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SSD In A Whole New Light: The PhotoFast G-Monster2 SFV1

SSD technology has grown in leaps and bounds in terms of speed, availability and price of late, and this is a perfect example of that concept. Remember in 2008 when we reported on these SSD drives? We’ve come a long way, baby, as the old saying goes.
PhotoFast has announced a slick and (according to rumors, [...]

Classy Data: The Brinell External Hard Drive

Hey, sometimes external hard drive are necessary demons of a data-driven age, but do they have to look so…basic, plastic and grey, or in some bright garish color or covered in crystals? Not necessarily. The classy new line of external drives pictured here are Brinell’s new lineup, and they look pretty good.
The exotic wood shown [...]

Big Space, Small Price Tag: The Western Digital My Book Studio External HD Line

Western Digital has done it again, with new slick external hard drives being released soon with big storage sizes, small profiles and equally small prices.
More from the site:
Western Digital has just rolled out its latest My Book Studio desktop external drive that will come with updated features, with one of them being particularly outstanding to [...]

Shock It Good: The A-DATA SH93 Portable HDD

Sometimes your data has to be able to stand up to some tough treatment, and this A-DATA HD announced recently by A-DATA seems to be just the thing for this sort of treatment.
A-DATA has launched its new line of waterproof and shock resistant HD code-named ‘SH93? for mass market consumpion. Sizes will be 250GB, 320GB, [...]

Motion Storage: The VTube Hard Drive Media Player

There’s a market for slick HDs with video playing features built in apparently, so we introduce: The VTube HD Media Player.
Chinese maker Spark has announced out a new media player with a built-in hard drive that looks like a big egg in design.
Called the VTube as a code name, the gadget has a 2.5-inch hard [...]

Did We Mention Its Cool Looking?: The OWC Mercury On-The-Go 750GB Portable HD

Now this is slick indeed: the Other World Computing has released its Mercury On-The-Go new model with the 750GB version, and it’s big time storage and cool looking.
The new model spins around at 5200RPM and includes a sizeable 8MB cache, for plenty of punch in a small package.
The Mercury On-The-Go Pro 750GB 5200RPM FireWire & [...]

Sturdy Storage: The Transcend StoreJet 18M Portable Hard Drive

Sturdy Storage: The Transcend StoreJet 18M Portable Hard Drive

Need a portable HD that’s ready to absorb any sort of punishment you can dish out, and have that toughness approved of by a US Military testing process? The new Transcend StoreJet might be just what you’re looking for.
Transcend just announced its StoreJet 18M shockproof portable HD that fully meets U.S. military drop-test standards (MIL-STD-810F [...]

Big time room + easy = Western Digital My Book Network Drives

Big time room + easy = Western Digital My Book Network Drives

Western Digital has been around for awhile now, and is well known for their hard drives and storage solutions, and this newest edition of their My Book network external storage line is no exception.
It works best when it has several computer with lots of data to backup, as t comes in mammoth 1TB (that’s terabyte) [...]

Bulletproof (nearly) data storage: ioSafe Solo

Bulletproof (nearly) data storage: ioSafe Solo

ioSafe is a company that has built its reputation on making solid, fairly idiotproof and sturdy storage solutions, and it continues that proud tradition with the new ioSafe Solo.
What makes this one so unique compared to other hard drives of its ilk? Its high storage capacity for one  (up to 1.5TB of data) and is designed for mission-critical [...]

Keep your hard drive cool with this new gadget

Keep your hard drive cool with this new gadget

We all know that hard drives tend to emit quite a bit of heat when they are in operation, and usually computer components of any kind don’t last as long under hot conditions. This new gadget aims to counter that with the 2.5? and 3.5? SATA HDD Dock with Cooling Fan, a USB device with a built-in fan, and [...]