Storage

by Pedro Hernandez on July 19, 2010 · 0 comments

Seagate today launched a new network attached storage (NAS) device for home networks called GoFlex Home, which resembles the company’s GoFlex external hard drive sitting atop a dock. Meant to plug into a wireless router, GoFlex Home — available in 1.5 TB and 2 TB capacities — provides convenient, centralized backup and file sharing for […]

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by Pedro Hernandez on July 14, 2010 · 0 comments

Lian Li has just released a USB 3.0 hard drive/solid-state drive enclosure, so if you’ve been itching for a home for an external drive that will do justice to those break-neck data transfer speeds, read on… The computer casemaker’s EX-10Q, a $30, all-aluminum enclosure that supports 2.5-inch SATA I and II drives, can help snag […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 13, 2010 · 0 comments

Keeping your Apple MacBook, or any computer for that matter, backed up is the best way to save yourself from an early death should your storage drive bail on you which, given the mobile nature of most Apple notebooks, is bound to happen sooner or later. Toshiba has launched its new Canvio for Mac portable […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 8, 2010 · 0 comments

The biggest barrier to jumping into the solid state drive owning populace is the cost of entry. Of course you could go for the less expensive models which offer a good amount of storage but abysmal performance numbers or opt for the opposite, more preferable, approach. OCZ Technology’s 50GB Vertex 2 SSD touts a very […]

Read more OCZ Technology 50GB Vertex 2 is small on storage but big on performance

by Rafael Hernandez on July 7, 2010 · 0 comments

If your aren’t content with the glowing monoliths of storage that are external hard drives you might be happy to know that Hitachi GST has launched their new LifeStudio line of storage drives which promise to make the backup process easier than ever and offers up some handy “cloud” storage. The LifeStudio Mobile line keeps […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 22, 2010 · 0 comments

A NAS can be an expensive investment especially for a home user looking to safe guard important information, unfortunately most models don’t have an infinite amount of expansion for more drives. The Synology DX510 NAS Volume Expansion Unit sports an extra 5 hard drive bays, totaling up to 10GB of added storage, to extend your […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 17, 2010 · 0 comments

Your trusty portable computing device has something of a bad habit when it comes to loading up files. Its piddly, spindle-based harddrive leaves a lot to be desired in the performance category which can get annoying given the amount of thrashing that goes on in a modern PC. OCZ wants to alleviate your pain with […]

Read more OCZ Launches Vertex 2 and Onyx 1.8″ SSDs for your mobile needs

by Rafael Hernandez on June 16, 2010 · 0 comments

USB 3.0 is one seriously fast connection offering up to 4.8Gbps of bandwidth which means you’re looking at a whole new world of possibilities for peripherals. Quick storage anybody? The OCZ Enyo SSD crams all of its components into a portable case and offers up a USB 3.0 connection which means you can take your […]

Read more OCZ Enyo SSD enjoys a little USB 3.0 action

by Rafael Hernandez on June 1, 2010 · 0 comments

Ah the SD card market. There’s no quicker way to confuse yourself when you start looking at a dizzying array of storage sizes and transfer rates…more than enough to make your head spin. Kingston Digital has launched their new 64GB SDXC UHS-1 Class 10 memory card which is a hefty amount of storage space and […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 1, 2010 · 0 comments

Yes your essential hardware should be set up to draw power from a handy uninterruptible power supply but those limited ports are usually taken up by gear with a higher priority to stay up. It seems the odd man out is learning some new tricks. Thecus’s N4200 Network Attached Storage will handle all of your […]

Read more Thecus N4200 NAS saves your data in case of a power failure

by Rafael Hernandez on May 24, 2010 · 0 comments

While solid state drives offer up crowd pleasing performance there’s a big issue with their price versus storage capacity aspect which is quite jarring once you start looking at the price tags. The Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid Hard Drive comes in sporting the familiar platter design with a healthy dosage of solid state storage […]

Read more Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid Hard Drive bridges the SSD gap