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Intel X25-V SSD Review (40GB)

The 40GB X25-V is part of Intel’s new Value SSD line which aims to merge both performance and value for consumers who are starting to think about upgrading to a SSD, or want to use an SSD as a boot drive. Right now this new SSD has a retail price of $125, making it the

Consumer  ◇  Portable Storage

Seagate FreeAgent Go Review

Seagate’s line of FreeAgent external hard drives represent one of the more established external storage solutions out there. Seagate’s been about the business of building file transport systems – including the ultraportable FreeAgent Go series – for a while now, and we recently got our hands on the latest iteration of this road warrior’s standby.

Consumer

Lexar JumpDrive SAFE S3000 FIPS (8GB) Review

The 8GB Lexar JumpDrive SAFE S3000 FIPS is a hardware-encrypted USB thumbdrive designed for military, government, and enterprise applications. Built to the highest standards, this USB drive offers a durable alloy case and fully waterproof construction. In this review we put this Lexar JumpDrive SAFE S3000 to the test and see how well it holds

Consumer  ◇  SSD

Plextor SSD Review (PX-128M1S 128GB)

This year we have seen a number of companies enter the widely expanding world of solid state drives. For this review Plextor is at the center of attention, who has recently released their first generation SSDs. The models include the 64GB PX-64M1S and the 128GB PX-128M1S, with our review focused on the 128GB model. How

Consumer  ◇  Desktop Storage (External)

Samsung STORY Station 3.0 Review

Samsung has launched a new USB 3.0 external hard drive, the STORY Station 3.0. The STORY Station features a 3.5" hard drive inside and a USB 3.0 interface, which is capable of speeds up to 5Gb/s… ten times faster than USB 2.0. 

Consumer

Verbatim Tuff ‘N’ Tiny USB Drive Review

USB Drives come in every shape and color imaginable, but few offer much that’s unique and productive to end users. While the Verbatim Tuff ‘N’ Tiny has a silly name, the product itself boasts several useful features like dust and water resistance, capacities up to 16GB and a package that’s smaller than two dimes. 

Western Digital Scorpio Blue 750GB
Consumer  ◇  HDD

Western Digital Scorpio Blue Review (750GB WD7500BPVT)

Western Digital’s Scorpio Blue 750GB notebook hard drive is unique in that it jams 750GB into a standard size notebook drive, leveraging two 375GB platters to get the job done. For notebook users craving more storage space, this latest version of the popular Scorpio Blue line offers 110GB more storage space than the next largest

Consumer  ◇  Enterprise  ◇  HDD  ◇  HDD

Western Digital VelociRaptors in RAID – SSD Alternative?

Last week Western Digital released the new 600GB VelociRaptor, which just like its predecessor, took the spot of fastest consumer hard disk drive. With the single hard drive not being able to keep up with average SSDs, we decided to take a look at multidrive performance. In this review we see how well the Western Digital

Consumer  ◇  Enterprise  ◇  HDD  ◇  HDD

Western Digital VelociRaptor Review (600GB WD6000HLHX)

Western Digital has released their 5th generation VelociRaptor, doubling the capacity of the previous 300GB model. The latest models come in 450GB (WD4500HLHX) and 600GB (WD6000HLHX) capacities as 2.5″ hard drives with an IcePack, allowing them to fit in a 3.5″ drive bay. Beyond increasing capacity, the new VelociRaptors promise a performance boost of 15%

Consumer

Lexar JumpDrive Retrax Review (16GB)

The Lexar JumpDrive Retrax USB thumb drive was introduced to offer an affordable, stylish, and capless thumb drive.  The USB jack can be fully retracted inside the body of the drive, protecting the connection from damage.