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Review: LaCie Starck 1TB Hard Drive | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 10:20

External hard drives can be a mundane product, but this collaboration between peripherals manufacturer LaCie and world-famous industrial designer Philippe Starck seeks to buck the trend, with a device that's as beautiful as it is functional. The LaCie Starck features a sturdy aluminium casing with mirrored metal front and rear panels. Starck himself describes it as "a symbol of strength mastered, ...

G.Skill Falcon II 64GB 2.5-inch Solid State Disk | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 4:50

Thermaltake BlacX Duet HDD Docking Station Review | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 23:00

BlacX Duet is an external hard drive docking station that allows you to connect up to two hard disk drives externally to the PC by just inserting them on the available slots.

OCZ Agility 128 GByte MLC SSD | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 18:21

Mit der Agility präsentiert OCZ sein Einsteigermodell bezüglich Indilix basierter Solid State Drives. Laut Spezifikationen soll die Agility diesbezüglich mit Schreibraten von bis zu 135 MByte/s sowie Leseraten von bis zu 230 MByte aufwarten können.

Seagate Barracuda XT 2 TB Hard Disk Drive Review | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 2:00

Let's take a look on the performance of the first SATA-600 hard disk drive to arrive on the market, Barracuda XT from Seagate.

A-DATA SH93 Waterproof and Shock Resistant Portable HDD Video Review | Posted on: 19/11/2009 @ 8:40

Kingston SSDNow V Series 40GB Boot Drive | Posted on: 19/11/2009 @ 7:07

While SSDs may be very sppedy, they remain very expensive, and for most people, a hotrod SSD just is not in the cards for a system upgrade. High prices are always a stumbling block to new tech adoption, and SSDs are no different. However, there may be relief on the horizon, as Kingston has released a sub-$100 SSD that looks to be fast, in the hope that it will finally bring solid state drives ...

Seagate FreeAgent DockStar Network Adapter | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 13:10

As a simple NAS device allowing you to connect up to four USB hard drives to your network, the Seagate DockStar shines. Toss in the capability of using the PogoPlug online service, and the DockStar becomes even more valuable for the average consumer. It is extremely easy to setup and configure, and anybody that can follow simple instructions should be able to use it.

Thermaltake BlacX Duet Dual Hard Drive Docking Station Review | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 7:05

The BlacX Duet is a very simple yet effective product for quickly accessing data on any two hard drives. And when I say any two drives, I mean it in a literal sense. The docking station supports all 2.5” and 3.5” SATA drives up to 2TB, so the chances of incompatibility with any current drives you have are slim to none. Furthermore, installation is completely tool-free and the absence ...

Two Kingston 40GB V Series Boot Drive SSDs in RAID 0 | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 1:00

Today, we will be taking a look at the performance of two Kingston 40GB V Series Boot Drive SSDs. Two of these drives can be bought today for $115 each, which at $230. You can put them into RAID 0 and have a nice little 80GB data array. This is also slightly less expensive than a Kingston SSDNow M Series SNM225-S2/80GB drive as they cost $245.

Samsung Spinpoint F3 Hard Drive @ InsideHW | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 22:28

This is SATAII HDD with 16MB of cache (1TB model should have 32MB of cache) and one platter that rotates at 7200rpm. It was announced as “WD Black series killer” and as such it has to prove its reputation that was impelled even before it appeared on the market. We used standard battery of benchmarks that include HD Tune, ATTO Bench and our own HDD Test. Results that we got were ...

Kingston SSDNow V Series 40GB Solid State Drive | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 4:00

With Intel's second generation controller and 34nm MLC NAND flash memory, many might argue the internals are the best presently on the market. The read performance is definitely impressive, while the write performance will leave something to be desired. Once you see the price you may be willing to make the compromise in order to jump from a traditional hard drive to a SSD.

