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Everything You Need to Know About 3TB Hard Drives
The latest 3TB hard drives pack in the storage, but they're only partially plug and play. Here's what you can expect if you plan on upgrading your system.Reviews
Plextor PX-LB950UE External Blu-ray Burner Does Smooth, Responsive Blu-ray Playback
This fast Blu-ray drive zipped speedily through disc burns, and played movies smoothly.Reviews
The Storage Specs That Matter
Don't know what "no-touch ramp load technology" is? Don't worry. There are only a few things that are really important when you're choosing a hard drive or NAS device and they're pretty easy to understand.Reviews
Which Specs Deserve Your Respect?
When it comes to buying a new computer, printer, camera, HDTV, phone, tablet, or storage drive, there are some specs you can safely neglect. Here are the features to ignore, pay attention to in some contexts and actively seek out.Reviews
Seagate GoFlex Satellite: A Wireless Hard-Drive Tablet Companion
This first-of-its-kind portable hard drive is designed to interact with mobile devices, but using the associated iOS app is unsatisfying.Reviews
CRU DataPort ToughTech Duo: Data Mirroring on the Go
Nifty, compact dual-bay hard drive provides RAID functions in a portable package.Reviews
Lite-On IHAS524-T98: Multiformat Disc Burner Etches Labels Onto Media
Inexpensive CD and DVD writer uses the underside of media to etch a label, but there's no support for Blu-ray Disc.Reviews
Western Digital My Book Live Packs Great Performance in a Single-Drive NAS
You get gobs of storage, great performance, and Internet access for not much cash–but no dual-drive redundancy, and no USB port for backup.Download This
DcUpdater Keeps Many Popular Donationware Files Up-to-Date
Update the suite of DonationCoder apps within a single application.Reviews
Share USB Storage Everywhere
It has never been easier–or cheaper–to access and share your files across your network and over the Internet, thanks to devices that use ordinary USB drives.Reviews
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Net: Dual-Drive Dock With USB and Social Media Ties
Drive dock optimized for–but not limited to–Seagate's GoFlex portable drives offers syncing software, direct hooks into social networks, and file sharing.Reviews
Ctera Networks CloudPlug: Network Storage Sharing Device Offers Backup, Too
CloudPlug offers plenty of administration options and file sharing, but has pricey backup.Reviews
Cloud Engines Pogoplug: Simple Wireless File Sharing With Plenty of USB Ports
Easy setup and smooth software make Internet sharing of USB storage devices a breeze.Reviews
Cirago NUS1000 Network USB Storage Link: Inexpensive, but Media Serving Is Mixed
NAS-like device is good for sharing files stored on USB drives, but its media serving didn't always deliver on its promise.Reviews
Seagate’s 1.5TB GoFlex Portable Drive Packs Monster Storage Into a Small Space
This FreeAgent GoFlex is the first 1.5TB portable drive to market, but its performance in tests was a mixed bag.Reviews
A First Look at Internet Explorer 9 Beta
Microsoft has released a beta of the next version of Internet Explorer 9 for Windows 7, and so far we like what we've seen.Reviews
Apricorn Aegis NetDock: An Affordable, Convenient Laptop Companion
This docking station is ideal for netbooks; it packs an optical drive and powered USB ports, and can come with an optional hard drive.Reviews
Qnap NAS Delivers Blistering-Fast Performance
This network-attached storage box is the fastest we've ever tested–by a factor of two–and it packs features that will appeal to both home and office users. But the speed comes at a price.Reviews
ZumoDrive
ZumoDrive for Android provides a decent set of features to extend the functionality of this online backup and file-sharing service, but it lacks features found in the desktop client and Web interface.Reviews
Seagate Portable Hard Drive Aims for Flexibility and Performs Well, But It Has Awkward Design
Drive performs well but is a bit kludgy.Reviews
Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid Drive Is a Speed Racer
Hard drive adds flash storage, too, to increase speed significantly over a standard hard drive; but it can’t quite match a solid-state drive.Reviews
Our Research Methodology: Best Places to Buy
We called, we shopped, and we checked out the Websites to find and rank the best places for buying tech gear.Reviews
Hard Drives: Best Places to Buy
Amazon.com leads the pack in our research; Best Buy and Newegg tie for second.Reviews
The Best Netbooks For Business, Entertainment, Battery Life and More
Check out our choices from Asus, Lenovo, Gateway, and HP for the best netbooks for battery life, entertainment, business, design, and your wallet.Reviews
Seagate Introduces Flexible FreeAgent GoFlex Storage System
The company's new line of hard drives offers various connection options through removable attachments.Reviews
Iomega iConnect Wireless Data Station: Easy-to-Use Network Storage
Affordable device capably turns USB storage into a full NAS setup.Reviews
Fast Plextor PX-B940SA 12X Blu-ray Writer Delivers Great Performance
The PX-B940SA is a terrific Blu-ray drive that operates smoothly and writes swiftly.Reviews
Portable Hard Drives: A Terabyte in Your Pocket
The latest portable hard drives have astonishing capacity–and some new features. Here’s what to look for in a miniature storage device.Reviews
Blu-ray Players for $300 or Less
As their prices fall, Blu-ray Disc players add streaming media capabilities to their already state-of-the-art high-definition image quality.Reviews
Lab Tested: Portable External Hard Drives
We looked at 22 portable external hard drives. Here's a listing of all 22 products that we tested.Reviews
LG NAS Adds Blu-ray Drive
If streaming multimedia isn't your thing, this is the best-looking, friendliest box out there.Reviews
LG Electronics WH08LS20 Blu-ray Burner
The LG WH08LS20 is a nice Blu-ray burner with great software, but its CD/DVD performance is a tad off.Reviews
Buffalo Technology BR-816SU2 External Blu-ray Burner
This very fast external Blu-ray burner has a competent but older software bundle.Reviews
Rebit 500 GB Appliance Backup Drive
Simple, effective real-time hardware backup relies on minimally intrusive software.Reviews
CMS Products V2 ABSPlus 1TB Backup Drive
This USB/e-SATA automated backup drive is fast, but its interface needs improvement.Reviews
HP SimpleSave Portable 320GB Backup Drive
This plug-and-play backup drive is convenient but not glitch-free.Reviews
Storage Appliance Clickfree Backup Drive 1TB
This fast, capacious, easy-to-use automated backup drive has a few minor software issues.Reviews
Seagate Replica (500GB)
Specialized external hard drive offers automated set-and-forget backups.Reviews
Solid-State Drives Go Mainstream
Higher capacities, faster performance, and lower prices are helping solid-state drives become viable for everyday use.Reviews
Paragon Hard Disk Manager 2009 Suite Backup and Partition Software
The friendly Paragon suite offers all-in-one partitioning and image backup.Reviews
Made-for-TV Media Drives
These specialized devices offer a ton of storage space and let you play music and view pictures and video on your TV. Though such products have some limitations, we found a few models that qualify for star status.Reviews
Linksys by Cisco Media Hub 410 1TB
This two-bay network-attached storage device offers the friendliest media-serving interface we've seen.Reviews
Hewlett-Packard MediaSmart Server ex487
This multi-drive network-attached storage unit streams media smoothly, including the high-definition video.Reviews
Iomega Home Media Network Hard Drive
Iomega's 1TB network hard drive isn't fancy, but it serves up media with the best of them.Reviews