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Buffalo Drivestation DDR 2TB (HD-GD2.0U3) Review

The Buffalo Drivestation DDR 2TB (HD-GD2.0U3) adds DDR3 system memory to make a non-Flash hybrid external drive. It’s faster than regular spinning hard drives, but a lot less expensive than SSD-based...
Western Digital Unveils World’s Thinnest 1TB Hard Drive

In advance of Computex 2013, Western Digital announced that it is shipping the world’s thinnest terabyte hard drive. Its 2.5-inch WD Blue 1TB hard drive is a mere 7mm thick. Offering...
Intel’s Fourth-Generation Core Processors; Microsoft CIO’s Exit; Asus 4K Display

Didn’t have time to check out the tech headlines over the weekend? Here’s what you missed. In anticipation of this week’s Computex trade show in Taiwan, Intel introduced its new 4th-generation...
KingSpec Multicore 2TB Review

Very large capacity SSDs such as the Kingspec Multicore 2TB drive don’t come cheap. Well, OK, that’s something of an understatement – they’re so eye-wateringly expensive that it’s usually only the...
Toshiba Canvio Connect (750GB) Review

Considering all the utility included with the Toshiba Canvio Connect (750GB), this portable hard drive is one of the best we’ve seen. (4 out of 5) Pros Compact hard drive Comes...
Patriot Aero 1TB Wireless Mobile Drive Review

Most portable hard drives lack glamour. They’re tiny workhorses, useful for doing backups and transporting large files and little else. Patriot’s Aero goes way beyond those basics, offering WiFi connectivity, tablet...
WD’s HGST Lifts Curtain on 1.5TB Laptop Hard Disk

Western Digital subsidiary HGST this week unveiled a 1.5TB hard disk drive (HDD) for laptop PCs, which it is touting as offering the “highest storage density of any HDD today.” The...
Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB Review

he Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB is the fastest internal solid-state drive we’ve tested, and comes with a 5-year-warranty. (4 out of 5) Editor’s Choice Pros Best SSD performance we’ve seen...
SSD vs HDD: What’s the Difference?

Until recently, PC buyers had very little choice for what kind of file storage they got with their laptop or desktop. If you bought a netbook or ultraportable, you likely had...
Western Digital My Passport Ultra (1TB) Review

The Western Digital My Passport Ultra packs a 1TB USB 3.0 hard drive into a small and light package. (4 out of 5) Between built-in Wi-Fi and SSD caches, external hard...
WD My Passport Ultra Portable Hard Drive

Western Digital today announced new USB 3.0 portable hard drives which have built-in WD SmartWare Pro backup software with Dropbox integration, hardware encryption and password protection to safeguard against unauthorized drive...
Seagate Unveils New Solid State Drive Lineup

Seagate today introduced a new lineup of solid state drives (SSDs), including its first client SSDs and next-generation enterprise drives. The new lineup, built to provide ultra-fast speed and high data...
Seagate 600 / Pro and 1200 SSD Drives

Seagate today announced the 600 SSD, 600 Pro SSD, and the 1200 SSD drives, which are engineered to deliver ultra-fast speed and high data integrity. Rounding out the portfolio, Seagate also...
Buffalo DriveStation DDR Review

The Buffalo DriveStation DDR uses a 1GB RAM cache to make this USB 3.0 hard drive the fastest we’ve tested. (4.5 out of 5) One of the latest advancements in notebook...
Corsair Voyager Air Review

Despite Apple recently adding a 128GB option to the iPad 4, storage space on iOS devices is still a problem for people who love to watch HD movies on the go....
Toshiba Canvio Connect Portable Hard Drive

Toshiba just announced Canvio Connect, a portable external hard drive that offers the ability to access, share and backup files from virtually anywhere. So you can back up videos and photos...
LaCie 5big 20TB Review

The Lacie 5big drive marries five hard disks in a 20TB volume which, thanks to the capabilities of Thunderbolt, work together at wildly fast speeds. In tests with very small files,...
Buffalo MiniStation Air Review

The Buffalo MiniStation Air HDW-PU3 isn’t a unique product – we’ve seen wireless external hard drives such as the Kingston Wi-Drive and Seagate GoFlex Satellite use Wi-Fi connections as a means...
WD Ships First 5mm, 2.5-Inch Hard Drive

Western Digital today began shipping the world’s first ultra-slim hard drive and its solid-state hybrid drive counterpart. The new WD Blue hard drive and WD Black SSHD were designed for integration...
G-DRIVE PRO with Thunderbolt Hard Drive

G-Technology just announced the G-DRIVE PRO with Thunderbolt, a compact, desktop external hard drive that delivers hard drive capacity with SSD-like performance, taking full advantage of the speed and power of...