Thecus N0204 miniNAS Pocket RAID Storage Review | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 14:30

Don't let its small size fool you - the Thecus N0204 miniNAS comes with RAID 0, 1, and JBOD support, which means that you can optimize your storage for speed or security. Never before has there been a NAS storage device this small that can be purchased for under $150. Read on to see how it does with a pair of Kingston SSDNow 40GB V Series 2.5" drives in RAID 0!

Eagle Tech Consus ET-CSMDSU2-BK Dual Drive Enclosure | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 5:37

The EagleTech CSMDSU2-BK is an enclosure that supports two SATA drives and connects to your PC via a USB 2.0 cable. Now, not only can you add another hard drive, but it\'s virtually effortless, and with the ability to access both drives at once, to be able to move data from one drive in the enclosure to another, or even to the computer, as well, with ease.

Thermaltake BlacX Duet HDD Docking Station | Posted on: 15/11/2009 @ 16:50

A little while ago I looked at the Thermaltake BlacX hard drive docking station, today I've got what might be considered an upgrade to that, the BlacX Duet, The main difference between the original and this version is that Duet can hold, and allow you access to two hard drives at once time. This make life much easier when transferring files between two drives. The Duet can handle both 2.5” ...

Kingwin F-35 | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 5:25

Data backup today is more convenient and economical than ever. You can purchase an external drive or an enclosure and install the compatible hard drive of your choice, giving you flexibility, security, simplicity, and peace of mind. Follow along with us as we review the Kingwin F-35U-BK hard drive enclosure for SATA hard drives and see for yourself.

Vantec NexStar Vault NST-V290S2 2.5-inch HDD Enclosure | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 4:50

Kingston SSDNow V 40GB Boot Drive SNV125-S2/40GB | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 4:58

For years, Kingston has sold system memory upgrade kits to help boost personal computer performance. Installing RAM is a simple process, and it usually helped speed up an old PC. Yet, because the processor and memory both operate at level much faster than the average hard disk, the real bottleneck is the primary drive. Solid State Drives are the ideal upgrade for hard drives, and the difference ...

Early look at USB 3.0 X25-M SSD performance versus USB 2.0, eSATA and more | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 3:10

OCZ Agility EX 60GB SSD | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 15:50

Back in August we reviewed the OCZ Agility SATA 2.0 SSD, which we found to be a reputable solid-state drive that offered nice performance under Linux. However, a step up from the Agility series is the Agility EX line. The OCZ Agility EX is designed to offer maximum performance with its SLC NAND-based storage and Indilinx controller. How though does the performance of this $400 SSD for just 60GB ...

Seagate XT 2TB SATA 6GB/s Hard Drive Testing | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 22:00

The Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB hard drive is the industry’s first drive to support the new SATA 3.0 specification, which supports speeds up to 6GB/s. We also have the SATA 6GB/s ready, ASUS P7P55D-E Premium motherboard for benchmarking. Read on to see LR's first look at SATA 6GB/s to see what it is all about!

Kingwin F-35 External SATA Hard Drive Enclosure Review @ Tweaknews | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 7:38

After taking this enclosure from Kingwin for a test run, I can say it has a lot going for it. 2TB drives are supported, installation is quick and easy, and it looks good while still offering good performance and better cooling than a lot of other enclosures.

Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Hard Drive ST3600057SS | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:23

Until SSDs can safely prove that they\'re a reliable long-term media for Enterprise storage, the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface owns the market share for server storage. Until Seagate launches their Solid State Drive counterpart, the 600GB Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Hard Drive ST3600057SS delivers safe and affordable high-capacity storage to data servers and Enterprise environments. The ...

OCZ Agility-EX SLC SSD OCZSSD2-1AGTEX60G | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 18:22

OCZ has earned the pole position in the race for Solid State Drive consumer supremacy. Most of the OCZ SSD product line is sold at retail to enthusiast end-users, but the EX-series offers SLC construction and delivers premier performance to the Enterprise sector and an affordable price. Corporate environments offer vast potential for SSD technology by offering drive performance faster than ...