Western Digital recently released their latest entry in the media streamer space. While the earlier editions of WD’s TV Live family fared well, renewed competition from Apple, Roku, Netgear and others mean that to succeed with a steaming device you have to accomplish several goals, foremost among them a nice interface, ease of use, ease

When building a media PC, selecting the proper optical drive is crucial. To that end we’ve been working with LiteOn’s newest high definition optical drive, the Blu-ray capable IHBS112. This drive has the ability to read and write Blu-ray discs as well as your typical DVD and CD media. This model is currently listed as

The Icy Dock MB994SP-4S allows you to fit up to 4TB additional storage in your desktop. In just one 5.25″ device bay it fits four 2.5” hard drives or SSDs, including 15mm height SAS and SATA drives.

Lite-On recently sent us their latest internal DVD writer, the iHAS524. While we normally don’t get too jazzed up about DVD burners, this one has a unique twist, LabelTag.  LabelTag works with any standard optical storage disc to burn data and create a label in the same session – very interesting and much neater than a

The Lexar Echo ZE backup drive is a miniature thumb drive meant to be a “plug-and-stay” backup solution – it stays in your USB drive and backs up files while you work (or play).  Available in 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB models, the Echo ZE comes with Lexar Echo backup software that provides encryption of backed

The Icy Dock MB991IK-B is a tray load rack that supports 2.5″ drives and fits in a standard 3.5″ drive bay. The principle is pretty simple, to give users an easy way to swap out 2.5″ drives in a convenient tray system, rather than having to open up the PC case to trade them out.

As computer systems slowly make their way to USB 3.0, accessories are being released to take advantage of the new speed gains. Of course external enclosures are included in the push, Brando recently sent us the ultra-slim Connectland USB 3.0 2.5″ SATA enclosure. If you need a simple enclosure that looks great and is barely larger

In mid-June Samsung released a rainbow array of ultra-thin external DVD drives. The drives come in seven colors and due to their minimalist take and sleek lines, the family picked up an iF Product Design Award. Designed for notebook and netbook users without an embedded optical drive, the Samsung SE-S084D promises to solve a lot of problems by being

When upgrading your personal computer most items require very little work if you are just swapping out a single component. Swapping in a new processor or video card can take minutes and the gains are seen as soon as you turn the computer back on. Hard drive upgrades on the other hand require much more