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Hello everybody. I am planning to buy an 80 GB USB external hard disk. What things should I consider before buying one. My friend told me that they come in two varieties. One which are thinner and sleeke and other which are thicker. He told me that the thicker ones are more durable. Is...

I hav struck upon a novel idea of printing my visiting cards on my printer. Ordinary print papers r way too thin, so i plan to use the paper that we use for engineering drawing. But can my canon i255 printer endure this since this paper is thicker?