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Seagate Barracuda XT Preview - Worlds First SATA 6Gb/s 2TB Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda XT Preview - Worlds First SATA 6Gb/s 2TB Hard Drive
Seagate's desktop 2TB Barracuda XT hard drive is that it's the worlds first 3.5" hard drive to support SATA-IO's Serial ATA 6Gb/s interface.


Seagate Sep 21, 2009
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1.0TB SATA Hard Drive Review Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1.0TB SATA Hard Drive Review
WD's Caviar Black series SATA II hard drives feature a faster spindle speed and 32MB of onboard cache. Drive capacities range from 500GB through to 1.0TB, but all the Caviar Black series drives use Perpendicular Magnetic Recording.


Western Digital Jun 17, 2009
IcyDock MB673SPF-B 3-Bay Tooless Hard Drive Bay Module IcyDock MB673SPF-B 3-Bay Tooless Hard Drive Bay Module
Just open up one of the three bays, slide a SATA hard drive in and close the door. The hard drive automatically engages with SATA data and power connectors, no screws required!


IcyDock Mar 04, 2009
IcyDock MB674SPF-B 4-Bay Tooless Hard Drive Bay Module IcyDock MB674SPF-B 4-Bay Tooless Hard Drive Bay Module
Each hard drive needs rails screwed onto it first, but now Icydock is offering a new hot swap module of the same proportions called the MB674SPF-B which is completely tool free.


ICYdock Feb 26, 2009
Icydock MB664US eSATA/USB External Hard Drive Enclosure Review Icydock MB664US eSATA/USB External Hard Drive Enclosure Review
The IcyDock MB664US is a 3.5-inch SATA hard drive enclosure that stands upright or lays horizontal, and offers a degree more of protection to your hard disk.


icydock Oct 08, 2008
IcyDock MB454SPF-B SATA 4-Bay Hot-Swap 3.5-inch Drive Bay Review IcyDock MB454SPF-B SATA 4-Bay Hot-Swap 3.5-inch Drive Bay Review
Hot-swap bays are such a convenient way to mount hard drives into a PC system, particularly the new "rails-only" variety, that I can't see ever going back to the old method. But forget about those old 5.25" plastic tanks from the days of IDE.


icydock Sep 27, 2008
IcyDock MB453SPF-B SATA Multi-Bay Backplane Module Review IcyDock MB453SPF-B SATA Multi-Bay Backplane Module Review
A multi-bay backplane module is a box the size of a couple optical drives stacked on top of one another that stores a handful of serial ATA hard drives in compact, individually hot swappable drive caddy's.


Icy Dock Aug 19, 2008
Thermaltake BlacX SATA Hard Drive USB Docking Station Review Thermaltake BlacX SATA Hard Drive USB Docking Station Review
The Thermaltake BlacX is a neat little USB-based hard drive docking station that fills a gap left vacant by removable hard drive racks and external hard drive enclosure systems.


Thermaltake Apr 01, 2008
Western Digital RaptorX WD1500AHFD 150GB Clear Top SATA Hard Drive Review Western Digital RaptorX WD1500AHFD 150GB Clear Top SATA Hard Drive Review
Western Digital alleviate the storage bottleneck with the 150GB WD1500AFHD RaptorX, a serial ATA hard drive with a clear window into its inner workings.


Western Digital Sep 04, 2007
DataTec DS350 eSATA External Hard Drive Enclosure Review DataTec DS350 eSATA External Hard Drive Enclosure Review
Connecting an external hard drive to your computer is a quick and simple way to expand storage capacity.


DataTec May 07, 2007
IcyDock MB452 eSATA/USB2.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure Review IcyDock MB452 eSATA/USB2.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure Review
The Icy Dock MB452 is an external eSATA and USB2.0 hard drive enclosure whose removable drive caddy is compatible with the companies PC mounted MB122SKGF system.


Icydock Feb 05, 2007
IcyDock MB122SKGF SATA Hard Drive Rack Review IcyDock MB122SKGF SATA Hard Drive Rack Review
The HDD caddy is made of aluminum which should help keep high speed drives a littler cooler than plastic would.


IcyDock Nov 27, 2006
Super Talent 2.5 Super Talent 2.5" Flash IDE 8GB Solid State Drive Review
SuperTalent's 8GB storage capacity will limit the applications of the FIDE-8GB Flash drive to compact WindowsXP installations, or better yet Linux.


SuperTalent Sep 14, 2006
Vantec NexStar GX USB2.0 Hub & HDD Enclosure Review Vantec NexStar GX USB2.0 Hub & HDD Enclosure Review
The Vantec NexStar GX (NST-370GX) is the ideal solution for anyone looking for more flexible external HDD space.


Vantec Nov 22, 2005
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD4000KD 400GB SATA Hard Drive Review Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD4000KD 400GB SATA Hard Drive Review
The Caviar SE16 WD4000KD supports the 150MB/s Serial ATA I standard, and sports a mammoth 16MB onboard cache buffer.


Western Digital Nov 08, 2005
Vantec SATA EZ-Swap MRK-200ST-BK Hard Drive Rack Review Vantec SATA EZ-Swap MRK-200ST-BK Hard Drive Rack Review
The Vantec EZ-Swap MRK200-ST-BK only comes in black, and it supports the Serial ATA I standard although Serial ATA II drives will function too.


Vantec Nov 07, 2005
Vantec NexStar 3 USB2.0 HDD Enclosure Review Vantec NexStar 3 USB2.0 HDD Enclosure Review
This sleek black case accomodates any standard 3.5" IDE hard disk.


Vantec Apr 11, 2005
Western Digital Raptor WD740 SATA Hard Drive Review Western Digital Raptor WD740 SATA Hard Drive Review
These are the first SATA drives we've seen that reach 10,000 RPM, and we're going to be testing them both singly and in a RAID stripe and mirror.


Western Digital Mar 09, 2005
Bytecc ME-350US USB2.0 HDD Enclosure Review Bytecc ME-350US USB2.0 HDD Enclosure Review
Bytecc ME-350US apart is the significantly more compact size, external power brick, and smooth aluminum chassis.


Bytecc Nov 25, 2003
Samsung SP8004H 80GB-7200RPM HDD Review Samsung SP8004H 80GB-7200RPM HDD Review
Today we're looking at their 80 GB 7200 RPM Ultra/100 SP8004H hard drive which retails for $180 CDN.


Samsung May 18, 2002
Quantum Fireball CR 8.4B HDD Review Quantum Fireball CR 8.4B HDD Review
As it stands right now, not even the fastest ATA/66 drives are able to exploit the ATA/66 interface to its fullest extent.


Quantum Apr 20, 2002
Quantum Fireball CX 13 GB HDD Review Quantum Fireball CX 13 GB HDD Review
Many moons have passed since the initial release of hard disk drives that have come with the ATA/66 feature. We folks here in India have just recently felt the presence of ATA/66 drives on the market. This market of ATA/66 drives in India is predominately owned by hard drive manufacturers such as Seagate, Samsung, IBM, and of course Quantum


Quantum Apr 12, 2002
NoiseControl Novibes III HDD Isolation NoiseControl Novibes III HDD Isolation
Noisecontrol have made it their business to make your computer dead, dead silent!


NoiseControl Apr 02, 2002
IBM DeskStar 60GXP 40GB HDD Review IBM DeskStar 60GXP 40GB HDD Review
BM has been making some of the fastest drives in the market for the last little while now and their 60 GXP line is no different.


IBM Feb 11, 2002
Maxtor D740X-6L 80GB HDD Review Maxtor D740X-6L 80GB HDD Review
Maxtor have been producing hard drives steadily for the last 20 years, and the new 80GB D740-6L line of drives is an example of their continuing efforts to produce faster storage media.


Maxtor Jan 29, 2002
Quantum Fireball Plus AS 40GB Hard Drive Quantum Fireball Plus AS 40GB Hard Drive
The Quantum Fireball Plus AS is a two platter 7200RPM 40GB hard drive with Ultra ATA/100 support and 40GB of storage.


Maxtor Dec 16, 2001
Samsung SP4004H 7200RPM 40GB Hard Drive Samsung SP4004H 7200RPM 40GB Hard Drive
The Samsung SpinPoint SP4004H is a two platter 7200RPM 40GB hard drive with Ultra ATA/100 support.


Samsung Dec 12, 2001
Maxtor 5T060H6 60GB Hard Drive Maxtor 5T060H6 60GB Hard Drive
Maxtor is the old standard and a personal favorite around here.


Maxtor Dec 11, 2001
Samsung SV6004H 60GB Hard Drive Samsung SV6004H 60GB Hard Drive
Generally, the 7200RPM drives are preferred these days for their quick access times.


Samsung Dec 10, 2001
Samsung SV8004H 80GB HDD Review Samsung SV8004H 80GB HDD Review
The hard drive we are looking at today is the flagship model from Samsung, a name you generally don't associate with hard drives in the first place.


Samsung Dec 10, 2001
Maxtor DiamondMAX 30Gig Hard Drive Review Maxtor DiamondMAX 30Gig Hard Drive Review
New hard drives can bring on an overall increase in system performance, a gigantic leap in storage capability and more.


Maxtor Apr 26, 2001
Quantum Fireball Plus LM 20.5 GB HDD Quantum Fireball Plus LM 20.5 GB HDD
Since my first Fireball had served me so well, and I wanted a lot of space, the next drive I bought was a 6.4-gigabyte Fireball ST.


Quantum Oct 29, 2000
EZ-Backit PCMCIA 12Gb Drive Review EZ-Backit PCMCIA 12Gb Drive Review
So, with this in mind we took extra interest in this weeks product on our review chopping block. Namely the EZ-BACKIT - essentially a 12GB Hitachi 2.5" drive, PCMCIA card and adapter cable.


Apricorn Aug 04, 2000
Evergreen 20Gig Hot Drive Review Evergreen 20Gig Hot Drive Review
Right out of the big blue box came what looked like an iMac accessory. It was sleek, it was translucent, and part of it was blue.... and it was fast!


Evergreen Jul 21, 2000
Free Web Hard Drives Free Web Hard Drives
There was a time when we relied on a thing called a floppy disk, now the web is there to meet our growing storage needs... but who is the best one?


none Jun 28, 2000
Amacom Flip Disk Amacom Flip Disk
Robust and portable high capacity storage is the goal of just about anyone with more then one computer. This is one solution, does it work?


Amacom Jun 14, 2000
Seagate Barracuda ST328040A 28GB HDD Review Seagate Barracuda ST328040A 28GB HDD Review
As we all know your regular PC system components such as the CPU, RAM, motherboard and chipset can play a big part in determining overall performance of your everyday computer system. And though we all are aware that a hard disk plays a similar role, not as much emphasis is put on it.


Seagate Apr 26, 2000
Fujitsu 6.4GB HD - New old tech Fujitsu 6.4GB HD - New old tech
Why would we review a 6.4Gb harddrive? Because this drive was made in 2000, and boasts new features that blow away its older brothers - and it smokes some 10Gb HD's (names withheld to protect innocent).


Fujitsu Apr 23, 2000
Quantum Fireball 26GB HDD Review Quantum Fireball 26GB HDD Review
A hard disk is a hard disk, right? Well not anymore. The variety of drives on the market can give us a hard time in deciding which one is most suitable for our needs. We are now starting to see hard disk drives going into 15,000rpm rotational speeds and reaching never before achieved storage capacities.


Quantum Apr 20, 2000
Iwill SIDE-RAID66 IDE Controller Review Iwill SIDE-RAID66 IDE Controller Review
Until recently the implementation of RAID or Redundant Array of Independent Disks, was focused towards SCSI based servers which demand extremely high speed data throughput and the security that data on the server will remain intact under any given circumstance.


Iwill Apr 04, 2000
ABIT Hot Rod 66 ATA-66 Controller ABIT Hot Rod 66 ATA-66 Controller
A couple of years ago the newest greatest IDE standard was first introduced. The ATA-33. Although we were promised great gains in performance preliminary performance...


ABIT Mar 02, 2000
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