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Intel: Enough with the whining; We're not holding back USB 3.0: Intel: Enough with the whining; We're not holding back USB 3.0I'll believe it when I see itSATA and eSata is already at 3.0 Gb/s, which is way faster than most drives can use. FireWire 1600 and 3200 will be available by the end of the year, providing competition for...; Tags: Intel Corp., USB, FireWire, USB 2.0, eSATA, USB 3; Discussion threads 2008-06-12
The ultra portable/subnotebook market continues to grow: The ultra portable/subnotebook market continues to growHate to give them too much credit, butOLPC has a lot to do with this. They largely caught the public's imagination with their little XO, despite some ongoing problems with deployment and infighting. They also helped drive some cost savings. At...; Tags: One Laptop Per Child project; Discussion threads 2008-05-30
FirmTek targets MacBook Air owners with hub for FireWire, eSATA: Announced on Monday at the NAB expo, the SeriTek/SpyderHUB is a small 4-ounce storage hub for FireWire and eSATA drives. Based on its spec sheet, the device will provide a wide range of capabilities including eSATA booting for Mac OS X, and hardware-based striping. While the price has yet to...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, RAID, Hardware, eSATA, SpyderHUB, FirmTek eSATA, Spyder, FireWire, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-14
eSATA ExpressCard driver buggy in Leopard: eSATA ExpressCard driver buggy in LeopardI know what you did wrong[i]After installing the Silicon Image 3132 driver[/i]That was your mistake, you installed a driver. It must have been a Windows driver because Apple tells us in their ads that you don't have to install any drivers when you use OS...; Tags: Apple Mac OS X, eSATA, Leopard, eSATA ExpressCard driver, eSATA ExpressCard; Discussion threads 2007-11-21
eSATA ExpressCard driver buggy in Leopard: The Silicon Image 3132 eSATA ExpressCard driver is pure evil with Mac OS 10.5 Leopard. After installing the Silicon Image 3132 driver to connect to my WiebeTech ToughTech XE mini eSATA enclosure I couldn't print, copy and paste or connect to file servers. The only fix was...; Tags: Silicon Image, Driver, eSATA, Silicon Image 3132 eSATA ExpressCard Driver, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-11-21

LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive (500GB): LaCie's new d2 Quadra drive is a compact, 500GB drive designed for people who need high data transfer speeds over an eSATA connection or FireWire 800. Slower connection options--in the form of USB 2.0 and FireWire 400--are also available, so you can use it with a variety of PCs. The...; Tags: Backups, hard drive, FireWire, eSata, LaCie, FireWire 800, software; Product reviews 2007-02-03
Faster external drives arriving--slowly: Faster external drives arriving--slowlygood stuffAlready have one and it's fast. It came with a bracket to connect the drive to an internal sata port. It's a hell of a lot faster than usb and it has it's own power so it doesn't draw power from my pc's powerunit. That was...; Tags: NCQ, USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire; Discussion threads 2006-12-19

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World's fastest Blu-ray recorder outruns Blu-ray media?: Buffalo just announced the world's fastest Blu-ray recorder capable of burning through your data at an 8x clip. The problem? BDA-approved media maxes out at 6x assuming you can find one. That's a funny bit of math, no? Available in Japan...; Tags: Recorder, Media, Blu-ray, BDA-approved Media, Advertising & Promotion, Serial ATA, Marketing, Storage, Hardware, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-07-24
HP rolls out laptop armada; Voodoo Envy targets MacBook Air: Hewlett-Packard unveiled a new laptop lineup that includes an ultra mobile Voodoo model to compete with the MacBook Air. The Voodoo Envy is 0.70 inches thin and weighs less than 3.4 pounds and starts at $2,099. Judging from the technical specs, however, the Envy isn't much of...; Tags: Voodoo, Hewlett-Packard Co., Apple MacBook, Laptop Computer, Voodoo Envy, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-10
Review: OWC Mercury On-The-Go 500GB portable HDD: Other World Computing makes my favorite 2.5-inch hard drive enclosures, bar none. Their Mercury On-The-Go cases are killer because they're made of clear Lucite so that you can instantly tell which drive is inside just by looking at them. I know, I know, stickies work too, but stickies come off...; Tags: Hard Drive, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Hitachi 5K500 Mechanism, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-06-05
Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week: Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including Roku's new Netflix player, a travel USB hard drive, and a set of Bluetooth speakers from Nokia.Here''s our weekly roundup of the new products CNET reviewers liked best. 1. Aperion Intimus 5B Harmony SD Black ...; Tags: NetFlix Inc., Performance, RIM BlackBerry, Photograph, Bottom Line, CNET', Price, Smart Phones, Performance Management, Corporate Communications, Handhelds, Games, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Hardware, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-05-24
Gateway P-6860FX: Always looking for the right mix of power and value, we were big fans of Gateway's 17-inch gaming laptop lineup, ranging from the $3,000 P-171XL FX to the $1,299 P-6831FX, a retail-only model that was the cheapest way to get Nvidia's GeForce 8800 GPU. Gateway's recent refreshes of these systems...; Tags: Games, Network technology, Processors, Gateway P-6860FX, Gateway Inc., P-6831FX, 64-bit; Product reviews 2008-05-19
Synology Disk Station DS-107+: Up to this point, our network attached storage reviews have focused on consumer-level products that act as simple backup or media-sharing solutions for home users. NAS is but one of the many features found on the Synology Disk Station DS107+, a sophisticated device that holds appeal for home users and...; Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, NETWORKING, disk, DS107+, hard drive; Product reviews 2008-05-08
Two product quickies: Mophie Juice Pack good; Simple Tech stranded: I've been using the Mophie Juice Pack, an external battery that slips onto the Apple iPhone, for the past week and recommend it highly. The battery is about half the weight of the phone itself and fits neatly and securely onto the iPhone to provide a full day's charge for...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Battery, Engineering, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software, Mitch Ratcliffe; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Gateway P-172X FX: Gateway's current laptop line offers something for gamers with widely varying budgets, without sacrificing too much in terms of components or features. We were previously very impressed with the high-end $3,000 P-171XL-FX and the low-end $1,249 P-6831FX. Both include Nvidia's GeForce 8800 graphics card, making the P-6831FX the best gaming...; Tags: Games, Processors, Gateway Inc., P-6831FX, Intel Core 2 Duo; Product reviews 2008-04-21
News to know: AOL, Linux; Mac clones; Mobile Web: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Making sense of Windows' irrational pricing and licensing Robin Harris: 2.5" disks to become new standard in 2009 TechRepublic: 10 common mistakes to avoid when you're installing Linux software Christopher Dawson: My kid hates...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Mobile, America Online Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows, Wiki, Open Source, Sales Force Management, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Online Communications, Sales, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08: OK, it's time once again for ... drum roll please ... The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08. Here I've put together a list of the best high-end and mid-range components currently available, with some decent budget parts listed too, along with a few honorable mentions. These components are on...; Tags: ASUS, Card, Video Card, Performance, Board, Motherboard, CPU, List, Intel Core 2 Duo, RAM, Graphics, Intel Corp., LGA775, AM2, ASUS Maximus Extreme, Maximus Extreme, DDR3, PSU, Corporate Governance, Performance Management, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-03-28
Massive memory servers: How massive? How about 10x standard server memory capacity? There is a boom in large memory server products - anywhere from a quarter terabyte to 2 terabytes. Is this the ultimate solution to server performance problems? Some products Violin Memory is offering a...; Tags: Performance, Metaram, Gear6, Performance Management, Servers, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-03-25
Dell's tablet, take two: Dell took its time with tablets. It wasn't until last December that the company finally released its first tablet PC, the convertible Latitude XT--years after competitors such as HP, Gateway and Lenovo introduced their own versions. But it looks like the results have been good enough to convince Dell to...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell Latitude, Notebooks, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-03-19
More on the naked drive lifestyle: [Updated Mar. 3, 8:56PM PST] A reader in Japan points to new products seen in the stalls of the electronics district of Tokyo that can improve the naked drive lifestyle. However, some readers say enclosures, like pants, may have a benefit for protection of valuable data and your investment in...; Tags: Enclosure, Back Panel, Starter, Product Name, Naked Bento Box, Naked Drive Village, FireWire, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-03-03