HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Arrays and All-in-One Storage Systems portfolio Affordable, scalable and manageable high-performance storage consolidation solutions. With data doubling in size every year, companies are looking for new ways to manage their growth and control costs. My First SAN offers simple advice on how to implement affordable, reliable and easily networked storage solutions [...]
The FreeAgent GoFlex, Seagate’s latest portable hard disk, comes with a removable USB2 adapter instead of a fixed USB2 port. It can be unplugged and replaced with a range of faster interface adapters – namely eSATA, FireWire 800 or USB3. USB3 portable disks, which are backwards compatible with USB2 ports, are available at the same [...]
The A-Data NH03 Nobility doesn’t feel quite as robust as the Rugged and its black plastic casing creaks under pressure a little. It doesn’t come with any backup software either. Nevertheless if you want fast performance from a portable hard disk, the Nobility is good value. It’s not as fast as the Rugged, but it [...]
OCZ has a staggering range of SSDs and the 120GB Vertex 2 is one of its latest models. It connects to your computer using a SATA II port. Unlike some other SSDs we’ve seen, which come with data transfer kits, the Vertex comes with just screws and a mounting bracket for fitting the 2.5in disk [...]
We weren’t expecting the Samsung SpinPoint EcoGreen F3 2TB hard disk to do well in our file transfer benchmarks. It has a 5,400rpm spindle speed which is supposed to be more power efficient than disks with faster spindle speeds. Other energy efficient hard disks with 5,400rpm spindle speeds have tended to fare poorly in our [...]
The Crucial 128GB C300 SSD is the first we’ve seen to use the new SATA III interface, which is increasingly found on the newest motherboards. We tested it both over SATA III as well as the older, more widespread SATA II. Maybe you need the Crucial 128GB RealSSD C300 Lessons Learned In Storage Management Ebook [...]
This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate Barracuda® LP Series model drives: ST32000542AS ST31500541AS ST31000520AS In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from parallel ATA easy by providing legacy software support. Serial ATA was designed to allow you to install a Serial ATA host adapter and Serial ATA disk [...]
The Maxtor OneTouch III Mini Edition isn’t the smallest portable hard drive we’ve seen; both the Apricorn EZ Mini and the Transcend StoreJet are smaller (and include carrying cases, to boot). Still, it’s no behemoth. It weighs less than 8 ounces and is about the size of two decks of cards, side by side–definitely small [...]
The appearance of Seagate Freeagent Go series of portable USB hard disks hasn’t changed much since we last saw one a year ago. The 500GB model still has the same slender grey and white appearance of its processors with a spiral pattern at the front which lights up and acts as an activity indicator. Build [...]
