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October 25, 2006
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Iomega's 70GB Rev Drive Outperforms DAT Speedy alternative to tape can't match RAID-less external desktop USB 2.0 drives, but handles business backups well. |
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December 24, 2003
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First External SATA Backup Drive With the CMS Velocity Series drives, you really have no excuse for not backing up. |
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September 21, 2004 |
External Storage: Little Big Drives Backup has gotten personal: Small drives that match your lifestyle have changed the face of storage and backup. |
PC World
November 20, 2006
Narasu Rebbapragada |
The Wide World of External Drives Today's options provide impressive combinations of speed, interfaces, features, and software. 1500GB (1.5TB) Maxtor OneTouch III Turbo Edition... Seagate's 750GB Pushbutton Backup Drive... etc. |
PC World
December 3, 2007
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Choose the Right Backup for Your Business Companies often fail to appreciate a sound data backup strategy until their data goes missing. Fortunately, good, affordable backup technology is plentiful, with a flavor for every taste. |
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August 1, 2007
Loyd Case |
Replacing a Laptop Hard Drive Ever wondered just how to replace the hard drive of a laptop? Loyd explains. |
PC World
May 2004
Sean Captain |
The Outsiders: Disks That Do More An external hard drive gives you lots of storage space, as well as a safe place for backups. |
PC World
January 24, 2007
Kirk Steers |
Useful Upgrades That Will Outlast Your Aging PC Peripherals to buy to make your old computer act like a new one... Setting up simultaneous audio channels... a USB/FireWire hub that offers plenty of ports... |
PC Magazine
May 4, 2004
M. David Stone |
CMS 80GB Velocity SATA Automatic Backup System Back in the twentieth century, the only alternative to SCSI for external hard drives was a parallel port, which was deadly slow. |
PC World
May 23, 2007
Narasu Rebbapragada |
Fast, Cheap External Drives Use eSATA Interface Apricorn EZ Bus desktop SATA... LaCie d2 Quadra... Iomega 500 GB Black series eSATA... Seagate FreeAgent Pro... Western Digital MyBook Pro Edition... CMS 1.5TB Velocity2 Redundant Backup System... |
PC World
September 2005
Alan Stafford |
Big Drive Backup We evaluate 16 external hard drives as a viable option for backing up your data. The three drives that stood out were Western Digital's 320GB Dual-option Media Center, Maxtor's 300GB Shared Storage Drive, and Silicon Image's SV2000. |
PC World
February 2005
Steve Bass |
For Safe Backups, Think Outside the Box External hard drives are now your best choice for fast, reliable data security. |
PC World
January 2006
Narasu Rebbapragada |
Top 10 Hard Drives: External SATA Drives Provide Top-Notch Speed Making their debut are the fast Western Digital 400GB WD Caviar SE16 and the speedy CMS 400 GB Velocity Series. |
Macworld
September 2003
James Galbraith |
250GB FireWire 800 Drives External FireWire 800 devices are useful for moving large files quickly. |
PC World
August 2006
Steve Bass |
New Uses for Old Hard Drives Avoid the frustration of burning DVDs, and save money on long-term storage... Adjust audio with your mouse... |
PC Magazine
December 10, 2010
Natalie Shoemaker |
HP Portable External Hard Drive (1TB) Combining the fast transfer speeds of USB 3.0 with 1TB of storage space, the HP Portable External Hard Drive (1TB) is the one to have. |
PC Magazine
April 29, 2008
Joel Santo Domingo |
LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra The LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra provides lots of drive space, a measure of portability, and sizzling data-transfer speeds over eSATA and FireWire. |
PC World
August 2002
Robert Luhn |
Ultimate Backup Guide These storage devices make backing up so fast, easy, and affordable, you'll actually do it. |
Macworld
November 2, 2006
Jeffy K. Milstead |
miniXpress 825 160GB FireWire hard drive This tiny portable drive beats pricier rivals. |
PC World
December 2003
Jon L. Jacobi |
Prime Drive Time Sleek, capacious hard disks are making a new place for themselves in the home and on the road. We look at what's here and what's next. |
PC Magazine
February 1, 2006
Warren Ernst |
Build an External Hard Drive Try a homegrown solution to your storage needs at a bargain price. |
PC Magazine
February 22, 2007
Joel Santo Domingo |
CMS Velocity 2 RAID Backup System The speediest external drive that we've tested so far, and also one of the most convenient for people who burn out their hard drives regularly (you know who you are). |
PC World
August 2006
Melissa J. Perenson |
Internal 750GB Drive From Seagate Is Big, Fast It's the first 3.5-inch hard drive to use perpendicular magnetic recording technology. |
PC Magazine
May 16, 2007
Joel Santo Domingo |
