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Kingston 16GB microSDHC Card Review

Perhaps one of the best advances in the smartphone evolution is the adoption of user-expandable storage (iPhone excluded of course). Lately that means a microSD slot which is capable of supporting up to 16GB of data on something the size of a pinky fingernail. In this review we take a look at the Kingston effort,

Western Digital Caviar Green
Consumer  ◇  HDD

Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB Review (WD20EARS)

If you are the kind of user who wants it all – performance, low power consumption, and copious storage capacity – in a single desktop drive, pay attention. Whether you’re shopping for storage to fill up a home media server or you’re just looking to max out the capacity of your current desktop, the latest

Enterprise  ◇  Small NAS

Synology DiskStation DS410j Review

Plenty of options exist these days for sharing media on a home or business network; from routers with USB-drive support to dedicated NAS-servers. When looking to purchase one of these models you generally don’t know where to look and once you actually do end up buying one, most are difficult or clunky to setup. Synology

Consumer  ◇  SSD

Kingston SSDNow V Review (SNV425-S2)

The Kingston SSDNow V Series drive (SNV425-S2) represents the manufacturer’s entry-level consumer solid state drive. Built in three capacities (30, 64, and 128GB), the V Series drives are designed as an upgrade option for those seeking the performance of an SSD, but at a lower price point than the current crop of enthusiast- and enterprise-centric solid

Consumer  ◇  HDD

Seagate Momentus XT Review

Hard drive manufacturers have seen the writing on the wall; embrace flash storage or suffer the consequences. Seagate is one of the few remaining hard drive manufacturers who haven’t released a line of consumer SSDs. Today though, they have come out with a cross between flash and magnetic storage known as a solid state hybrid

Verbatim CLON
Consumer  ◇  Portable Storage

Verbatim CLON Review (320GB)

 The Verbatim CLŌN was announced in January 2010 among a pack of new external backup products from Verbatim.  The CLŌN features a small size (4.54” x 2.99” x 0.59”) and user-friendly features to make it a no-nonsense portable backup solution.

Consumer  ◇  Portable Storage

Samsung S1 Mini Review

Traditionally, 1.8 inch hard drives have mostly been relegated to service in media players and mobile applications. With increased interest in ultraportable laptop computers, however, drive manufacturers have been ramping up the level of innovation in small-footprint storage. In many ways, Samsung’s ultra-tiny, high-capacity external – the Samsung S1 Mini – is the direct beneficiary

Consumer  ◇  SSD

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