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Review: Iomega Rev 120GB data storage

Cliff Joseph — 2008-06-24T10:00:00.000Z

Cliff Joseph, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 24 June 2008 at 10:00:00

Versatile and reliable storage system for business use

Iomega has been searching for years for a hit product to match the huge success of its old Zip drives....

Review: Lacie Hard Disk, Design by Neil Poulton

Emil Larsen — 2008-05-13T09:55:00.000Z

Emil Larsen, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 13 May 2008 at 09:55:00

Hard disk for the style conscious

Lacie’s tradition of making designer hard disks continues with this Neil Poulton model. The unit's striking black enclosure is barely bigger than the 500GB 7,200rpm Samsung drive that resides inside...

Review: Buffalo BRHC-6316U2

Emil Larsen — 2008-05-09T11:45:00.000Z

Emil Larsen, Personal Computer World, Friday 9 May 2008 at 11:45:00

A capable combo drive at a high price

Only now are we seeing a raft of combo drives that support HD DVD and Blu-ray, despite HD DVD collapsing a few months ago....

Review: Thecus N299 network-attached storage

Will Stapley — 2008-01-04T00:00:00.000Z

Will Stapley, Personal Computer World, Friday 4 January 2008 at 00:00:00

A feature-rich Nas device with plenty of storage

If HP’s Mediasmart Windows Home Server (WHS) is too expensive for your liking, you might want to consider a network-attached storage (Nas) drive....

Review: Acer Altos Easystore network-attached storage

Alan Stevens — 2008-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 2 January 2008 at 00:00:00

Share files and protect desktop PCs with this impressive device

A relative newcomer on the network-attached storage (Nas) scene, the Altos Easystore from Acer has a number of features to commend it....

Review: Toshiba MK2035GSS hard disk

Simon Crisp — 2007-11-08T00:00:00.000Z

Simon Crisp, Personal Computer World, Thursday 8 November 2007 at 00:00:00

Light on the pocket and the scales

Toshiba's 200GB MK2035GSS 2.5in hard drive has been around for a while but its price now makes it a very attractive upgrade for notebook users and those building small and thin...

Review: Western Digital WD10EACS hard disk

Simon Crisp — 2007-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

Simon Crisp, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 7 November 2007 at 00:00:00

Disk speeds vary to save power

Western Digital's Green Power range has been designed primarily to save power. The drives also do not have stated spin speeds, but rather a range of spin speeds under the Intellipower...

Review: Toshiba MK2035GSS hard drive

Simon Crisp — 2007-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

Simon Crisp, Personal Computer World, Friday 2 November 2007 at 00:00:00

A small, light 2.5in hard drive

Toshiba's 200GB MK2035GSS 2.5in hard drive has been around for a while but its price now makes it a very attractive upgrade for notebook users and those building small and...

Review: Samsung 32GB Flash Solid State Drive

Emil Larsen — 2007-04-18T00:00:00.000Z

Emil Larsen, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 18 April 2007 at 00:00:00

A fast, silent and lightweight glimpse of the future

The price of Flash memory is in free fall, with sub-£10 2GB SD cards now readily available. Although the benefits of Flash memory are many, it's taken Samsung to show...

Review: Tandberg RDX Quikstor removable hard drive

Alan Stevens — 2007-03-08T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Thursday 8 March 2007 at 00:00:00

Speed up your backups with this removable hard disk solution

Although increasingly popular as a backup medium, there aren’t many removable hard disk solutions around. Tandberg Data is looking to fill the gap with the RDX Quikstor, which can handle...

Review: Lacie Ethernet Disk Mini 500GB Nas drive

Cliff Joseph — 2007-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Cliff Joseph, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 9 January 2007 at 00:00:00

Shared storage for your home network

Lacie’s Ethernet Disk Mini did well in our group test of Nas drives, and this latest version is still a good option for anyone wanting to add some shared storage...

Review: Buffalo Drivestation Duo portable hard drive

Paul Monckton — 2006-12-29T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Personal Computer World, Friday 29 December 2006 at 00:00:00

Safeguard your data with this portable hard drive

Roughly the size of a couple of house bricks (only blacker and shinier), the Drivestation Duo from Buffalo comprises a compact metal case containing a pair of 7,200rpm Serial-ATA hard...

Review: ATMT Ultra-portable HD160 hard drive

Paul Lester — 2006-09-18T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Lester, Personal Computer World, Monday 18 September 2006 at 00:00:00

A mid-range portable storage device from ATMT

In response to the demand for higher capacity portable storage, upcoming technology player ATMT has released its deceptively named HD160....

Review: Akasa Integral P2 E-Sata external drive enclosure

Simon Crisp — 2006-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

Simon Crisp, Personal Computer World, Friday 8 September 2006 at 00:00:00

A versatile external hard drive enclosure with a dual interface

There isn't exactly a shortage of external drive enclosures around at present, but what makes the Akasa Integral P2 E-Sata stand out is its flexibility with the type of drive...

Review: Enermax Vanguard 2.5in HDD enclosure

Simon Crisp — 2006-07-11T00:00:00.000Z

Simon Crisp, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 11 July 2006 at 00:00:00

Turn a 2.5in notebook drive into portable USB storage

There's no shortage of 3.5in external hard drive enclosures to choose from, but there are relatively very few 2.5in models....