Few people would argue that the solid-state drive is one of the best types of storage ever created, but there have been certain downsides up to this point. Aside from general pricing, eventual slowdowns caused some to think twice about a purchase. But, TRIM, along with Windows 7, is here, and the problem is (almost) a thing of the past.
Have a need for mobile storage, but not sure of the best solution? We're taking a look at three products from Icy Dock that should make your life easier, from allowing to you take your 2.5" hard drive mobile, to allowing to you use a 2.5" or 3.5" at your desktop with the help of a dock, supporting both USB and eSATA.
Have the urge to jump on the SSD bandwagon, but don't want to go through the hassle of yet another format and OS re-installation? Don't fret, because Kingston has got you covered. With their new SSDNow M Series bundle, you'll have all you need to upgrade from your current drive, while keeping your OS configuration and applications intact.
Maxtor's diminutive OneTouch 4 Mini pushes the capacity envelope again, packing a positively huge 320 gigabytes of storage into a tiny enclosure. It's also one of the sexiest mini external drives we've seen. Is the OneTouch 4 Mini 320GB a portable storage slam-dunk?
Happen to have a few 2.5" or 3.5" SATA hard drives lying about that you've been avoiding because you don't feel like installing them in your rig? Want a quick and easy way to hot-swap between multiple drives for a very reasonable price and have a unit that actually looks cool? The BlacX is for you.
| Title | Author | Date | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOX V1 750GB External Hard Drive | Greg King | March 20, 2008 | External Storage |
| OCZ ATV 2GB & ATV Turbo 4GB | William Kelley | December 11, 2007 | Flash-Based |
| Kingston 8GB DataTraveler II+ Migo Edition | Colin Huckstep | November 26, 2007 | Flash-Based |
| Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 500GB External Hard Drive | Nate Marion | November 23, 2007 | External Storage |
| Vantec EZ Swap EX & NexStar SX 2.5" Hard-Drive Enclosures | Rob Williams | August 14, 2007 | External Storage |
| Seagate FreeAgent Pro 750GB | Rory Buszka | April 13, 2007 | External Storage |
| Corsair Voyager GT 8GB | Rob Williams | April 4, 2007 | Flash-Based |
| Seagate Momentus 7200.2 160GB Notebook Drive | Rob Williams | March 29, 2007 | Hard-Drives |
| HighPoint RocketRAID 2310 | Greg King | March 21, 2007 | Storage |
| Cooler Master X-Craft 350 HD Enclosure | Greg King | March 2, 2007 | External Storage |
| Enermax Glory | Matt Serrano | January 30, 2007 | External Storage |
| Seagate Savvio 15K - Next Gen Enterprise Drive? | Rob Williams | January 19, 2007 | Hard-Drives |
| SD Card Roundup | Rob Williams | November 28, 2006 | Flash-Based |
| Seagate Barracuda 750GB ES | Greg King | November 27, 2006 | Hard-Drives |
| Vantec eSATA Products Roundup | Rob Williams | November 13, 2006 | External Storage |
| OCZ Roadster 1GB | Matthew Harris | November 3, 2006 | Flash-Based |
| Icy Dock MB453 | Matthew Harris | October 20, 2006 | External Storage |
| Toshiba 200GB 4200RPM 2.5" Hard Drive | Rob Williams | October 18, 2006 | Hard-Drives |
| Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB | Rob Williams | September 11, 2006 | Hard-Drives |
| Vizo Mirrorbox 32-in-1 Card Reader | Matthew Harris | August 18, 2006 | External Storage |
| Western Digital 500GB RE2 | Rob Williams | August 14, 2006 | Hard-Drives |
| OCZ Rally2 4GB Thumb Drive | Rob Williams | August 9, 2006 | Flash-Based |
| OCZ 1GB Mini-Kart USB Thumb Drive | Matthew Harris | June 16, 2006 | Flash-Based |
| Seagate 750GB Barracuda 7200.10 | Rob Williams | May 17, 2006 | Hard-Drives |
| Samsung SH-S162L DVD+RW Burner | Matthew Harris | May 10, 2006 | External Storage |
| Seagate 500GB Barracuda 7200.9 | Rob Williams | May 8, 2006 | Hard-Drives |
| Vizo Luxon External HDD Enclosure | Rob Williams | March 22, 2006 | External Storage |
| Seagate Momentus 5400.3 160GB Mobile HDD | Rob Williams | March 21, 2006 | Hard-Drives |
| Vantec NexStar3 Enclosure | Greg King | January 13, 2006 | External Storage |
| Corsair Voyager 4GB Thumb Drive | Rob Williams | December 6, 2005 | Flash-Based |
| Thermaltake Max 4 3.5inch HDD Enclosure | Rob Williams | October 26, 2005 | External Storage |
| OCZ Rally 2GB Thumb Drive | Rob Williams | October 3, 2005 | Flash-Based |
| Crucial Gizmo! 1GB USB Drive | Jen McPherson | September 19, 2005 | Flash-Based |