Computer storage stories

  • Top 10 NAS units

    20 Jul 2009 12:07 PM

    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

    13 Jul 2009 12:06 PM

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

  • LaCie's key-shaped USB drives

    17 Mar 2009 3:13 PM

    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.

  • Western Digital releases 2TB hard drive

    27 Jan 2009 6:00 PM

    Western Digital has gained the honour of releasing the first two-terabyte drives in the market, with units turning up on Australian shelves.

  • Seagate releases 7200.11 fix – again

    23 Jan 2009 12:12 PM

    Seagate has released an updated fix for some of its hard drives, the previous version having "bricked" the 500GB capacity Barracuda 7200.11 drives.

  • Carry an ox (USB) for good luck in 2009

    23 Jan 2009 9:07 AM

    Kung Hei Fat Choy! Check out our list of red products for good fortune in the upcoming Chinese New Year.

  • Seagate offers fix for faulty 7200.11 hard drives

    21 Jan 2009 11:13 AM

    Seagate yesterday released a fix to a bug in its current generation of drives that caused them to become undetectable by a computer. Users have found, however, that the fix breaks 500GB drives — the fix has since been retracted.

  • D-Link announces surveillance-centric NAS servers

    12 Jan 2009 9:39 AM

    On Thursday, D-Link announced two NAS servers that work more like internet-based surveillance products — or network video recorders (NVRs) — than storage devices. They are the DNS-722-4 and DNS-726-4.

  • Iomega announces Home Media Network Drive

    09 Jan 2009 9:49 AM

    This year's CES saw the release of Iomega's Home Media Network Drive, a new addition to its line of external storage devices with a few simple changes.

  • Seagate Pipeline DVR hard drives bump up to 1TB capacity

    09 Jan 2009 9:46 AM

    Seagate has announced two new additions to the Pipeline group of hard drives, made to fit in digital video recorders (DVRs).

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  • LaCie Starck

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

  • Seagate Barracuda XT

    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

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