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 Users have found, however, that the fix breaks 500GB drives — the fix has since been retracted.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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  • 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