Drives - 16 articles
All about hard drive enclosures, pen drives and card readers.
As is the natural way of things, especially in the world of technology, progression is the name of the game. Faster, smaller, newer, is what it's all about. CDs and DVDs were great when they first came out, but as USB drive's started to increase in size and speed, they're plug and play ability has made them the medium of choice for transferring data from one PC to another. As a side development, ...
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Vizo have sent plenty of bits and bobs my way over the last couple of years and one area of products they keep making and keep improving on is their HDD enclosures. Today I have one such product, the Uranus (that's yur-uh-nus, not...) which has a sleek blue finish. Will it live up to Vizo's reputation? Let's find out.
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Pen drives, flash drives, flash disks, whatever you want to call them, almost everyone has one these days. It's not surprising with a product that is so integrated into society that some companies attempt to find niches within that industry. The most targeted of which is of course the gamer one, and Cyber Snipa are having a go at breaking into that lucrative market with their Dog Tags. A USB ...
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USB flash memory has recently been tumbling down in price, and now you can carry around all of your important files for less than £20.
That said, most budget drives hide a substantial issue; speed. If you are routinely copying large files, a slow transfer rate can mean the difference between going to the pub and staying at the office for an extra 5 minutes. A serious problem indeed.
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Looking for a new flash drive? How about one used by the military? Well, ATP have created the ToughDrive Mini which packs a whole lot into a small size; waterproof, temperature proof, 30mb/s transfer speed and ReadyBoost enabled.
Hopefully the transfer speed will live up to the advertised rate, as this could be one of the fastest drives we’ve tested.
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The female market for computing is often patronising by simply colouring the item designed for lady consumption pink.
This obviously works, and ATP have decided to do the same. I have their Petito 2GB which features HD memory (?), aluminium casing, a sparkly pink colour and small size. Hopefully the aesthetics aren’t the only thing that’s interesting.
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