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by Rafael Hernandez on February 28, 2010 · 0 comments

Technologies tend to incorporate certain safety mechanisms in order to keep things working properly but as time goes on those early additions tend to spiral out of control and may require tweaking from time to time. Western Digital Advanced Format Technology, found in the WD10EARS, attempts to improve on drive performance while removing a good […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 12, 2010 · 0 comments

USB 3.0 has all of the makings of a must-have feature going forward mostly for its insane transfer speeds which enable a wide variety of improved gadgets to get a much needed improvement. The Seagate BlackArmor PS110 USB 3.0 External Drive brings an interesting, and fast, feature set to your notebook computer with its very […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 12, 2010 · 0 comments

There was a time when computers were simply used for simple web page viewing and that rousing game of Solitaire which had you racking up a beefy leader board score that would make you the envy of your colleagues. Well those days are long gone and you need more storage for your media files and […]

Read more Seagate Constellation 2TB Hard Drive packs in ample storage

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 […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 9, 2009 · 0 comments

The good old 2.5 inch hard drive is the king of mobile storage offering, nowadays at least, a good chunk of space to store your files, oddly enough it’s still difficult to get them mounted in your run of the mill ATX case. TestSeek has a look at the Icy Dock MB882 hard drive enclosure […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 20, 2009 · 0 comments

Storage drives are getting all sorts of fine tuning for the green segment. While a single hard drive might not consume the sort of power that would change things dramatically the amount of power saved across a RAID array of…

Read more Western Digital 2TB Caviar, your choice of performance or energy saving

by Rafael Hernandez on September 17, 2009 · 0 comments

Zero Assumption RecoveryDeveloper: Zero Assumption SoftwareUsage: Data Recovery SoftwareZero Assumption Recovery WebsiteSometimes, through no fault of your own of course, things tend to go south really quickly on your storage medium due to the slip of a finger or yes…

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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 July 18, 2009 · 0 comments

A collection of computing hardware links for you to peruse, just don’t drool over any of your sensitive electronics.Cases, Cooling, and Power SuppliesEnermax Revolution 85+ 1050W Power Supply Review – Hardware CanucksIKONIK System Cases Taran A20 and Zaria A20 SIM…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 15, 2009 · 0 comments

So you’ve come back for more have you? Well here’s another batch of links to feed your insatiable thirst for computing knowledge.Cases, Cooling, and Power SuppliesCooler Master UCP 700W Power Supply Review – Hardware SecretsLian Li PC-B70 Full Tower Case…

Read more Hardware Roundup: Wednesday July 15th, 2009

by Rafael Hernandez on June 6, 2009 · 0 comments

Notebooks had been lagging desktops in storage capacit for quite a while barely storing as much data as the modern road warrior needs in order to get things done. That’s no longer the case as The Tech Report has a…

Read more 500GB 2.5" Hard Drive Roundup, the Tiny Get Bigger