Archive for the ‘Storage’ Category

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 4TB Hard Drive

Seagate tries to move the capacity limits first.  So, they have come out with the mega sized 4TB external hard drive.  It won’t break the bank at around $225 on Amazon.

Linux NAS

Network Area Storage (NAS) is going to be an increasingly important thing for home users in the years ahead.  The explosion of home media is requiring people to rethink how they store things.  A linux NAS gives power users a great way to do this, while retaining the ability to tinker. A good example is [...]

Seagate Momentus Thin Hard Drive Hugely Small

Laptop hard drives have to be small.  The form factor dictates it. Now Seagate pushes the envelope with a 7mm drive – shaving around 2.5mm off of the thickness of the drive.  What’s next, paper thin?

PogoPlug Internet Hard Drive Access

These days people are busy flying around.  They go on business trips and wantaccess to stuff.  They move around in their own city and want the same thing.  What is a jetsetter (or everyday Joe) to do?  Grab the Pogoplug and plug into a major convenience at a super reasonable cost.

Western Digital MyBook Studio 1TB with E-ink

(WD Elite version pictured) Western Digital has come out with a neat new edition of the MyBook Studio with an E-ink display.  When they announced E-ink, I knew that it would eventually start finding its way into more and more applications.  It is super easy to read and uses low amount of power.

Buffalo HD-HU3 First USB 3.0 Hard Drive

It’s good to be first.  Well, most of the time.  Buffalo looks like they will be the first ones out of the gate with their HD-HU3 USB 3.0 hard drive.  But is it too early?

Barracuda XT 6Gbps Screamer

Seagate is once again pushing the envelope of data storage.  The Barracuda XT delivers 6Gbps transfer rates.  If you aren’t familiar with the parlance, er, dat b really fast.

Iomega Home Media 1 TB Network Attached Storage

Home media is growing at an exponential rate.  It just happens that storage manufacturers are stepping up to the challenge.  The Iomega Home Media 1 TB NAS box gives you a central repository for all your media goodies.

SanDisk Cruzer Micro 16 GB USB Flash Drive

I actually have lower capacities of this drive.  Flash drives are pretty ubiquitous these days, but still extremely helpful.  What makes the SanDisk Cruzer Micro 16 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive nice is the little features it comes with.

Kingston DataTraveler 128GB Scarce

The tipping point on flash media seems to be about to drop.  We are closely nearing the storage values and prices that will make it the medium of choice.  Kingston pushed that point closer by announcing the 128GB flash drive.  But good luck finding it right now.

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