The Hitachi Travelstar 7K500 is their fifth-generation 2.5″ 7200RPM hard drive. Available in capacities ranging from 120-500GB, our review unit is the top-of-the-line 500GB version (HTS725050A9A364). The Travelstar 7K500 is widely regarded as the fastest notebook hard drive on the market; but our tests had something else to say.

The SSDNow V+ Series SSD (SNVP325-S2) from Kingston is their second generation prosumer, performance oriented SSD offered as a standalone drive and with an upgrade kit in capacities up to 512GB. This model supports read speeds up to 230MB/s and write speeds up to 180MB/s. With TRIM support and prices starting under $200 for a

 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

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

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

 Hitachi SimpleDrive external hard drives are value-oriented storage solutions with the core essentials.  This version of the SimpleDrive is Hitachi’s third and comes in 500GB, 1TB and 2TB capacities.  Our review model has a whopping 2.0TB of storage, a USB 2.0 interface and is ready to handle as much data as you can throw at

While SSDs are taking the spotlight when it comes to ultimate performance, many people still prefer the much lower cost per gigabyte of traditional hard drives. For whomever wants to pick up 320GB (or more) of storage for $100, SSDs simply aren’t an option. So if one wants to buy a traditional hard drive for a

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

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