Storage

There Are Things More Important Than Size...Just Ask Flash

"I'd much rather see you on my side, than scattered into... atoms." – The Emperor Ming, Flash Gordon (Universal Pictures – 1980)

We like things that spin, things that go fast. You know, like flying saucers and rocket ships…drives and flash memory. It's a good thing, because with all that business and the Web have to offer, you need every bit of space you can find to store all the stuff.

First of all, there are a few classes of people on Earth:

those who swear a millisecond is too long
those who have to "know" everything
those who will make trade-offs.
those who don't have a clue!

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New All-in-One 802.11N Router with Photo Frame

by jessica on Fri, 2009-10-09 05:00

D-Link unveiled a new network router this week that has it all - 802.11n Wi-Fi connectivity with network attached storage (NAS), USB device-sharing, a digital photo frame, FTP server, and it features D-Link's Green Technology for energy savings.

The D-Link Xtreme N DIR-685 has a 3.2-inch LCD screen that displays digital photos, streamed video, weather forecasts and other streaming Internet content. Frame content is easily managed at www.internetphotoframe.com.

Up to one terabyte of data can be stored on a 2.5-inch SATA drive, thanks to the network attached storage (NAS) feature. The built-in FTP server lets you access to documents, photos, music etc., and two USB ports with SharePort let multiple users wirelessly share USB devices such as printers. It also features Gigabit ports for wire transfers.Read more

OCZ Ups the Clock Speed, DRAM on the Vertex Turbo SSD

by Justin Hubbell on Thu, 2009-08-06 00:30

The core clock speed and the SDR DRAM cache have been bumped from 166MHz to 180MHz and have a 64MB onboard cache. These drives also house a custom firmware designed specifically for performance junkies. OCZ also states that we will see read and write speeds of up to 270MBps and 210MBps, respectively. The Vertex Turbo SSD will come backed with an industry leading 3 Year Warranty, as well.

Currently, OCZ has not announced any prices, but I'm pretty sure you can expect to see 30GB (32), 60GB (64), 120GB (128), and 250GB (256) versions to hit store shelves shortly. Check out the full spec sheet on the Vertex Turbo SSD here.

There's No Good Time for Data to Disappear on You

"Somewhere, some lucky guy's having a heart attack." – Edward Cole, The Bucket List (2007)

Say storage and people immediately think of a hard or flash drive…tape…optical media. In other words, bit buckets to hold your digital stuff. Until that inevitable fateful day. Like ours…

First, the 2TB drive on your office server won't boot up. It's dead. Ten skilled people sit on their hands, wondering how they're going to meet their deadlines. Then your daughter's notebook hard drive dies with all of her music, photos, videos, school work and whatever. This IS a real crisis!Read more

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Western Digital Announces the My Book World Edition II

by Justin Hubbell on Thu, 2009-06-25 14:26

The newly redesigned My Book World Edition II dual-drive network storage system has a capacity of up to 4 TB. With the double protection of two Mirrored (RAID 1) drives and continuous backup software, the My Book World Edition II network storage system provides an extra-safe place for users to back up and store the data and digital media from all the computers on their network in one central location.

The new My Book World Edition II network drive features:

Automatic, continuous backup for all the computers on your network
Dual-drive system that mirrors valuable data for extra safe data protection
Centralized storage and sharing for all of your family's digital content
Streaming to any connected PC, Mac or DLNA certified game console or media player
Easy remote access to all your data from anywhere, anytime
Works seamlessly on networks with both Windows and Mac computers
Ability to centralize and stream music collection to a Mac or Windows PC using iTunes software
USB 2.0 port to turn any USB drive into an instant network drive or extra capacity for the My Book World Edition II
Cooler, quieter, eco-friendly design with drives using WD GreenPower Technology which run cooler, quieter and consume up to 33 percent less power
User serviceable
Capacity gauge to see at a glance how much space is available on your drive
High-speed data transfer with Gigabit Ethernet
3-year limited warranty

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Create Your Own Media Player with the LaCinema Classic Bridge

by Justin Hubbell on Tue, 2009-06-09 11:13

LaCie has just announced an economic way to add media player functionality to existing storage devices. The LaCinema Classic Bridge works with numerous video, music and photo formats, including MPEG4, MP3 and JPEG as well as HD-JPEG for superior viewing of images over HDMI output.

All you have to do is simply connect the Classic Bridge to a desired TV, add a storage device, and play libraries of movies, music, and photos in flawless 1080p HD resolution.

There are 2 options to make this work. One allows users to connect an external USB drive to the front of the storage device for easy access, while the other one allows users to easily insert an internal hard disk directly into the storage device for a clean, fully integrated set-up. Also, you can opt to use both for expanded capacity.

The LaCinema Classic Bridge is available now starting at $99.99 through the LaCie Online Store or LaCie Resellers.

Need a cheap, pre-built Windows Home Server?

by Justin Hubbell on Thu, 2009-05-21 14:28

Then you might want to check out the Acer Aspire easyStore. This small server works with DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) 1.5 Certified Home Server (DMS) and digital media player (DMP) to enable music playback as well as photo and video viewing on a TV. The easyStore also allows you to have one 1TB HDD and up to three 3.5-inch internal hard drives, adding up to a total of 7TB of total data storage. This home server is fairly small too, with dimensions of just 8.3-inches (H) x 7.8-inches (W) x 7.08-inches (L).

Other specs include: