Computer storage

  • LaCie Starck

    09 Oct 2009 9:10 AM

    External hard drives get trendy, with the fashion touch of famed French designer Philippe Starck.

  • Seagate Barracuda XT

    25 Sep 2009 2:57 PM

    The Barracuda XT is a 7200rpm 3.5-inch desktop drive featuring 2TB of storage capacity and a fast Serial ATA (SATA) 6Gb/second interface.

  • Netgear Stora NAS

    23 Sep 2009 12:38 PM

    Netgear is having a crack at making an easy-to-use network attached storage (NAS) device for home photos, music and movie files.

  • 7.9

    HP SimpleSave Portable 320GB

    26 Aug 2009 2:34 PM

    HP's SimpleSave portable drive does make backups simple, as long as your file names aren't too long.

  • Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000

    07 Aug 2009 2:21 PM

    Hitachi's 3.5-inch Deskstar 7K2000 is a 2TB, 7200rpm hard disk drive aimed at power users and gamers.

  • 7.5 8

    Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440

    06 Aug 2009 4:46 PM

    Although Seagate BlackArmor is difficult to use for networking novices, it is a good choice for small business and advanced users.

  • 5.5

    Promise SmartStor NS4600

    20 Jul 2009 2:57 PM

    The SmartStor NS4600 ticks the required feature boxes for being a NAS, but is in dire need of an interface overhaul and some features simply don't work.

  • 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.

  • 8.0

    Netgear ReadyNAS NVX

    08 Jul 2009 2:20 PM

    The ReadyNAS NVX is a highly capable network storage appliance that will work equally well in a small or medium-sized business or at home.

  • 8.6

    QNAP TS-509 Pro

    03 Jul 2009 12:26 PM

    The QNAP TS-509 Pro comes highly recommended — it's a flexible NAS with an interface that's gaining usability as time goes on.

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    Whether you need to keep data safe, or if you're just looking for an easy way to share files across a network, a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device is a good way to achieve both goals.

  • Format a drive for Mac OS X and Windows

    If you move a hard drive between the two operating systems, here's what you need to know.

  • LaCie's key-shaped USB drives

    Storage maker LaCie has taken the term memory key to a new level with a range of USB flash drives that actually look like your average house key.