Computer storage stories

  • Toshiba expands its portable storage

    08 Jan 2009 3:07 PM

    Toshiba announced its latest device in portable storage, a 500GB external hard drive.

  • ioSafe Solo: Disaster-proof external hard drive

    08 Jan 2009 2:57 PM

    Copying data to back-up hard drives won't protect it against fire or flood, unless the external hard drive is the one unveiled by ioSafe at CES this year: the ioSafe Solo.

  • Linksys introduces advanced NAS servers

    08 Jan 2009 2:35 PM

    Linksys brings out two user-friendly network-attached storage servers at CES 2009.

  • G-technology jumps on the SSD bandwagon, releases two external drives

    08 Jan 2009 1:18 PM

    G-Technology is forging new frontiers, releasing external SSDs for Macs.

  • Top portable storage devices

    17 Nov 2008 7:06 AM

    If you're looking to transport data between PCs, you're going to need a portable storage solution.

  • Servers in the home remain scarce

    23 Jul 2008 12:11 PM

    Microsoft tried to make fun of the notion of a home server with a faux children's book. However, it faces the real challenge of trying to convince consumers that they want to install a server at home.

  • Magnetic bacteria 'factory workers of the future'

    15 Apr 2008 9:52 AM

    Certain strains of bacteria can pull magnetic materials out of their backside, so to speak. And scientists at Ames Laboratory want to imitate it in an effort to make smaller memory or medical devices.

  • Intel to launch 160GB SSD drive this year

    03 Apr 2008 3:05 PM

    Intel has confirmed plans to launch solid state drives (SSD) this week at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai, and claimed SSDs will beat their hard disk drive equivalents on failure rates.

  • Apple Time Capsule allows wireless backups

    16 Jan 2008 11:42 AM

    Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced a back-up device called Time Capsule at Macworld in San Francisco on Tuesday, which automates the Time Machine backup application in Mac OS X Leopard.

  • Tech toys for speed junkies

    14 Dec 2007 12:46 PM

    Not everyone can go touring in a Bugatti or racing in a Ferrari. But that's half the allure — you want it but you can't have it. Well, that's not entirely true.

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  • WD My Passport Elite 500GB

    Desktop users who need a portable drive will find the My Passport Elite endearing, although the dock could stand to be a little more user friendly.

    Specs: 480 Mbps

  • WD My Passport Essential SE 1TB

    Western Digital's 1TB Passport drive isn't pretty or cheap, but its bland look belies the storage and backup goodies within.

  • LaCie Starck Mobile

    LaCie clearly spent a lot of time designing the look and feel of the Starck Mobile Hard Drive, but it trips up on the basic essentials like weight, ease of use, cost per gigabyte and transfer speed.

    Specs: USB 2.0 , Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7/Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, 10.6 or higher , 60 Mbps

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