Aleratec Hard Drive Duplicator at CES
Let’s been honest, it’s not often that the average geek needs to duplicate a single hard drive to five others in a range of physical sizes and capacities. But if you did need to do it, Aleratec have the machine…
WD My Passport Edge drive — the good and bad
If you are looking for a small, portable hard drive for your laptop then there are several choices on the market and hard drive prices continue to reach new lows. The one I settled on, mainly because of a price…
Today only – Amazon offering 4 TB Seagate drive for $139
Depending on your location, you perhaps have more of the day left than I do here in the, still rather chilly, mid-Atlantic region. That’s a good thing if you are looking for your next external hard drive, because today Amazon…
A Hard Disk Designed to Last Millions of Years
Traditional hard drives can last anywhere from a few months to a few years, with the latter being more likely. SSD’s can last longer thanks to their lack of moving parts, but they still probably aren’t something you would want…
Upgrading My NAS…Yawn
Last weekend, I upgraded my NAS from 2 TB to 4 TB and it was all too easy. The NAS is a Buffalo LinkStation Duo but as the drives are mirrored, I only get half the total 2 TB capacity, i.e.…
Rocstor AES 256-bit Enctypted Hard Drive
Rocstor has unveiled a new portable external hard drive that practically guarantees that your data won’t be stolen. The hard drive, which comes in capacities up to 1 TB, has a slot for a smart card. Enter the card, punch…
The First 4 TB Hard Drive Now On Sale
For a while now we have been hearing about the coming hard drive shortage due to issues in the far east (mainly the flooding in Thailand), but before those problems reach the world, Hitachi is going to go for gold. …