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Wi-Fi hard drive showdown: Corsair Voyager vs. Seagate Wireless Plus

Posted April 16, 2013 - 4:04 pm

A new class of portable hard drive creates its own Wi-Fi hotspot.
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Discovering space hogs on your hard drive

Posted April 4, 2013 - 11:09 am

Sorting through files and folders is a really time consuming process. Fortunately, there's an easier way.
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Answer Line: Move data files from an SSD to a hard drive

Posted February 2, 2013 - 8:37 am

PoloTiger has both a solid state drive and a hard drive, and the SSD is almost full. What's the best way to both move data files to the hard drive and make Windows understand that that's where they belong?
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Hitachi unveils first 10K rpm 1.2TB hard drive

Posted January 29, 2013 - 5:31 pm

Hitachi today announced the industrys highest-capacity 10,000rpm enterprise-class hard drive, the Ultrastar C10K1200.
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How to recover data on HDD, SSD and Flash-Based Memory

Posted January 22, 2013 - 4:38 pm

Ever encounter a failed storage drive or delete an important file by mistake? Here's what you need to do.
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SSDs vs. hard drives vs. hybrids: Which storage tech is right for you?

Posted January 17, 2013 - 4:05 pm

Choosing the best storage drive for your PC has never been so complicated.
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Review: Seagate Wireless Plus

Posted January 17, 2013 - 11:23 am

The scoop: Wireless Plus mobile storage, by Seagate, about $200 (1TB capacity)
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Helium-filled hard drives may lift WD to the top

Posted January 3, 2013 - 4:07 pm

Western Digital is expected to release versions of an enterprise-class 3.5-in. helium-filled drive this year, which could propel the company into first place for enterprise drive sales.
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Review: G-Drive mobile hard drive features USB 3, FireWire 800

Posted December 27, 2012 - 9:51 pm

G-Technology's G-Drive mobile is a portable, bus-powered external hard drive designed to compliment your Apple laptop. It has an attractive aluminum case, a three-year warranty, and boasts USB 3 and FireWire 800 connectivity. The drive comes formatted as HFS+, so it's ready to use right out of the box with Macs new and old.
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How to buy the best portable hard drive

Posted December 5, 2012 - 5:00 pm

You can never have too much digital storage, and the day will come—sooner than you think—when you won’t be able to squeeze a single new file onto your computer’s hard drive. And if your primary computer is a laptop or an all-in-one desktop, you won’t be able to solve the problem by opening the case and tossing in a supplemental drive.
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Western Digital releases 4TB version of high-performance drive

Posted November 20, 2012 - 2:12 pm

New dual processor in WD black, designed for gamers and enthusiasts, has twice the performance of its predecessor.
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WD releases Mac desktop drives with USB 3.0, 4TB capacity

Posted November 13, 2012 - 4:31 pm

Western Digital introduced a new My Book Studio desktop drive for Macs that offers USB 3.0 connectivity as well as 4TB of storage capacity in a single drive.
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The geek skills challenge: 10 talents worth mastering

Posted October 25, 2012 - 9:59 am

From replacing a hard drive to picking a lock, these are the skills you need to earn the name 'geek'
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Hybrid hard drives: How they work and why they matter

Posted October 21, 2012 - 7:53 am

Hybrid hard drives promise to deliver the speed of an SSD plus the capacity of a mechanical drive.
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Seagate unveils three enterprise-class hard drives

Posted October 16, 2012 - 4:42 pm

Seagate today announced three new enterprise-class hard disk drives aimed at traditional data centers and emerging private and public cloud infrastructures.
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Could gas shortage pop WD's helium drive plans?

Posted October 1, 2012 - 6:13 am

With worldwide demand and prices at an all-time high, Western Digital's plans to use helium in its drives may be ill-timed as the world's reserves are quickly drawing down.
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WD releases 4TB enterprise drives, again

Posted September 28, 2012 - 12:10 pm

Western Digital Thursday unveiled an upgraded line of 1TB to 4TB 3.5-in hard drives for data centers.
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Toshiba new external drive: How small can it go?

Posted September 24, 2012 - 2:06 pm

Toshiba released what it said is its smallest external hard drive, the Canvio Slim, which comes with only USB 3.0 and not Thunderbolt.
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What do hard drive-related words like SATA, IDE, and RAID actually mean?

Posted September 18, 2012 - 1:28 pm

Brainout asked the Hard Drives, NAS Drives, Storage forum to explain some of the words used to describe hard drives and storage.
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How to securely erase your hard drive

Posted September 8, 2012 - 7:25 am

The siren has sung and you've finally succumbed to her call: You're the proud owner of a shiny new PC; a faster, better SSD; or a bigger, better hard drive. It's time to toss your old equipment in the trash and start playing with your new toys, right? Not so fast.
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Western Digital announces its smallest external drive with USB 3.0

Posted September 6, 2012 - 4:03 pm

Western Digital announced its smallest form factor external hard drive for Macs and PCs that includes a USB 3.0 port, backup software and encryption.
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How to replace your laptop hard drive

Posted September 1, 2012 - 7:35 am

If your laptop's hard drive has gone down for the count, or if you want to swap it out in favor of something larger or faster (a solid-state drive can perk up a laptop's performance considerably), I have good news for you: Replacing a hard drive is usually a simple and straightforward procedure; and if things get tricky, our walkthrough will help you do the job safely and efficiently.
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Western Digital: New Thunderbolt desktop hard drive is faster than SSD

Posted August 30, 2012 - 5:55 am

Western Digital today released two new external hard drives, one of which it says has the performance of a solid-state drive at less than half the cost.
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Easy ways to clear space on your laptop's hard drive

Posted August 4, 2012 - 7:05 am

It's all too easy to run out of disk space.
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SSDs still no threat to notebook hard drives

Posted July 24, 2012 - 2:27 pm

Notebooks equipped with hard drives will dominate the market for years to come, meaning the market for notebooks with SSDs pose no threat, according to a new report from iSuppli.
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