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A question of hard drive capacity

How much hard drive capacity is enough? One of the key differences between the two quad-core systems that I'm building will be how much hard drive capacity each ends up with. This is because one of the quad-core systems will be mine and the other will...

Tags: Hard Drive, Quad-core, ISO, Bottom Line, Hard Drive Capacity, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2007-09-12

OQO announces price drop and spec updates for model 02 product line

I was very impressed with the OQO model 02 devices that I had a chance to play with at CES in January 2007, but just didn't have the money to buy one of these when they were made available in March. I spoke with a representative at OQO yesterday and...

Tags: Hard Drive, OQO, Hard Drive Capacity, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2007-09-10

A question of hard drive capacity

A question of hard drive capacityHow much house is enough?This question of hard drive space is the classic question of storage and asset preservation narrowed down to digital life. How many filing cabinets do you need? How big a cellar? How much attic space? Like all...

Tags: Consumer electronics, family room, storage, DVD, disk, hard drive, photograph, hard drive capacity, CD

Discussion threads 2007-09-04

Additional Resources

DV Backup 1.4.4 (Mac)

DV Backup lets you use a digital camcorder (DV or Digital8, PAL or NTSC) to backup hard disk files. Capacity is up to 10GB per hour of tape, or 15GB if LP mode is used. backup, restore, verify with up to 11.5GB SP and 17.5GB LP capacity per hour of...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Coolatoola.com, Backups

Software downloads 2009-11-07

DiscWizard 11.0.8142 (Windows)

DiscWizard provides PC users with an easy, GUI-driven solution for installing, formatting, and partitioning hard disc drives. DiscWizard helps PC users easily add high-capacity ATA and SCSI disc drives for today's exploding audio/visual and Internet applications. Drive installation is more automated than ever, taking the burden off of the user....

Tags: Disc, Microsoft Windows, Seagate Technology LLC, DiscWizard

Software downloads 2009-10-29

Michael Dell - Loves Windows 7, slams netbooks

O.o[i]Looks like Michael Dell is pushing for people to upgrade to the newest Dell laptops/desktops and Windows 7.[/i]He has to. It's how they make money.RE: Michael Dell - Loves Windows 7, slams netbooksNetbooks are about travel and portability. Am I going to give up my quadcore desktop? ...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Dell Computer Corp., Michael Dell, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

HP's Touchsmart: A PC, maybe, but cooler as a TV

Very well thought out box.I suspect HP has a hit. They have a really nice design on that thing.Screen which easily swivels is very importantIf PC manufacturers want people to increasingly use these devices' touch features, I believe that it is very, very important that they allow users to...

Tags: Desktops, PC, HP TouchSmart, Hewlett-Packard Co., TV

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Optical storage: RIP

Vintage Zip DriveI've actually got a Zip 100 SCSI drive sitting around with a ton of disks. Cost a ton when it was new, but now it's just an antique paperweight...Optical storage is not a dead endSSD drives are never going to catch on for some big things, like PC...

Tags: Games, SSD Drives, SSD, optical media, hard drive, CD, game, Cd/DVd, storage, Optical Storage

Discussion threads 2009-10-11

Western Digital adds e-Ink display to My Book Elite, Studio portable HDDs

Western Digital on Tuesday announced the addition of an e-Ink display to its My Book Elite and My Book Studio portable hard drives. That means you'll know the drive label and usage stats with a glance at the drive itself. ...

Tags: Hard Drive, Western Digital Corp., FireWire, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-10-06

Poll: When buying a new PC, what's the most important component?

The option you forgotMotherboard.The motherboard and sometimes specifically the chipset dictates what kind of each of the other components you can use. It also dictates options like onboard graphics.Each situation calls for a different answerAt least that's how it has been in my experience. For myself personally, however, storage...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, motherboard, computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

Dell Latitude Z 16" thin-and-light revealed; Lamborghini angles hide boardroom muscle

So Sweet.Thats all I got, that thing is frigg'in cool!I just can't see paying that much...For so little. I would honestly rather buy a mac, and that's saying a lot, as they're horribly overpriced.I travel 75% of the year, and everything that implies: planes, rental cars, subways, metro bus/rail, the...

