Try testing the warranty on this one!

Subject: Storage | June 26, 2006 - 03:06 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The Inquirer found a bullet-proof USB drive!  I can only imagine the fun the product testers had while determining if a keychain sized USB drive could be made to be bullet-proof.  Go out and buy one to test for yourself.

Burnin the Blu-ray way

Subject: Storage | June 22, 2006 - 12:14 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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ExtremeTech managed to find a real, live Blu-ray DVD burner, the Pioneer BDR-101A.  Drop by and find out just how long it takes to burn 25GBs onto a DVD, and if you feel like paying the ~$1,000 to get one for yourself.

Get to know your SATA interface

Subject: Storage | June 19, 2006 - 05:57 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Drop by PC Mechanic to get an overview of the Serial ATA interface.  Everything from how it differs from it's predecessor, PATA, and why case modders are so in love with it.

It's cheaper without the installed sunroof

Subject: Storage | June 15, 2006 - 02:01 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The Raptor WD1500 ADFD drive still is not cheap, at ~$250 for a 150Gig drive.  As The Tech Report discovered though, with the new firmware on these newer models, they can actually out-perform the earlier windowed models.

Backup to external hard drives the easy way

Subject: Storage | June 9, 2006 - 03:09 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Bjorn3D reviews the Eksitdata Easy ATA and Easy SATA USB adaptors.  Plug in a SATA drive on the fly for backup, or reboot to attach a PATA drive, with no external enclosure.  Cheap and easy to use, though will notice a speed decrease when transferring over USB to SATA.

Not all SD cards are the same

Subject: Storage | May 22, 2006 - 04:53 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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BCC Hardware compares Crucial's 2GB SD flash card with ones from Soultek and Transcend.  Shouldn't your digital camera deserve the best memory you can get it?

Network Attached Storage for the little guy

Subject: Storage | May 17, 2006 - 06:32 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Think Computers introduces a handy little box from IOGear, the BOSS 120GB home/office network srever appliance.  For around $300, you can get one, and set up your own file server in about 10 minutes.

Better than it was before. Better, stronger, faster.

Subject: Storage | May 5, 2006 - 01:35 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The new Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750 GB is an impressive beast, and Big Bruin has it on the test bench.  At about $500, it costs less than a dollar a gigabyte, and it is significantly faster than it's predecessor.

"Seagate really does have the Steve Austin of hard drives on their hands with the Barracuda 7200.10, as it really is better, stronger, faster. One thing the 6 Million Dollar Man didn't have going for him was being "bigger", which is obviously something the 7200.10 does have.