Storage Related Reviews Like Enclosures and USB Drives and NAS Boxes
Everything anymore uses some type of memory card and can remember when they were rather expensive but now you can get them very cheaply, and that’s name brands not just off-brands. Most cameras use a stand SD or SDHC memory card, which is nice but I’ve found not all are created equal and the type…
I’ve got another review for you today but this one is short, very short but it’s of a product that I find and think you’ll find very useful. Well you’ll find it useful if you’re like me and have many hard drive floating around. I reviewed something similar a few years ago but it was…
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD Upgrade Kit Review Kingston has recently introduced the HyperX 3K SSD and one of the options with it is the ability to purchase an upgrade kit that includes everything you need to get the drive installed in your system. I mean everything here, software for data transfer, actual tools, a 3.5” to 2.5” adapter…
When it comes to USB enclosures you’ve got plenty of choices that’s for sure, but most are fairly basic. If you want something that’s rough and rugged you’ll most likely have to buy a specialized one that includes a hard drive inside and pay a premium price for it. Luckily our friends at Hornettek have…
Hard drive docks have become as common as external enclosures and it seems everyone is making them. The docks out there all seem the same basic design, but the one I have today is very much different. For review today I have the Hornettek Slipper U3 HDD docking station. The name is interesting but fitting…
One of my favorite products are NAS boxes, I’m not sure exactly why. I think it’s the fact that they’re just so useful. NAS boxes are much better than just an external hard drive ever could be that’s for sure. Thecus is a company that’s well known for their NAS systems, they make some of…
Today for review I’ve got one of the toughest and most rugged hard drives on the market today. At least I think it is, or it’s supposed to be according to the specs. The product is the ioSafe Rugged Portable that features a 750gb hard drive in it. The ioSafe is meant to fully protect…
The name Verbatim brings back warm fuzzy memories of 5.25” floppy diskettes running on Commodores and Ataris during my youth. I may be dating myself but Verbatim disks were always the ones I used when I KNEW my data was going to stay safe. Now twenty plus years later Verbatim continues to produce quality storage…
I’ve got another hard drive for review today; it’s another Seagate model 7200.12 but it’s a slim style drive, it’s only one inch thick. The drive runs quiet and cool and it’s a decent performer, it would be great for an HTPC, or anywhere a smaller drive is needed.
USB 3.0 is the future and it’s here now, there’s no doubt it’s fast but there isn’t much yet in the way of pre-built hard drives on the market just yet that can take advantage of its speed. The solution of course is to get an aftermarket enclosure like the one I have today from…
