecast as consumers held their breath for the release of the new iMac. The Cupertino company yesterday reported a net income of $38 million (11 cents per share) during the first quarter, up from last year's loss of $195 million (58 cents) during the same period. (SFChronicle, Jan. 2002)

According to the text, the net income for the first quarter was of: