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SimpleTech (Re)Drive

The SimpleTech ReDrive will help protect your data and the planet. Housed in a casing of renewable bamboo and recycled aluminum, the external hard drive features a pleasing design--like something you might see inside the pages of Dwell. The drive's packaging also leaves little to waste: no plastic bag, no...

Tags: SimpleTech Inc., USB 2.0, Drive type External hard drive Connector, cord

Product reviews 2008-08-13

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Maxtor BlackArmor PS 110 - hard drive - 500 GB - Hi-Speed USB

Maxtor's new 500GB BlackArmor PS 110 external hard drive ($160) provides trustworthy storage and data backup solutions for the consumer that needs more space. The shape and design of the drive isn't a far departure from the FreeAgent Go, another thin external HDD from Maxtor's parent company Seagate. The PS...

Tags: Backups, Maxtor Corp., Maxtor BlackArmor PS 110, FireWire, hard drive, Seagate Technology LLC

Product reviews 2009-07-01

Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive w/ Protection Suite (320GB, silver)

Plenty of companies have their own lines of portable external hard drives for carrying data on the go, but few have the polish of Iomega's eGo drives. We've already reviewed several eGos including the eGo Helium, eGo Camo, and eGo Brown Leather and they all impressed us with a healthy...

Tags: Iomega Corp., Iomega eGo, hard drive

Product reviews 2009-06-15

Transcend SSD18M solid-state drive (128GB)

The Transcend SSD18M is an external storage device that uses a solid-state hard drive SSD with no moving parts to keep data. The Intel X-25M internal drive came through the CNET labs last October and proved the benefits of SSD--faster access and boot times--but the Transcend SSD18M adds the extra...

Tags: Transcend Information Inc., Transcend SSD18M, eSATA

Product reviews 2009-06-11

Samsung debuts retro-styled WB1000 digital camera with AMOLED

Striking a balance between digital cameras of the 21st century and film cameras of the 20th, Samsung has introduced its WB1000 compact camera, a 12.2-megapixel shooter with an ultra-wide angle lens, 3-in. 480x260 AMOLED display and retro dials. The WB1000, which comes in...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Pixel, Digital Camera, Camera, Tele, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-11

Voyager Q

Available from online retailers for less than $100, the Voyager Q makes a great addition to your desktop if you frequently work with various internal hard drives. The device supports both 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA hard drives and is compatible with all the existing external storage connections. It's also simple...

Tags: FireWire, Voyager, hard drive

Product reviews 2009-05-11

ZDNet Holiday Gift Guide: Top desktops for any budget

Desktops get little love these days as more and more users opt for notebook PCs. Laptops have closed the gap in recent years in terms of features and performance. But the fact remains that desktops deliver a lot more bang for buck. In fact, you can...

Tags: Game, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Gateway Inc., PC, Memory, Microsoft Windows, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Intel Corp., Quad-core System, Studio, Flash Memory, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Iomega eGo Helium

The Apple MacBook Air laptop is popular for its sleek design and portability, but the small hard drive capacities are limiting for digital packrats. The 320GB Iomega eGo Helium external hard drive offers MacBook Air users additional storage space in an equally attractive case. Iomega also keeps the Mac love...

Tags: Notebooks, Microsoft Windows XP, HELIUM, Iomega eGo, USB, Iomega eGo Helium, Iomega Corp., drive-I, Apple MacBook, MacBook Air

Product reviews 2008-11-14

Seagate FreeAgent Go (blue, 320GB)

The FreeAgent Go is part of Seagate's latest new line of portable hard drives and is by far the thinnest we've tested while still maintaining a reasonably fast transfer rate. Seagate sent us a blue 320GB model ($150) for our review, but you can take your pick of four vibrant...

Tags: Operating systems, Seagate Technology LLC, FreeAgent Go, USB

Product reviews 2008-09-26

SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Plus (4GB)

The 4GB SanDisk Cruzer Titanium ($50) is a new kind of flash drive that offers an automated online backup each time it's attached to a computer with an Internet connection. This model looks almost exactly the same as the original Sandisk Cruzer Titanium, but this one lets you perform automatic...

Tags: Backups, Flash memory, Microsoft Windows, Cruzer Titanium, SanDisk Cruzer, BeInSync, SanDisk Corp., backup, software

Product reviews 2008-08-18

Iomega eGo Camo portable hard drive (250GB, camo)

The $149 250GB Iomega eGo Camo external hard drive is built extra tough to withstand the rigors of transportation and daily use. The ruggedized styling, low cost, and average transfer speeds make this an ideal choice for someone that tends to plays rough with their electronics. Once Iomega adds an...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Iomega eGo, Iomega Corp., Iomega eGo Camo, hard drive

Product reviews 2008-07-11

Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive

The $180 320GB Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive (HDDR320E03X) is the second drive from Toshiba we've reviewed bearing the Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive name. The design has been updated in this new version, but unfortunately, the performance remains just as uninspiring as the original's....

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Backups, Operating systems, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive, Toshiba USB, external hard drive, hard drive

Product reviews 2008-07-07

Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive (250GB, Brown)

The 250GB brown leather is a classy refresh of their eGo external hard drives. Last year, we reviewed the 160GB Cherry Red version for $130. This new eGo gets an aesthetic upgrade and 110 more gigs of space for just $20 more. If you like the look and feel of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, hard drive, Iomega eGo, Iomega Corp.

Product reviews 2008-07-02

Maxtor Black Armor

We're not surprised to see the Maxtor Black Armor emerge in a time when so much confidential data is transported by external hard drives. The 10GB Black Armor drive ($150) is a portable storage device with built-in Advanced Encryption Standard hardware-based encryption to prevent digital theft. Unfortunately, this added security...

Tags: Storage, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), traveler mode, Black Armor, Maxtor Corp., password

Product reviews 2008-06-18

OWC Mercury On-The-Go (500GB)

Laptop hard-drive capacity hit the 500GB mark just a few months ago. The OWC Mercury On-The-Go is an external version of this new breed of 2.5-inch hard drives. Aside from having the largest storage capacity among compact external drives, the Mercury offers a handful of other features. The drive supports...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Backups, FireWire, OWC, OWC Mercury On-The-Go, FireWire 800, USB

Product reviews 2008-05-13

Asus WL-500W 802.11n Multi-Functional Wireless Router

Of our recent sweep of Draft N wireless routers, the $130 Asus WL-500W offers some unconventional yet useful features not found on the others. Aside of the regularly goodies including a firewall, encryption, QoS, and a print server, the WL-500W also has a built-in FTP server, a file server, and...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, wireless, IEEE 802.11n, Asus WL-500W, router, ASUS, server, wireless router

Product reviews 2008-03-18

Panasonic AG-HSC1U

Panasonic bills its AG-HSC1U, a souped-up version of its AVCHD-based consumer and now discontinued HDC-SD1, as the smallest available professional three-chip HD camcorder. Weighing about a pound and fitting easily in the palm, the camera certainly is small--but does it qualify as "professional?" You might say that if a...

Tags: camera, HSC1U, AVCHD, Panasonic, Panasonic AG-HSC1U

Product reviews 2008-02-19

Is the HTC Advantage really the most powerful mobile office?

I posted my first impressions of the HTC Advantage about 10 days ago and have been using it as my primary device ever since it arrived. I actually wrote 90% of this review on the HTC Advantage with a Think Outside Sierra Bluetooth keyboard. Yes, I have even been using...

Tags: Software, Keyboard, High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Mobile, Battery, Video, Camera, Cable, USB, HTC Advantage, Display, Adobe Reader LE, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2007-08-28

Is the HTC Advantage really the most powerful mobile office?

Is the HTC Advantage really the most powerful mobile office?HTC has very sound software qualities in the products I've used w/ XP SP2;The service ready tools built into the XP product were worth extracting to regain BIO's. This may apply to Vista currently being used in the demo here on...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., mobile

Discussion threads 2007-08-28

Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive

The Iomega eGo portable hard drive sports a stylish look and compact size. It's currently offered in just one capacity--160GB--but it's available in two colors, red and silver. The look and feel of this drive is impressive. The anodized-aluminum-and-polished-steel case resembles a flask and we find ourselves wanting to handle...

Tags: Performance management, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating systems, Iomega Corp., Seagate FreeAgent, hard drive

Product reviews 2007-08-03