Tags: hard drive, monitor

How to upgrade your laptop

If you've ever wondered if you can get extra life out of your laptop by upgrading your hardware, there are some options open to you.

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.

HP 2159m

HP's 21.5-inch monitor is fairly average for its class — however, in the face of its limitations, the price doesn't add up.
LaCie Starck

External hard drives get trendy, with the fashion touch of famed French designer Philippe Starck.
Asus Designo MS246H

The MS246H works well if you're trying to reach a certain design aesthetic — just be aware that with this aesthetic comes a lack of adjustability options and frustrating menu buttons.
HP w185

Its limitations mean that the only scenario we can recommend the w185 in is where you need a dirt cheap monitor for extremely basic use, like to throw in a server room. Otherwise if you're looking for quality, we'd look elsewhere.
ViewSonic VX2433wm

ViewSonic VX2433wm is a low-priced monitor with acceptable performance for everyday tasks.
Dell ST2310

The ST2310 has a low price and is good for everyday tasks, but it lacks some of the extra features included with similarly priced displays.
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.
Compaq Q2009 LCD Monitor

HP's budget line 20-inch monitor doesn't deliver any surprises, either nasty or nice. You just get what you pay for.

Cloud computing: An introduction

Cloud computing: a marketing buzzword or the future of the web? We take a look at the basics, including the dangers lurking in the cloud.
Top portable storage devices

If you're looking to transport data between PCs, you're going to need a portable storage solution.
Don't get burned by RAID Zero

To a computer nerd like myself, RAID refers not to a bug spray but to various ways of hooking together multiple hard disks.
MP3 face-off: Flash memory vs. hard drive

When it comes to storage, MP3 players come in two main varieties: flash and hard drive. But which is better?

Seagate releases 7200.11 fix – again

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

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 debuts USB-powered monitor

D-Link's SideStage is a 7-inch LCD monitor that you can plug into your computer via a USB port. The port then both powers and feeds data for the screen to display. Once plugged in, it becomes an extension of the computer's main screen.
Pogoplug puts any hard drive on the internet

The Pogoplug is a simple and relatively cheap box that plugs into an external hard drive (or flash drive) via USB, and also into your home's internet connection.

How to clean up your hard drive

Whether getting rid of an old computer or just making a clean start for your favourite hard drive, it's important to wipe it clean.
Camcorder formats: which one is best?

Prospective camcorder buyers are faced with a choice of four types of camcorder recording media: hard disk, flash memory, MiniDV/HDV tapes, or mini-DVD. We run through the pros and cons of all four formats to make your purchasing journey a little less like a trip through Dante's nine circles of hell.
CNET monitor buying guide

Confused by the choice in monitors these days? We separate the muck from the magic.
What's better for HDTV and computing: TV connected to a PC, or monitor and TV tuner card?

What's better for HDTV and computing: TV connected to a PC, or monitor and TV tuner card?

WatchYourIP

Watch your local and public IP addresses and monitor them for changes.
Network File Monitor Pro

Replicate, backup, and synchronize data on your network.
DEKSI Network Monitor

Identify problems on your network and fix them quickly.
Big Brother Keylogger

Monitor PC activity of your children, employees, and spouse.

Get (laptop) smart before you buy

Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
Microsoft Windows® 7. Your PC, simplified.

Windows® 7 has been designed to be more reliable, more responsive, and to make the things you do every day easier.
Whereis® maps

If you’d like to get to know more of Australia, and do it safely, then check out Whereis® maps.