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Buffalo MiniStation Extreme NFC
Going by the name, a buffalo is described as "something that intimidates". No doubt the animal called buffalo is intimidating in appearance, to some extent. The same can be said for the Buffalo Mini Station Extreme NFC external portable hard drive. It comes with such features that allow it to do extreme tasks only ...
Transcend Storejet 25C3N Review
Within the last couple of years, Transcend has been a force to reckon with in the storage device industry. This is evident in the type of products they have been producing. Let's take, for instance, the Transcend Storejet 300; it was a highly sought after drive for Mac. This shows how good Transcend products are. ...
StoreJet® 600 Portable SSD Review
Is it One of the Best Portable SSDs for Mac Yet? Let's find out... The StoreJet 600 portable SSD is one of the latest additions to Transcend’s new line of solid-state drives. It comes with the USB 3.1 Gen 2 interface, a sleek and durable metallic casing, and high speed transfer rates. Boasting a capacity of 240 ...
Samsung T5 SSD Review
Samsung definitely knows how to make its customers happy. Little wonder they released the all new Samsung T5 SSD with cool specs that make tech geeks smile. The Samsung T3 SSD which had hitherto before now been the predecessor of the T5 will most likely go the way of the T1 in the nearest future. The T5 SSD gives ...
WD Elements external hard drive
WD Elements external hard drive is a simple, straightforward and elegant portable device. It has a high-capacity in a shiny and lightweight design. Therefore, this makes the drive an ideal companion for several users. In addition to all this, it is cheap and hence affordable to many customers. Despite the many merits, ...
External hard disk: Silicon Power Armor a30
Silicon Power Armor A30 The Silicon Power Armor A30 is reputable in its shock proof design that meets the United States Military (MIL-STD-810G) Standards. The portable storage is equipped with the USB 3.1 connection in uniquely durable plastic design housing. This is enhanced by a silicone rubber that surrounds the ...
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WD My Book Duo
The WD My Book Duo is a basic desktop-class external hard drive that boasts tons of space. The massive storage is ideal for collection of photos, videos, and music in addition to all other digital files. Its key features include the built-in USB hub with two USB 3.0 ports, hardware RAID and its ability to easily ...
LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt 2 Review
Although LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt 2 is a very expensive external drive, you will be very happy with it in terms of performance. It sports dual high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) on the inside, thus it is by far the fastest external drive you will ever come across today. Furthermore, it is compact ...
Buffalo DriveStation Mini SSD Thunderbolt Review
Buffalo DriveStation Mini SSD: Thunderbolt desktop drive Solid state drives used to be a luxury for people with high priced laptops who wanted a flash drive with a read/write speed that was just much faster than their internal hard drives. But now that these drives are smaller and more affordable then their first ...
Western Digital My Book External Hard Drive 2TB
Western Digital My Book External Hard Drive The WD My Book External Hard Drive stores, carries and protects all the sensitive data in its massive storage devices available in capacities of 2, 3, 4, 6, and eight terabytes options; this is convenient enough for backing up videos, music, documents, and photos. ...
Samsung D3 Desktop 2TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive
The Samsung D3 Desktop 2TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (STSHX-D201TDB), which also known as Samsung D3 Station, provides up to 3 TB of storage space for movies, videos, photos, and other important documents. It has overcome the myth that external devices are slow, by featuring a super speed USB 3.0 with 5.0 GB/sec. ...
Seagate Backup Plus Mac and Windows 4TB
The Seagate Backup Plus Mac and Windows 4TB Desktop External Hard Drive with 200GB of Cloud Storage & Mobile Device Backup USB 3.0 (STDT4000100) features a simple and one click way to secure or to share your data. It comes with massive storage capacity up to 4 TB. It is compatible for both windows and mac ...
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How to Reformat External Drive for the Specific System
Just like regular equipment, your external drive also wears out and depreciates over time. When this happens, you’ll slowly notice that your external drive can’t work the way it used to. Information gets lost, data can’t be read, and worst scenario, the entire drive won’t function anymore. One way to solve the issue ...
How to Recover Files from Your Ruined External HDD
An external hard disk drive is an excellent storage device. You can basically take almost all of your files from your computer and carry it anywhere. However, having all of your data stored in one place can be risky. Any damage, physical or digital, taken by your external HDD can corrupt all of your files. Just ...
The Logic Behind External Hard Drive Partitioning
Most internal and external hard drives are single partition drives. This means that there is only one drive (e.g. Drive C) that appears on the computer. Although this seems to be convenient, there are risks associated with a single partition drive. The most serious one has to do with the bootability of the drive. ...
How to Completely Wipe a Hard Drive
There are times when we actually need to wipe out our computer’s drives and return them back to their original states. Fortunately for us, most computers have an option to allow a complete restore which erases everything in the memory and resets all your user settings as well as configurations. Doing so will make your ...
How to Clone a Hard Drive
One of the most important yet often neglected aspects of owning a computer is its maintenance. Most of us are negligent of the decline in our computer’s performance until it actually starts to affect our work. I am personally guilty of this laxity, but like me, I’m sure you also enjoy the delight of working on a fresh ...
What is RAID
The surest way to secure all your data is to save them on multiple devices or platforms. This expert reminder certainly stands true up to this day. Nevertheless, restoring months or years-old backups could take hours, especially if it involves loads of data. Add to that the downtime which resulted from restoring lost ...