Category: Hard Drives
LaCie intros "Internet Space" networked hard drive
I love the concept of accessing my home media files from a mobile device while on the road, but the downside (particularly in these eco-conscious, penny-watching times) is that the computer being accessed has to be powered on.
For those feeling a bit guilty about that, but still wanting to be able to view their hilarious home videos, or the latest Dido album, while out-and-about, here’s a nifty solution from LaCie.
The “Internet Space” is a network hard disk which can be accessed from the Internet even if all the home computers are switched off. Using LaCie’s HipServ technology, users can connect to the drive by visiting HomeLaCie.com and authorising themselves…
The YoYotech Fi7epower MLK1610 is the fastest PC in the world
If you have £4000 spare and want a PC that may be able to do some anti-aliasing in Crysis without requiring the frame rate to be measured in minutes, this is the combination of off-the-shelf components for you.
The YoYotech Fi7epower MLK1610 packs a Core i7-965 Extreme Edition CPU, a minimum of 8GB of DDR3 RAM, a dual-processor HIS Radeon HD 4870 X2 graphics card that’d be more than capable of running Solitaire, plus 1TB of storage space. And an 80GB solid-state drive for quick boot-ups…
LaCie intros LaCinema Rugged: portable multimedia-friendly hard drive
LaCie, well-known for its rugged portable hard drives, has just launched a new range: the LaCinema Rugged.
As the name would suggest, these portable hard drives are designed for carrying around your multimedia files — movies, photos, and music — and can connect directly to a high definition television via HDMI or composite video port…
Buffalo announces super-thin NanoStation 60GB portable hard drive
Buffalo has announced its first 1.8-inch portable hard drive. The NanoStation HD-PT60U2 is the same size as three stacked credit cards (6mm thin),weighs 56 grams, and has a 60GB capacity.
It features easy-to-use backup and synchronisation software, as well as mobile applications including Firefox and Thunderbird. Buffalo’s SecureLockMobile software should prevent unauthorised data access if the drive goes walkabout…
Store upto 6TB of data with the Netgear ReadyNAS Pro
This beast is the ReadyNAS Pro. It contains upto 6TB of storage. That’s 6,144GB, 6,291,456MB, or a hell of a lot of HD episodes of “The Crystal Maze”, so you can scream “Get out!” thirty seconds before the time runs out to your heart’s content for hours…
Toshiba makes small thing bigger on the inside – 250GB SSD on the way this year
Toshiba’s bulking up its solid-state drive range and boosting the capacity of its 2.5″ model – so the cheap little netbooks of the world can come with more storage space without straining their little batteries too much.
The new 256GB solid-state drive will “roll out” of the Tosh factory in the fourth quarter of 2008, ideal for those exciting Christmas presents containing ultra-portable mini PCs. With a read speed of 120MBps and a write speed of 70MBps thanks to its 3.0-Gbps SATA connection…
Buffalo's new DriveStation USB hard drives with Power Saving mode
Buffalo has announced the launch of five new external USB hard drives featuring a Power Saving Utility that will put the device into “sleep mode” when not in use, saving 75% of energy. That, coupled with TurboUSB software that speeds data transfer rates, makes these drives ideal for data backup.
The drives also feature Secure Lock Ware Encryption software for Windows that aids in securing files stored on the disc…
LaCie 4big Quadra RAID HDD – 4big bays 4 big storage
LaCie is launching the last RAID storage solution you’ll ever need until someone invents the next ports in advance of eSATA, Firewire 400/800 and USB 2.0, which, come to think of it, could be until this time next week. Unlikely though.
The aptly named LaCie 4big Quadra provides data back-up, storage and security for up to 6TB…
IFA 2008 GALLERY: Medion broke its back lugging all these new PCs over
Medion has announced a pile of new PCs at IFA today, ranging from its AKOYA Nettop PC – a slimline desktop powered by Intel's fashionable Atom – to illuminated monsters like the ERAZER X7303 D Game PC, for gamers who won't even look at something unless its plastered in blue LEDs and has things measured in terabytes.
So here's a look at the whole lot of them. This is my first go at doing an image gallery, by the way. Please be gentle if it's a bit broken.
Click on the pic below to start the Medion range Interactive Tour. All aboard!
Disappointed eBay PC buyer finds boring old banking data stored on the hard drive
Honestly, what a disappointment. Of all the exciting things you could hope to find on the hard drive of a PC bought off eBay, rubbish old bank passwords has to be the last thing you’d want.
The computer in question was bought for £35 off the auction site, and apparently came pre-loaded with user data from the Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest. Both banks have confirmed that the data is indeed genuine…
