Best computer storage

Western Digital Red Drive

October 12th, 2012 - If you need to stack your NAS, the Red drive makes a good choice — good speeds, quiet operation and some intelligent technology make it the go-to drive. 2

Patriot Supersonic Magnum (64GB)

October 11th, 2012 - All flash drives are not created equal, something proven by the Magnum. If you want capacity and performance in a USB stick, this one's a very good choice indeed.

OCZ Vertex 4 M (512GB)

November 9th, 2012 - OCZ's Everest 2 controller is clearly paying dividends with the Vertex 4 — this is an excellent drive indeed. 1

WD My Book VelociRaptor Duo

November 9th, 2012 - Western Digital's My Book VelociRaptor Duo is one of the best storage devices, thanks to its balanced combination of excellent performance, practical design and relatively friendly pricing.

OCZ Vector Series SSD

March 18th, 2013 - The OCZ Vector Series SSD would make a great investment for those moving on from using a hard drive as the main drive for their system. 1

Seagate Backup Plus (1TB)

November 9th, 2012 - The Seagate Backup Plus is fast, flexible and good-looking. The drive's included backup software works well and is easy to use.

Western Digital Velociraptor (1TB, WD1000THZ)

October 15th, 2012 - Western Digital's Velociraptor is still the king of mechanical hard drives. But in the face of ever-dropping SSD prices, it finds itself at a time of decreasing relevancy.

Strontium Hawk 120GB

November 6th, 2012 - Strontium's SF2281-based SSD brings faster writes than your standard SandForce SSD.

Intel SSD 335 Series (240GB)

November 14th, 2012 - While there are better performing drives out there, the 335 represents the peace-of-mind choice when buying an SSD.