Archive for the ‘Storage’ Category
As technology continues to advance, we’ve seen the prices drop on many different devices and components along with the size and speed of these devices increase as well. The desire for portability has increased greatly, leaving the gap between what was once just for desktop computing and not for laptops, little more than the restrictions of developing a suitable external video card. So when the average gamer finds themselves wondering how best to share his or her 1TB worth of games, movies, and music (all attained legally of course) with friends or even another computer, the previous options where limited to network sharing or transferring through an external hard drive.
Taking the concept of an external hard drive but keeping the versatility of putting that drive back into your computer has been something we geeks have sought after for quite some time. Luckily, the Thermaltake BlacX has the entire situation covered.
After the announcement of the Ministation external HDD with TurboUSB technology last August, Buffalo Technologies released this week a new device with capacity 500GB which is close to double of their last offering of 320GB. TurboUSB is a technology that promises faster data transfers over a USB (versions 2.0 and 1.1 are both supported) connection; according to the company, their technology can outperform others by more than 60% which is pretty good if you need to transfer lots of data fast. Moreover, the HDD’s Shock Resistant technology protects data from bumps, drops or turbulence while the SecureLockWare software prevents other people for accessing your data without proper authorization. Finally, the MiniStation TurboUSB external HDD is designed with a convenient wrap around USB cable to keep things tidy when you travel and the Memeo AutoBackup Software for the Microsoft Windows operating system.
External hard drive storage is very common these days with HDDs having capacities as large as 1TB. These external drives are very convenient for moving large amounts of data between computers fast and also for performing backups of sensitive data or just storing one’s vast collections of digital video and music. These high performance drives perform best when stored in specifically designed enclosures. This article presents the major features and advantages of Antec’s MX-1 actively cooled hard drive enclosure. (more…)