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Two Microdrive Hard Disk Drives from Hitachi

[ 09/30/04 | by Andrey Kuznetcov]

Miniature hard disk drives of the Microdrive series the company continues to produce are quite competitive against flash memory cards. We now have an opportunity to check out the real operational characteristics of two Microdrive devices from the retail net with 2GB and 4GB storage capacity. Find out what they are really worth now!

Eleven Card Readers Roundup: Which One Is the Best?

[ 09/24/04 | by Andrey Kuznetcov]

Memory cards of all kinds are becoming very widely spread nowadays. Cameras, players, storage devices use different types of storage cards such as SD or compact flash. But what about the card readers? Today we would like to offer you a detailed coverage of 11 brand name as well as widely spread noname products.

Five Flash Drives with USB 2.0 Interface

[ 09/13/04 | by Andrey Kuznetcov]

The continuing reduction of prices for flash storage media makes us once again return to the subject of USB flash drives that are ever more popular among PC users. This time we have tested five models (128MB and 256MB capacities) from four manufacturers and are ready to share with you our opinion.

Sil 3114 SATALink 4-Port PCI Host SATA RAID Controller from Silicon Image

[ 08/27/04 | by Alexander Yuriev]

We have taken a short pause in our tests of multi-channel SATA RAID controllers, but only to return to this subject once again now. Today we will introduce to you a new four-channel solution from Silicon Image, which can be recommended to people who need an inexpensive controller to give a speed boost to the disk subsystem of their computer.

Three Optical Combo Drives Roundup: One More Samsung’s Benefit Performance?

[ 08/14/04 | by Vasily Melnik]

Today we would like to take a closer look at a new optical DVD-drive from Samsung called TS-H492A. Created by the alliance of Samsung and Toshiba engineers, this solution is expected to become very popular. Let’s find out now what its advantages are compared to the predecessors, as well as competitor alternatives.

Western Digital WDXF2500JB Dual-Option Media Center External Drive Review

[ 08/12/04 | by Andrey Kuznetcov]

Is it possible to enhance the functionality of an external hard disk drive? And if yes – how? Western Digital came up with a new answer, introducing their new product – a combination of an external HDD with two interfaces, a USB hub, and a flash card reader. Find all the exciting detai8ls about the new product in our today’s review!

Samsung SpinPoint P80 HDD Investigation: The Victory Day As Is

[ 07/22/04 | by Sergey Romanov]

Today we would like to take a closer look at one of the greatest hard disk drive series from Samsung. Outstanding performance, excellent thermal characteristics, high reliability. Are you still doubting that it is one of the best solutions out there? Then read out detailed article now!

Mega Roundup 3: Twenty One Hard Disk Drive with 160GB Storage Capacity

[ 07/19/04 | by Alexey Volkov]

Today we are going to take a closer look at the performance and features of 21 hard disk drives from such well-known storage device manufacturers as Western Digital, Samsung, Seagate, Maxtor and Hitachi. We will test the solutions with 160GB storage capacity to find out which one is the today’s best, fastest and most attractive choice.

Three External Hard Disk Drives with 120GB Storage Capacity

[ 07/06/04 | by Andrey Kuznetcov]

Nearly all of the major manufacturers of hard disk drives have recently expanded their model lines of external storage devices, making us pay more attention to this market. Today, we would like to offer you the results of our testing session with three 120GB external HDDs from Maxtor and Western Digital.