SATA

by Rafael Hernandez on October 29, 2009 · 0 comments

Storage technology stuck with the old PATA standard for far longer than they should have and since they’ve switched to SATA the standards bodies can’t work quickly enough to get newer speed ratings….not that we’re complaining, we love faster speeds! AnandTech has a look at the Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB with 6Gb/s SATA standard support […]

Read more Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB: an introduction to 6Gb/s SATA

by Rafael Hernandez on October 27, 2009 · 0 comments

Solid state drives will maintain their insanely comfortable lead when it comes to outright performance but when it comes to storage sizes we won’t be seeing anything remotely inexpensive from the technology for a good long while so you’ll have to rely on some form of mechanical storage in the meantime. The new Western Digital […]

Read more Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB sports speedy performance

by Rafael Hernandez on October 26, 2009 · 0 comments

So you’ve got yourself an ever expanding network of computers each with important documents or precious memories you want to back up yet doing the external storage swap is more of a hassle than it’s worth. There is of course the simple solution, that shiney little NAS you’ve been pondering for a while now can […]

Read more QNAP TS-219P Turbo NAS gets storage on your network quickly and easily

by Rafael Hernandez on September 4, 2009 · 0 comments

The usual formula for a network attached storage enclosure has your drives safely cradled away in an oversized metal box with a rahter large fan in the back to pull all of the heat out. Effective? Yes, but not exactly…

Read more Patriot Corza, network attached storage goes small

by Rafael Hernandez on August 26, 2009 · 0 comments

If you’ve taken a good hard look at most small form factor cases and systems now a days you’ll not they’re making extensive usage of products found more commonly in notebooks. What was once considered underpowered is now highly sought…

Read more Panasonic UJ-875A Slot Load DVD Drive, for those going the Slim Route

by Rafael Hernandez on August 14, 2009 · 0 comments

Getting some form of storage attached to your network, which is conveniently called Network Attached Storage, allows you to easily backup your files and share them with any other computer on your network. Getting that done in the past meant…

Read more Synology Disk Station DS409slim, DIY Network Attached Storage on the Cheap

by Rafael Hernandez on July 31, 2009 · 0 comments

There used to be a time when storage space was a major issue especially with so many programs and gaming titles using multiple CD installations which lead to mulling over what files to keep. Moving forward to today’s archiving needs…

Read more Seagate's Barracuda LP 2TB Hard Drive, More Space for Your Stuff

by Rafael Hernandez on June 16, 2009 · 0 comments

It seems like jumping into a purchase can foil you in ways you never thought possible. It appears that Apple’s new 13″ and 15″ MacBook Pros have an issue where their SATA ports are limited to around about 1.5Gb/s…

Read more Some New Apple Mac Portables Suffer SATA Speed Degradation, SSD Users Saddened

by Rafael Hernandez on April 27, 2009 · 0 comments

Cramming all of your information and easily accessing it over your network can be quite troublesome. You could go the dedicated computer server route but that would mean a large case, an operating system to support, and a RAID card…

Read more Thecus N7700 NAS, For Your Networked Storage Needs

by Rafael Hernandez on April 22, 2009 · 0 comments

There comes a time when your system, or server’s, on-board storage solutions aren’t cutting it, and if you’re bound by the speed of your storage system that time is very evident once you load up your target applications.PC Perspective has…

Read more PC Perspective On The HighPoint RocketRaid 4310 SAS/SATA RAID Controller

by Rafael Hernandez on March 20, 2009 · 0 comments

If you’re putting together an enterprise level server odds are you’re going to be doing something that’ll be thrashing your storage space quite a bit. AnandTech has a look at how solid state disk, serial attached SCSI, and plain old…

Read more SSD Versus Enterprise Level Hard Drives, A Tad Overkill For The Desktop