Drives
iStorage diskGenie 320GB Encrypted Portable Hard Drive
Published in Drives, Reviews | Written by Rhys
Data security is a very important issue for some people. For internal hard drives there are many solutions available to ensure your drive cannot be accessed. However, for portable hard drives, there really are very few working solutions. One such apparent solution is iStorage’s diskGenie, a hardware encrypted portable hard drive which utilizes secure PIN code access. Let’s see how it performs…
Eagle Tech Consus P Series 2.5 Inch External HDD Enclosure
Published in Drives, Reviews | Written by Rhys
Depending on what you need an external hard drive for, you’re either going to have a small pocket sized one or a larger one to sit on your desk. The Consus is a great enclosure that fits in your pocket and has some great features. Read on to see what those features are and how the Consus does during testing.
In Win AMMO 2.5 Inch External SATA HDD Enclosure
Published in Drives, Reviews | Written by Matt
External Hard Drives are becoming more and more popular nowadays and with 3.5 Inch enclosures being more suitable for the home, this is where 2.5 Inch enclosures come in. The In Win AMMO Sata HDD Enclosure has many brilliant features that will appeal to many people among the general public but security is the main feature that has been taken into account while developing the AMMO, so lets see if their hard work has actually been worth while.
Vizo Saturno 2.5″ External HDD enclosure
Published in Drives, Reviews | Written by Andrew
Recently, it has become common for many people to have an external hard drive enclosure, these generally speaking have been purchased with the HDD already installed for a greater price than an enclosure and a HDD. This means that there is money to be saved by buying the components separately and fitting them yourself. With that in mind I introduce the Vizo Saturno.
Rosewill RX81-MP-US External SATA Enclosure
Published in Drives, Reviews | Written by Rhys
External hard drives have grown in popularity considerably in recent years. Most of us have experienced at least one dreaded hard drive failure and so we’ve learnt the importance of backing up files. One hardware device which makes backing up effortless and fast is an external hard drive. These are also useful for mass portable storage. Today we’ll be reviewing an external hard drive enclosure from ‘Rosewill’. This 3.5” SATA enclosure supports all the modern standards and can support even a 1TB hard drive. Time to take a look at the RX81-MP-US…
Vizo Uranus
Published in Drives, Reviews | Written by Richard
The demand for external hard drives has increased significantly in recent years, due to the need for more storage space and the added security from backing up data. A 500GB hard drive can be bought for as little as £35 and so pairing this with an external hard drive enclosure is a cheap way of protecting your data. The benefit of a hard drive enclosure over a pre-built external hard drive is that you can use one the old hard drives you may have lying around.
Enhance Tech IS210
Published in Drives, Reviews | Written by Rhys
External hard drives are commonly used in all sorts of work places now whether it is an office or even just at home. One problem with external drives though is security – especially if you’re storing confidential data on your drive. One method of better securing personal files on a hard drive– which may be used in a number of places – is to install a removable disk enclosure in your chassis/s. One such manufacture which offers this kind of product is Enhance Technology. Introducing the Enhance IS210 removable disk enclosure…
Vizo Luxon Advanced ED
Published in Drives, Reviews | Written by Rhys
External hard drives are being used more frequently now because of the new digital era and the fact people are now – – at last – – starting to backup data. Prices for external hard drives have also fallen massively, with prices ranging from as low as £50 for a 320GB model. However, if you have an old PC which you are not using, you may be able to use the hard disk from that, this will mean you will just need to buy an enclosure, costing as little as £20. If you haven’t guessed already, we’ll now be reviewing a hard drive enclosure. Introducing the Vizo Luxon Advanced ED.
Lexar JumpDrive Lightning
Published in Drives, Reviews | Written by Rhys
Nowadays everyone has a flash drive. The prices for USB drives have fallen dramatically in recent years meaning it’s now a good time to replace your old sluggish drive. But why would you want to do this? Well, with the release of Windows Vista and Ready boost (enabling you to use Flash Drives as RAM); the transfer speeds on many drives has increased so transferring your files will be quicker than ever. Also, programs can now be installed on drives, enabling you to run Email Clients, Office Tools etc all off of your USB stick. However, to do this, a vast amount of disk space is needed on your drive, but don’t fret, 4GB flash drives can now be had for around £30. Today we’ll be testing a new drive from Lexar, the 4GB JumpDrive Lightning, lets see if this drive really lives up to its name.
Akasa Integral P2 LAN 3.5″
Published in Drives, Reviews | Written by Rhys
I would like to say thanks to Akasa UK for providing us with this product for review.
The Akasa Group of companies was founded in 1997 with offices in Taipei and London. Their management team are all experienced in Electronic and Electro-mechanical product development. Akasa have grown since then and now have offices in London, Taipei, Hong Kong, and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
