Review: QNAP TurboNAS TS-212
NAS enclosure
Tuesday, 2 April, 2013 | 2 comments The TS-212 is a dual-bay network attached storage (NAS) unit from network-hardware vendor QNAP. We tested the barebones unit, sold without drives, using a pair of 2TB Western Digital Red NAS-optimised hard drives.
Review: Synology DS213air
NAS enclosure
Tuesday, 19 March, 2013 | 3 comments Synology’s network attached storage (NAS) units tend to push the upper limits of ‘home storage’. The DS213air is no exception, with a feature set and price more befitting small businesses. However, it may suit enthusiasts seeking a top-notch NAS.
Review: Plextor M5 Pro 128GB
2.5-inch SSD
Friday, 11 January, 2013 Plextor made a name for itself in the ‘90s with high quality CD burners, and more recently has been trying to make waves with solid state drives.
Review: Western Digital My Passport Edge
Portable hard drive
Monday, 7 January, 2013 The Western Digital My Passport Edge is tiny 500GB external drive, around the size of a slim wallet.
Review: Western Digital My Net N900 Central
NAS unit
Tuesday, 27 November, 2012 The My Net N900 Central is a combination router/network-attached storage (NAS) unit, with a fixed internal 1TB hard drive.
Review: Western Digital Red
3.5-inch SATA hard drive
Wednesday, 31 October, 2012 In mid-July, Western Digital announced a new range of mechanical hard drives specifically designed for consumer and small-business network attached storage (NAS) units.
Review: Western Digital VelociRaptor Duo
External hard drive
Friday, 26 October, 2012 | 1 comment The VelociRaptor Duo is essentially two 1TB VelociRaptor drives inside of a sleek black body with two Thunderbolt ports, designed for Mac users.
Review: Seagate Backup Plus Portable
External hard drive
Wednesday, 5 September, 2012 Seagate has managed to simplify the external hard drive while adding new features and functions. The Backup Plus Portable can be used with PC or Mac without reformatting and requires no extra fiddling to get it going – you just plug it into your USB port and away it goes.
Review: Western Digital My Book Thunderbolt Duo
External hard drive
Tuesday, 28 August, 2012 The My Book Thunderbolt Duo is a ‘dual-drive storage system’ from Western Digital aimed squarely at Mac users with Thunderbolt-equipped devices.
Kingston MobileLite G3
USB 3.0 Card Reader
Wednesday, 22 August, 2012 Kingston’s MobileLite G3 is a compact, portable USB 3.0-connected reader for all current variants of SD and microSD card (SD, SDHC up to 32GB and SDXC up to 2TB).
Review: Kingston DataTraveler Elite 3.0
USB 3.0 flash drive
Wednesday, 15 August, 2012 The Kingston DataTraveler Elite is a lightweight, pop-top USB 3.0 flash drive offering claimed speeds of up to 70Mbyte/s read and 30Mbyte/s write.
Western Digital My Passport 2TB
External hard drive
Thursday, 2 August, 2012 Western Digital’s pint-sized My Passport external hard drive is a neatly designed unit that packs plenty of storage capacity – 2TB nominally, 1.81TB formatted as NTFS – into a case not much bigger than a mobile phone.
Review: Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 3.0
USB 3.0 flash drive
Tuesday, 24 July, 2012 The DataTraveler HyperX 3.0 is a plain barebones USB 3.0 flash drive, with capacities from 64GB ($198) to 256GB ($882).
Review: Transcend JetFlash 760
USB 3.0 flash drive
Tuesday, 24 July, 2012 The Transcend JetFlash 760 is a USB 3.0 flash drive that comes in capacities ranging from 4GB ($30) through to 32GB ($110)
Raidon InTank
Internal RAID module
Thursday, 14 June, 2012 Whilst most modern motherboards support RAID (redundant array of independent disks), for many users it can be a hassle to get it all going. Enter the Raidon InTank iR2620 internal RAID module.
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