21.  In most ways, it also works like previous models.

22.  In using just the Universal Serial Bus, the iMac will be able to connect to a much wider range of peripherals than previous Macintosh models.

23.  It also has twice the speed and nine times the memory of the previous Texas Instruments model.

24.  Like those of previous Coolpix models, the lens portion swivels, so you can watch the screen while holding the camera at ground, waist or scalp level.

25.  Like previous models, the device consists of a motorized dish antenna inside a weatherproof plastic shell.

26.  Materials, including the seat cloth, appeared to be of higher quality than the previous model, which had a rental-car feel.

27.  Modems are used to link computers to networks and the Internet, and the new ones can transmit data twice as fast as previous models.

28.  Noise, vibration and harshness have been greatly reduced from the previous model.

29.  On the road, the Blazer was considerably more refined than the previous model.

30.  Previous models like the tippy Samurai and the tinny Sidekick were simply not competent enough to be taken seriously.