Browse tag: storage media

Browse tag: storage media

Five reasons to partition a disk
Apple's Disk Utility makes it easy to split a hard drive up into multiple parts called partitions. But why would you ever bother? Joe Kissell shows you five things partitioning a disk allows you to do.
Shifting large media libraries
It happens to lots of us: Large media files choke our startup drive. Here are solutions for sharing the wealth between an internal and external hard drive.
OWC unveils new quad-interface 12X Blu-ray burner
OWC expanded your external Blu-ray choices by releasing its new Mercury Pro 12x Blu-ray burner.
Survey: Americans don’t trust cloud to store personal data
A majority of Americans worry that storing their confidential data on remote servers could lead to identity theft, according to a twice-yearly survey by network security consulting firm Unisys.
Apple clears up 'disc' and 'disk' confusion
One's a removable volume you put in your computer—the other's magnetic media. But which one is which?
Review: Eye-Fi Geo
SD memory card wirelessly transfers pics from your camera to your iPhoto library.
Review: Eye-Fi Pro memory card for cameras
The Eye-Fi Pro is an SD memory card that provides the option of transferring pictures without cables or card readers to your computer or to an online photo sharing Web site.
SanDisk launches speedy Extreme Pro CompactFlash Card
The new line of CompactFlash cards offers write speed up to 90MB per second, doubling the maximum throughput on the previous generation of Extreme IV cards.
Small USB flash drives
In this video, senior editor Roman Loyola takes a quick look at two USB flash drives that are very easy to carry with you all the time: LaCie’s iamaKey and Verbatim’s Tuff-’n’-Tiny.
Blu-ray tanks in PCs
Research firm iSuppli released a report showing that Blu-ray Disc players have not seen significant growth in the PC market and will likely not be shipped in...
Toshiba plans faster SD cards for early 2010
SD memory cards capable of reading and writing data at speeds faster than current cards should be available in early 2010, Toshiba said on Tuesday.
Eye-Fi Geo card exclusive to Apple stores
The Eye-Fi Geo automatically updates photos with geotag metadata, and it's exclusive to Apple retail stores and the online Apple store.
Intel says its new SSDs are faster, cheaper
Intel delivered cheaper, faster SSDs made using a new 34-nanometer manufacturing process.
Put spare hard drives to work
What to do with that stack of old hard drives gathering dust? Here are three suggestions.
Crucial SSD’s improve read and write speeds
Crucial has improved its solid state disk offerings with new models that have better read and write speeds than their predecessors.
LaCie intros Rugged HD multimedia drive
Rugged HD is LaCie's latest portable multimedia hard drive, equipped with an HDMI interface.
iMac and the constantly ejected CDs
Your Mac has a habit of ingesting and then immediately rejecting CDs and DVDs? Here are the possible solutions.
WD offers new solid state disk drives
Western Digital has unveiled a new generation of SSDs from its acquisition of SiliconSystems in March.
ATTO Fibre Channel cards certified for HP EVAs
ATTO's Celerity Fibre Channel cards are now certified for use with HP EVA systems.
Faster SD cards could reach devices next year
Storage on devices like smartphones and digital cameras could rocket next year, when new SD cards reach consumer electronics.
Spring cleaning—but how?
What happens when you find a bunch of old floppy disks and you haven't had a drive in years? Jackie Dove found out when she uncovered some old fonts stored on floppy disk.
Eye-Fi introduces 4GB wireless SD card with raw image support
Eye-Fi has introduced a new Pro card that supports raw digital camera image files.
Identify inserted recordable media
Learn a few ways to identify recordable media in your Super Drive, without ejecting the disc.
Researchers use nanotech to create 'fifth dimension' data storage
Researchers at an Australian university have used nanotechnology to store 1.6TB on a DVD-style disc.
Formatting a flash drive
You've got a fistful of USB flash drives that you'd like to reformat and use for your own purposes. Here's how.
Western Digital releases 2TB power-saving drive
A new hard drive from Western Digital offers 2TB of storage in an energy-conserving package.
LaCie intros the Rugged XL 1TB hard disk
LaCie released a new version of its Rugged line of hard drives. The XL version doubles the capacity to 1TB.
Active Storage releases 4TB, 16TB RAID
Active Storage released two new RAID products for the Apple market. Two models are available, a 4TB and 16TB configuration.
Western Digital offers 2TB hard drive
Western Digital expanded its line of external hard drives with the release of a 2TB drive.
New Mac mini goes under the putty knife
How hard is it to upgrade a new Mac mini? According to one company that co-locates Mac minis, not that much harder than upgrading the old ones.