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Samsung G2 Portable Review (640GB)

 At CES earlier this year, Samsung rolled out a new family of portable external hard drives designed for those who want a simple and stylish, yet durable, portable storage option. The Samsung G2 accomplishes both goals while also being eco-friendly, which means it’s halogen-free, meets ROHS standards and provides low noise output and low power

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Seagate Constellation ES Review (2TB)

The Constellation ES is Seagate’s 4th generation 3.5" 7200 RPM enterprise-class hard drive. The drives come in 500GB, 1TB and 2TB capacities and support both SATA II and SAS interfaces. The Constellation ES isn’t all about high capacity and performance though; Seagate’s high on their power management and temperature tolerance for enterprise applications. The entire

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Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue SSD Review

Western Digital is the first of the hard drive manufacturers to embrace SSD technology. Their new SiliconEdge Blue SSD is a mainstream SSD available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities, and claim 250MB/s sequential read and 170MB/s write speeds. The drives feature MLC flash, custom TRIM support, SATA II interface, 3-year warranty, and an impressive

Client Accessories  ◇  Consumer

Aleratec HDD Copy Cruiser Mini Review

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

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Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000BLFS

WD’s next-generation Raptor is here! The VelociRaptor WD3000BLFS doubles the line’s capacity to 300 gigabytes and reduces the line’s form factor to a modern 2.5″ profile. How much higher does the latest entry in this storied family raise the performance bar? Join StorageReview as we take a look at the newest drive out of Lake

Consumer

5400 RPM & Speed: Hitachi’s Travelstar 5K250 and WD’s Scorpio WD3200BEVT

Though Hitachi’s Travelstar 7K200 rules the roost when it comes to notebook drives, other offerings bring greater capacity to the table. Two such units, Hitachi’s own 250-gigabyte Travelstar 5K250 and Western Digital’s 320-gigabyte Scorpio WD3200BEVT, offer more storage at a more sedentary spindle speed. How much performance does one sacrifice? What other benefits does this

Consumer

Faceoff at One Terabyte: Seagate’s Barracuda ES.2 and WD’s Caviar GreenPower

Leveraging a unique five-platter design, Hitachi Global Storage managed to bring the formidable Deskstar 7K1000 to the market well before competing designs. For several months now, Hitachi’s beast has combined the best capacity and performance one could get on the SATA interface. Now, however, competitors Seagate and Western Digital have commenced shipment of their first

Consumer

Hitachi Travelstar 7K200

The Travelstar 7K200 extends Hitachi’s performance-oriented notebook lineup to a capacious 200 gigabytes and ups the buffer to 16 megabytes. Historically, the firm’s drives have led the pack when it comes to performance. Does the 7K200 continue the trend? Let’s take a look!