Tag archive: external hard drives

In the age of flash-based storage and solid-state drives, storage developer Seagate is continuing to make the case that there's a lot of life left in traditional hard drive storage: the company has just announced the GoFlex Slim, which it claims is the world's thinnest external drive with a total thickness of just 9mm. But inside that tiny case, the drive also packs some punch: it spins at 7200 rpm, offers 320 GB of storage, and… Read More

Computer maker Lenovo is continuing its push into the consumer and digital entertainment spaces, announcing its first home media server, the IdeaCentre Q700, along with two super-slim nettops designed for home computing and entertainment, the IdeaCentre D400 and the IdeaCentre Q100/Q110. “We created our latest IdeaCentre PCs to help consumers manage their personal and professional content with the performance they need and with a… Read More

More and more people are working from home: some telecommute for their paid job, some own their own home-based businesses and some use their home offices as super-charged productivity hubs for all their jobs, clients, paid hobbies and more. The one thing all home offices have in common is that they should all be geared up and streamlined for distraction-free, enjoyable productivity. We've got a quick list of some essential tech items… Read More

Quote from the guide: “If you're thinking of a suitable gift for a PC user, a portable storage device should probably be one of the first things on your mind. They are cheap, look neat, and incredibly useful. However there are a few different types to consider, and depending on your needs, one may be more suitable than another. Today we're going to look at several portable solutions – from a bulky 3.5″ drive… Read More

Portable Firefox is a fully functional package of Firefox optimized for use on a USB key drive. It has some specially-selected optimizations to make it perform faster and extend the life of your USB key as well as a specialized launcher that will allow most of your favorite extensions to work as you switch computers. It will also work from a CDRW drive (in packet mode), ZIP drives, external hard drives, some MP3 players, flash RAM cards and… Read More

Buffalo Technology today announced it has expanded its line of storage products with the DriveStation line of external hard drives. The product is available in capacities of 80GB (HD-HB80U2), 120GB (HD-HB120U2), 160GB (HD-HB160U2) and 250GB (HD-HB250U2). The DriveStation is designed for home, SOHO and small business users to backup large files such as presentations, audio and digital photos that guzzle-up room on a computer's main… Read More