External hard drives can be moved between systems, reformatted at will, and repurposed without risking the data or stability ...

New SuperSpeed USB 3.0 drives include models from (clockwise from left) Buffalo, Iomega, Seagate, and Western Digital. ALL PHOTOGRAPHS: ROBERT CARDIN When you’re in front of your PC, waiting for ...

USB 2.0 portable hard drives are common and ideal for compatibility, but are slow performers. Upgrading your portable hard drive to a USB 3.0 enclosure will increase its performance significantly.

There are ordinary portable drives and then there are those who simply don’t follow the norm. Today I’m taking a look at the iStorage diskAshur2 with a 2TB capacity (Link). That is definitely ...

A few days ago, we covered a Seagate 20 TB CMR BarraCuda deal. The hard disk drive (HDD) is still available for $230 so you're paying ~$11.5/TB making it a great offer worth considering. However, ...

This old-school Star Wars-themed external 2.5-inch, USB (5Gbps) hard drive delivers good performance at a decent price per gigabyte. You can have more capacity for less, but without the fun graphics ...

External hard drives are extremely useful because of their portability. Many are taken on the go, especially for any business employee with large or time-sensitive files; they can be taken from home ...

A portable USB hard drive is a great way to back up data but what if your USB ports are unable to supply enough “juice” to power the drive? A modified version of the Silicon Chip Usb Power Injector is ...

Here’s a useful gadget if you’re looking for a cheap way to add some network storage to your PC setup, the Addonics NAS adapter. The Addonics NAS adapter will turn any USB hard drive into a Network ...