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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.

Thecus N5500

Thecus' N5500 is, like all of Thecus' lines, best suited to the professional user who doesn't mind tweaking the unit to get the most out of it.

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Reviews

  • LaCie Starck

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

  • Netgear Stora NAS

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

  • HP SimpleSave Portable 320GB

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

  • Promise SmartStor NS4600

    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.

  • Thecus N7700

    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.

  • QNAP TS-509 Pro

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

  • Synology DS209

    The Synology DS209 is an excellent little unit, with a more complex than necessary set up routine. Still for those looking for a highly featured, high performing NAS with an easy to use and flashy menu, it's certainly a compelling choice.

  • Linksys NMH405 Media Hub

    The Linksys NMH405 Media Hub is a back-to-basics "media-aggregation" server that is perfect for beginners but it does have its hiccups.

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Features

  • Top 10 NAS units

    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.

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  • Foxtel iQ2Go backups in 12 months

    Foxtel has enabled its free Download "catch up" service today, and customers will be able to backup their own recordings to PC within the next 12 months.

  • D-Link announces surveillance-centric NAS servers

    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.

  • Linksys introduces advanced NAS servers

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

  • Servers in the home remain scarce

    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.

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DIYs and How-to

  • The best ways to back up your data

    Backing up your hard drive is something you should do regularly, but because of forgetfulness, the unpleasantness, or just plain laziness, you put it off. Before you know it, the drive takes a dive, and all your files are gone for good.

  • Lost mobile phones: a survival guide

    Odds are you use your mobile all the time - but what should you do if it's lost or stolen? David Braue catches up with some new solutions to an ongoing problem.

  • Beat back that Trojan horse

    Accidents happen. Somewhere, somehow you've clicked the wrong link and a Trojan horse has piled your PC with adware and spyware. Learn some basic techniques for beating back the assailants.

  • Sync your mobile phone with your computer

    Become the master of your mobile with phone-syncing software. Here's how to backup data such as contacts and messages from your phone onto your computer without paying your carrier.

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