Buffalo Technology recently rolled out its LinkStation Mini - the smallest and quietest Network Attached Storage(NAS) device from Buffalo’s stable so far. Don’t let its size fool you though, as it is more than capable of storing up to 1TB of data inside courtesy of a couple of 500GB 2.5? hard drives within. It performs admirably through a Gigabit Ethernet connection, and measuring a mere 40mm x 82mm x 135mm, it will a snap carrying it around wherever you go. Your shoulders also won’t feel like breaking as it weighs just 500 grams. Using passive cooling methods, there is no need for a fan and hence, it operates at a much quieter pace compared to other portable NAS devices.
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Western Digital (WD) unveiled today what it is calling the world’s fastest SATA hard drive. It is known as the WD VelociRaptor and you can expect it to cost you around $300 when it hits retail.

The WD VelociRaptor hard drive is a 2.5-inch, 300 GB model which WD says is 35 percent faster then the previous fastest model. Technical features of this upgrade from the WD Raptor include 10,000 RPM, SATA 3 GB/s interface and a 16 MB cache. Read the rest of this entry »

For those who intend to travel the world and don’t want to get their data compromise or damage, you might like to see this new NextComputing Vigor Evo HD PC.

Its a unique PC that has a sturdy aluminium casing, with shock resistance thrown in and a special LCD screen at the side with a protective layer mounted on it. It supports twin processors, up tp 3TB of storage, and a few decent PCIe or PCI-X slots too.
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The Snap-In ExDrive25 is kind of like those hot-swappable SATA hard drive readers that have become popular as of late. But instead of being a large, clunky reader that sits on your desk, the ExDrive25 comes in the form of a portable external drive case. Installing a drive is as easy as opening the access door on the front and sliding almost any 2.5 inch SATA drive inside. If you find yourself even occasionally having to swap 2.5 inch drives in and out of a case, you’ll appreciate the ExDrive25’s screw-free approach.
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Those Mac-happy folks over at Other World Computing let word be known today about its highest capacity portable bus-powered storage device to date. It is known as the Mercury-On-the-Go 500GB and you’ll find it pricing around $360.

The OWC Mercury-On-the-Go 500GB portable storage drive does 5400 RPM and is designed to connect with Macs or PCs. This is done via its FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 connections. Full retail versions of backup software are included for both platforms so you can back up your precious data. Read the rest of this entry »