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10 JULY 2005 |
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While the Serial ATA (SATA) standard
may still be relatively new to a lot of consumers, the new SATA
II specification has already been released. Serial ATA has
speeds of up to 150 Megabytes per seconds (which is commonly
seen as 1.5Gb/s on the package) while Serial ATA II has twice
the speed at 300 Megabytes per second. Today, I will be reviewing the
Hitachi T7K250 hard drive. If you aren't aware already,
Hitachi previously did release the 7K250 which is nearly
identical. The main differences include the introduction
of Serial ATA II in this new drive as well as denser platters.
With denser platters, it means that data is closer together on
the plate, allowing data to be read faster. This drive
will be tested in Serial ATA II mode to see if there are any
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10 JULY 2005 |
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Do you find that the storage space
of flash drives are too small for your needs, but you don't want
to carry a full-fledged hard drive either. Then consider
Apricorn's EZ Bus Mini. The EZ Bus Mini offers a simple,
no frills package, that works right out of the box. Unlike flash drives which
typically offer up to 1GB of storage, the EZ Bus Mini offers a
whopping 60GB of storage all in the palm of your hand.
With 60GB of storage, this drive is ideal for holding all your
music, documents, and even videos. The EZ Bus Mini manages
to offer a large capacity of storage to meet the demands of most
users all in a compact package.
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09 MAY 2005 |
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The
Giga Vu Pro is a bit hard to classify: its intended purpose is
for downloading digital pictures straight from your camera’s
CompactFlash card to its hard drive and to do that job fast. Of
course, you need to be able to view what you’re doing and edit,
annotate and direct print your images. So it does that too.
Throw in MP3 playing capabilities and being able to watch movies
and you’ve got a decent PMP. But a Doom game console that looks
like a Gizmondo unit??
With that Linux 2.4 kernel the Giga Vu Pro is capable of all
this and much more. If you’re in the market for something like
an Epson P-2000 you would do well to check out the Giga Vu Pro.
Let’s have a look at some of the highlights.
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21 FEB 2005 |
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The NetDisk came in an attractive blue box that
caught my eye immediately. At the front of
the box, there is a picture of the drive itself.
You can immediately judge for yourself if you
like how it looks, although most people will not
really care what it looks like unless it looked
very ugly. The front says that the drive
is easy to install, can use secure access, can
be networked, and is a portable USB hard drive.
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08 FEB 2005 |
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An external
hard drive is simply an internal
hard drive with an enclosure.
What makes them useful is that
they are simply portable. Rather
than having to constantly open
up the case of your computer,
you can just simply lift and
carry it with you. This
makes it ideal for those who
would like a portable drive
which can hold their large
files.
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19 SEPT 2004 |
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Do
you have a need to access your company computer from home or any
other computer away from your office? You’re lucky if your
company, like millions of corporations, runs Microsoft Exchange
because KeyComputing has just the device for you to get hold of
your vital documents and emails in the most secure way possible. It
looks like an ordinary USB flash drive but it’s a deceptively
simple,
secure USB-based personal server. This little beauty includes a
32-bit microprocessor, a cryptographic engine, a database, a
client for Microsoft® Exchange, flash-based storage, a Java
application server, and a variety of applications for delivering
data and security.
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06 SEPT 2004 |
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USB flash drives are
incredibly small devices which contain
flash memory to allow you store
information such as pictures, music,
documents, and even videos. These tiny
flash drives have even reached the
capacity of 1GB so it can be easy
to forget to bring it with you or even
lose one.
Today, I will be reviewing a
product that attempts to integrate the
capabilities of USB flash drive with a
watch. Although there is also another
version, this watch is
specifically meant for more formal
occasions hence called the steel dress
style. Although the watch provided for
review is only 32MB, we can still have a
look at the performance of the flash
drive integrated in the watch.
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03 SEPT 2004 |
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Hard disk drives are getting larger
and larger every year and they’re also getting cheaper.
I know that I require a lot of hard drive space on my
computer, but have you ever thought about how much space
is too much? Today, I will be reviewing the Hitachi Deskstar 7K400 hard drive. Hitachi is proud to crown
this drive their king of hard drives. That’s because
this hard drive is capable of holding a whopping 400GB
of data. As the box states, this drive is intended for
gaming, home office, digital photography, and video
editing. In addition, this drive was also intended for
digital video recording so you can store large amounts
of high quality digital video.
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08 AUG 2004 |
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There are hundreds of USB flash drives
available in the market today. The downside to most of these flash
drives is that they contain a set amount of memory. It’s up to the
consumer to determine how much storage space they need and how much they
are willing to spend. It can be a bit of a disappointment if the amount
of space you need is less than what you bought.
Today, I will be reviewing SimpleTech’s
Bonzai Upgradeable Flash Drive. The upgradeability of the product gives
the consumer more flexibility and more of a long-term value. The user
has the capability to increase the storage capacity rather than buying a
whole new separate flash drive. More...
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