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02/25/2009 Capacity and Low Noise on a Budget: Samsung Spinpoint F1 640GB Review
Although the larger 1TB to 2TB hard drives are getting most of the attention, there is still a lot of value in the latest 640GB capacity range. Vendors like Western Digital and Seagate offer at least one 640GB drive, and today we're looking at the value-priced Samsung Spinpoint F1 640GB to see how it stacks up.
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02/02/2009 Western Digital and Samsung Push for Bigger, Faster, and Greener Hard Drives
The race for new capacity records is the modus operandi of the hard drive business, with Seagate often being at the forefront of any new announcements. But lately, that has changed in favor of a more segmented approach, with Western Digital and Samsung leading the way with new high-capacity, performance and eco-friendly drive lines.
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10/22/2008 Can Performance and Low Price Coexist: Kingston DataTraveler 4GB & 8GB Review
The flash drive market offers many different solutions, from low-priced bargain units, to expensive speed demons at ever-growing capacities. We all know what to expect from many of these top-end flash drives, but what kind of speed and value do you get from a basic model? To find out, we've taken one of the most popular entry-level brands, the Kingston DataTraveler, and tested their 4GB and 8GB models.
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09/10/2008 High Capacity, Enhanced Speed and a Rugged Design: Corsair Flash Voyager GT 16GB Review
There is a host of potential options in the flash drive market, from low-cost slow pokes to high-priced speed demons, sporting capacities from 128MB to 32GB. This level of choice can be daunting, but vendors like Corsair are trying to take the mystery out of it, by offering both standard and higher-end lines. The Corsair Flash Voyager GT 16GB is from the latter group, and combines higher performance with a 16GB data capacity.
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07/22/2008 The Year of Serious Storage: 1.5TB Hard Drives and Mainstream SSD
With the jump to a full one and one-half terabytes of disk space, Seagate has increased capacity by 50% compared to top-end 1TB drives, and raised the bar for desktop storage. That's not the only news, as mobile hard drives continue to get bigger and faster, while vendor adoption rates have increased in solid-state drives, helping to move these closer to the mainstream.
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03/26/2008 Speed and Capacity in an Affordable Package: Western Digital Caviar SE16 750GB Review
The selection of 1TB SATA hard drives may have received the majority of attention, but moving down one level to the 750GB range can offer a much better value. In the case of the Western Digital Caviar SE16 750GB, we're still taking 3/4 of a Terabyte - with high-end features and specifications, and at a very attractive price.
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03/19/2008 The Value of Sound: Diamond XtremeSound 7.1 and 5.1 Review
Adding a new dedicated soundcard doesn't have to break the bank, and there is a nice selection of low-cost PC audio options. Both the Diamond XtremeSound 7.1 and 5.1 models sport excellent features for the price, and offer a budget-oriented step up from onboard audio.
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