Buying Guide: Save Memories on Portable Drives Here we roundup five solid options for external memory devices: Iomega UltraMax, LaCie SAFE, Western Digital MyBook Pro, Western Digital Passport and CMS Velocity2 RAID Backup System. |
Macworld
March 21, 2006
James Galbraith |
Wiebetech Maxelerate 160GB It's not the fastest of the Mac mini-inspired drive-hub combos we've tested, but it will greatly expand your peripheral connection options as well as your usable storage space. |
PC World
March 2006
Narasu Rebbapragada |
Beware of Double Drives External hard drives with 1 terabyte of storage combine multiple drives. What if one fails? |
PC Magazine
August 1, 2007
Loyd Case |
Can You Copy From IDE to SATA? Is it possible to hook a drive to the SATA and perform a disk copy from IDE to SATA? |
PC World
April 2006
Kirk Steers |
Hardware Tips: Get More, Spend Less on Your PC Storage Upgrades The pros and cons of different storage media, and how to figure out which one you need... Connecting the S/PDIF audio port on a HP Media Center PC to an amplifier... A weightier mouse... |
PC Magazine
September 27, 2006 |
Transferring Mirrored RAID 1 Data Mirroring data from an old drive to a new drive. |
Macworld
July 2002
Kristina De Nike |
Large-Capacity Drives Give You Breathing Room We looked at nine of the latest, largest, and fastest FireWire hard drives. All but one of the drives offers 120GB of space; the MicroNet drive has a 100GB capacity. |
PC World
September 2001 |
On-the-Go PC Storage These external drives by Iomega and Maxtor provide portable storage with speed, size, and flexibility -- at a hefty price... |
| AskMen.com |
5 Tools To Back Up Your PC All the storage space in the world won't do you any good if it fails, which is why you need to have a backup plan in place and use it. |
PC World
December 2005
Melissa J. Perenson |
Flexible, Cheap Network Storage The Netgear Storage Central SC101 accommodates two hard drives and links seamlessly with your Windows XP-based PC. |
Macworld
September 8, 2006
Anton Linecker |
WiebeTech SilverSATA V High-end SATA storage delivers on speed. |
PC Magazine
February 1, 2007
Joel Santo Domingo |
Western Digital MyBook Pro The Western Digital MyBook Pro is an external hard drive for the serious multimedia user. It comes with three ways to plug a half terabyte of drive space into your PC or Mac... Maxtor OneTouch II Turbo Edition... |
PC Magazine
May 31, 2007
Joel Santo Domingo |
Toshiba 200GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive The Toshiba 200GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive is a boon to the traveler with heavy data-backup needs. |
Macworld
October 24, 2005
James Galbraith |
Buyer's Guide: FireWire hard drives This guide will help you find the right drive for your needs. |
PC World
September 2002
Melissa J. Perenson |
Buyers' Guide to CD-RW Drives Prices don't vary much, so look for fast models that have features such as Mt. Rainier support. |
PC Magazine
March 2, 2005
Bill Dyszel |
Backup for the Video Age Video files are huge. Backing them up necessitates new storage strategies. Adding a separate disk drive is a good start. |
PC Magazine
January 1, 2008
David A. Karp |
Build a RAID Array Don't wait inevitable hard disk crash; set up a mirrored RAID array and let your PC handle the backups for you. |
PC Magazine
May 18, 2005
Neil J. Rubenking |
Disabling Delayed-Write in Windows Is there a way to determine when the delayed-write process is actually completed? Or, even better, is there a way to disable delayed-write so that Windows transfers only files in real time and does not report the task as complete until it is actually completed? |
PC World
June 2004
Kirk Steers |
Hardware Tips: Get the Hard Drive That's Right for You and Your PC There is a whole lot more than size to consider when shopping for today's hard drives. Here's advice on purchasing the right one for you. |
PC World
August 2003
Jon L. Jacobi |
FireWire 800: Fast Not Furious Want faster external storage? Third-generation FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) claims to provide it, boasting a maximum data transfer rate of 800 megabits per second. |
PC Magazine
July 13, 2004
Bill Howard |
Creating a Data Backup Server Enlist an old PC to back up your files. |
PC World
September 2003
Stan Miastkowski |
Step-By-Step: Boost Your Hard-Drive Speed With Serial ATA Serial ATA drives offer serveral advantages over parallel drives -- including speed. |
Macworld
March 22, 2007
Jeffy K. Milstead |
Rocpro 300 C 500GB Quad-port hard drive is small but pricey. |
PC Magazine
April 4, 2008
Loyd Case |
What's Wrong with SATA 1? Why default to SATA II when SATA I has more than enough oomph? |
Macworld
August 2, 2006
Jeffy Milstead |
Little Big Disk 200GB FireWire hard drive The LaCie Little Big Disk 200GB lets you take your media library with you wherever you go. It delivers fast performance and gives you the maximum number of connection options, all in an attractive and portable package. |
PC World
January 2003
Steve Bass |
PC Upgrades Are Now an Outside Job Version 2.0 makes USB a great choice for easy hardware enhancements. |
