Editors' choice computer storage

  • 9.0 10

    Thecus N7700

    20 Jul 2009 11:30 AM

    The N7700 is one heck of a NAS box if you need something to take seven drives and have nowhere to put a rack mount unit.

  • 9.0 6.8

    D-Link DNS-343

    29 Sep 2008 10:41 AM

    The DNS-343 is the natural evolution of the DNS-323 — a four-drive NAS that's quite good indeed.

  • 8.5 5

    Western Digital My Book Studio Edition (1TB)

    15 Nov 2007 12:47 PM

    The My Book Studio Edition is a welcome addition to the My Book family, and should find a home on many Mac and PC users' desks.

    Specs: 1000 GB, Firewire 800, Firewire 400, USB, eSATA , External Hard Drive

  • 9.0 8

    Corsair Flash Survivor (16GB)

    12 Nov 2007 6:19 PM

    Corsair's Survivor is a flash drive that's nigh on impervious, and sports 200m water resistance.

    Specs: 16 GB, USB , Flash

  • 9.0 7.3

    Corsair Flash Voyager (16GB)

    12 Nov 2007 4:00 PM

    Corsair's ruggedised stick just got bigger.

    Specs: 16 GB, USB , Flash , 22 Mbps

  • 9.0 7.8

    D-Link DNS-323 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure

    06 Sep 2007 4:45 PM

    The D-Link DNS-323 is a great network storage device for beginners and professionals alike.

    Specs: Ethernet

  • 9.0 7

    Seagate FreeAgent Pro External Hard Drive (750GB)

    07 Jun 2007 12:27 PM

    Seagate's excellent FreeAgent Pro is highly recommended to users with backup needs but are terrified by the concept of NAS drives. It doesn't hurt that it's a speedy little drive as well.

    Specs: 750 GB, USB, eSATA , External hard drive , 480 Mbps

  • 9.0 5.6

    SanDisk Cruzer Micro 1GB

    01 Jun 2006 4:46 PM

    Fast write speeds and the U3 platform make this drive worthy of any flash drive shortlist.

    Specs: 1 GB, USB Drive

  • 10

    Maxtor OneTouch III Turbo Edition

    21 Mar 2006 12:22 PM

    Maxtor's OneTouch III Turbo Edition packs in a lot of features and capabilities at a fair price. Among external desktop hard drives, it's a winner.

    Specs: 500 GB, Firewire 400, Firewire 800, USB 2 , External hard drive

  • 7.4

    Lacie Rugged All-Terrain Hard Drive (80GB)

    20 Jan 2006 11:00 AM

    It's hard to fault Lacie's Rugged Hard Disk drive, which matches up high speed performance and an entirely portable solution within its enticing rubber skin.

    Specs: 80 GB, External hard drive

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