专栏作家莫博士回答读者有关科技方面的问题。问：我们有一台iPad，我们想买一台打印机配合使用。我们不知道买哪个？
[Columnist Walter S. Mossberg answers readers' questions about technology]
答：利用iPad和iPhone搭载的苹果iOS操作系统中内置的AirPrint技术可以打印出不错的文件。这是一种无线打印技术。但是AirPrint技术要求打印机具备Wi-Fi连接功能，且必须和你的iPad或iPhone连入同一个无线网络。此外，这台打印机必须是支持AirPrint技术的型号。所有主要打印机制造商都销售此类打印机，并有多种型号可供选择。在苹果网站上该公司对此有基本说明，并列出了支持AirPrint技术的打印机型号。
Q: We own an iPad and we would like to purchase a printer to use with it. We don't know which to buy.
问：我有一盒我们1978年举行婚礼时的录音带。那是我父亲留下的唯一的声音记录，因此对我有特别的意义。我希望将它转成CD或DVD。你对怎样转换有何建议吗？谁能做好这件事？
A: Apple's iOS operating system, which powers iPads and iPhones, can print decent-looking documents, using a built-in technology called AirPrint, which prints wirelessly. You don't need to set up any drivers or other software on the iPad itself. However, AirPrint requires a printer that has Wi-Fi capability and is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your iPad or iPhone. In addition, the printer must be a model that supports AirPrint. All the major printer makers sell these and there are many models. Apple has basic instructions and a list of supported models on its website.
答：有不少公司都是做这个的。我最近测试过还不错的一家名为PeggyBank，网址是peggybank.com。他们能够将老式录像、录音带和照片转换成网上存储的数字文件，也可以转换成CD或DVD，不过要额外收费。
Q: I have an audio cassette from our wedding in 1978. It is the only recording we have of my father's voice so it has special meaning for me. I would like to have it transferred to a CD or DVD. Do you have a recommendation of how to transfer it? Who would do a good job?
问：在你上周的笔记本购买指南中，你推荐至少要500G的硬盘空间，在使用固态存储而非硬盘的笔记本上则需要至少256G的固态存储。为何二者会不一样？
A: There are a number of companies that do this. One that I recently tested favorably is called PeggyBank, at peggybank.com. They transfer old video and audiotapes and photos into digital files stored online, or, for an extra fee, they will put them on a CD or DVD.
答：这是屈服于市场现实。固态存储速度更快、更不容易崩溃，但同时价格也昂贵得多，因此数量较少。在一台新的笔记本电脑上配备500G或以上的固态存储空间是有可能的，如果有这个需要、也负担得起，那你应该买这样的。不过许多生产商在普通机型上只提供最大256G的固态存储，即使有更大的空间，通常也是需要付出高价的可选配置。
Q: In your laptop buying guide last week, you recommended getting at least 500 gigabytes of hard disk space and at least 256 gigabytes of solid-state storage on laptops that use that type of storage instead of a hard disk. Why the difference?
Walter S. Mossberg
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- wedding [´wediŋ] n.婚礼，结婚 (初中英语单词)
- transfer [træns´fə:] v.&n.迁移；调动；转让 (初中英语单词)
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- storage [´stɔ:ridʒ] n.贮存；存储器 (高中英语单词)
- printer [´printə] n.印刷者；排字工人 (英语四级单词)
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