500 GB External Storage Tested
Friday 17 August 2007 – 02:43 –
External Storage
The hard drive as we know it has changed. It is still a small box of iron casting with rotating platters inside, but it is no longer just the ... read more
Today, modern-PC users not only carry more files around with them when they travel compared to years past, the amount of data they generate ... read more
The first fully-featured, commercially-available solid-state drive (SSD) has reached our storage test lab. While we already reviewed an ... read more
Professional and semi-professional RAID controllers have changed considerably since the serialization of SCSI commenced. The parallel SCSI ... read more
For our RAID tests, we once again use Samsung HM321KJ SATA/300 drives. This time, we benchmarked RAID 5 and RAID 6 setups with three to eight ... read more
Nothing has changed as thoroughly in the past few years as our attitudes and behaviour where communications are concerned. The influx of ... read more
We took a look at three new 160 GB 2.5" notebook hard drives in April, and reviewed the 250 GB Scorpio drive by Western Digital in early June. ... read more
While most users’ experience with storage involves selecting internal or external PC hard drives, enthusiasts and professionals want more ... read more
Although more and more storage manufacturers have announced Flash-based hard drive products for the 2.5" and 1.8" form factors, the Flash-only ... read more
All RAID arrays aren't created equal, and as a result you may not be able to keep using your existing configuration when you update your platform. read more
The new Western Digital Caviar WD7500 hangs in there with the WD Raptor, which despite having a 10,000 RPM spindle is no longer faster than the ... read more
How do RAID arrays scale as you increase the number of hard drives they contain? Part 1 of our RAID Charts project shows all the benchmark ... read more
DDR3 will reach higher clock speeds than DDR2, but it doesn't yet outperform high-end DDR2 modules. We look at some of the best high-grade DDR2 ... read more
Western Digital's Scorpio is the first 250 GB notebook hard drive. We compare it to eight competing devices and rank it in our Interactive ... read more
Increasing storage densities are squeezing 1" hard drives out of the market, as the 1.8" form factor gains importance. Toshiba is ... read more