The Seagate drive really is impressive with a 2.5Gb capacity which should see you into the next millennium. It comes ready partitioned and prepared with a 150Mb Workbench partition, an 800Mb work, a 690Mb data and an 800Mb software one.

Fitting the drive was easy. It's simply a case of opening the A1200 up, fitting the data cable and then unplugging the floppy power supply. 3.5� drives can't take their power through the data ribbon so it has to come from a different source. The drive plugs into the floppy socket and has a set of prongs extended through for the floppy power cable to plug back onto. The procedure took about five minutes.

Flicking the switch, I was amazed at the speed. My own drive is only a year old, but takes nearly three times as long to boot up. This drive is both spacious and fast. Add to this the earthing cable and sticking pads to hold it in place included (make sure you get it right as they won't come off), and that the drive is so thin that it doesn't make the casing bulge and you can see I love it.

In fact, if I could think of any reason at all that would convince Eyetech I should keep the drive, they'd never see it again. Oh, and you also get MMExperience for free.