Tags: Notebooks, Dell Latitude Z 16, Dell Latitude Z, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Latitude

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Intel: SSDs are coming

A MisnomerThe term "solid-state" is actually slightly off, if the intent is to distinguish a unit with no moving parts from one with moving parts. The term "solid-state", although it can be used informally to mean "no-moving-parts", actually refers to lack of vacuum or gas-based tubes, thereby implying the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Visual Studio, Storage, Intel Corp., SSD

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

What does 6 Gbit SATA mean to you?

RE: What does 6 Gbit SATA mean to you?The transfer speed will remain meaningless until SATA 10k and 15k RPM speeds become the norm. The speed of the data retrieval from the platters is the biggest factor in drive performance. The disk drive is and will remain the...

Tags: Performance management, Main Memory, OS/driver, Gbit SATA, disk

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Time to ditch the optical drive, once and for all

I agreeusb flash drive would be betterBut, why are you asking the question about the Beatles?Minor CorrectionDL DVDs hold 8.4GB and not 5.4In regards to the article I think Optical Media is a media that is slowly phasing out but the cost of the media for most purposes is still...

Tags: Flash memory, Consumer electronics, optical media, USB flash drive, DVD, optical drive

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Time to ditch the optical drive, once and for all

Once heralded as the second coming of data storage, the sun has finally set on the optical drive as an effective vehicle for data storage and delivery. Optical drives are simply too small and too slow to be practical. Single layer discs hold 4.7GB while double layer discs can hold...

Tags: Hard Drive, Apple Macintosh, Disk, Storage, Optical Drive, MCE, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-09-16

ARM targets Intel with 2GHz multicore chips

Great platform for next-gen OS developmentThis sounds like it would be a great platform for somebody to develop the next generation OS we so badly need as a replacement for all of the existing 20th century OSes we're currently using.Still primitive - OS has a long way to goI use...

Tags: Operating systems, Keyboards, multi-core processor, Intel Corp., chip, operating system, keyboard, ARM

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Quick thoughts on the Zune HD

This IS the answerThis is exactly what needs to be explained to the apple fanboys.The ones who overprotect their apples too much always ends up bashing everything else.I mean, if they like their macs or ipods, just like it. They don't need to worry about everything that may "compete" with...

Tags: TVs, Digital music, Microsoft Zune, Apple iPod, HDTV, Microsoft Corp., Zune HD, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

WD's new 1TB portable hard drive: $249, 256-bit hardware encryption

Only USB?I suggest that only having the USB interface on an external device is questionable these days.I know that the next device I build or purchase is going to have an E-Sata interface for sure, along with the USB.ArtRE: WD's new 1TB portable hard drive: $249, 256-bit hardware encryptionFigures...I just...

Tags: hardware encryption, hard drive, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

Five reasons Apple botched its new iPod lineup

No Camera in the TouchStill or video = no sale. I considered upgrading my Gen-1 iPod Touch, but why bother if there's no camera?Enough On The ClassicI agree with all but enough bashing he classic, it still is sold and used. Many, MANY, don't want to compromise on...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, shuffle, Apple iPod, camera, flash memory, Apple iPod Touch, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

2010 Ford Flex SEL with EcoBoost

Photo gallery:2010 Ford Flex SEL with EcoBoostAlthough the crossover is a new automotive segment, automakers churned out enough boring designs to make it as homogeneous as the economy car segment. Smartly, Ford spun its own crossover with retro elements to give it a unique look, making it stand out yet...

Tags: Manufacturing, Monitors & displays, Digital music, Ford Motor Co., Ford Flex SEL, crossover

Product reviews 2009-09-02