Storage World

No Limit For Hard Drives

Bigger. Faster. No, we’re not talking about the new breed of NFL linebacker, but about hard drives, which are quickly reaching record-breaking heights in both capacity and speed. Since Seagate began shipping 750GB hard drives in April 2006, no manufacturer has released a drive that has hit the hallowed 1TB mark. However, Seagate has announced that it will begin shipping 1TB drives in the first half of this year, and the drives will use perpendicular technology, which is increasingly allowing ...

Incremental Backups Take Center Stage

While regular backups aren’t quite yet second nature among consumers, many users understand that the task is crucial for protecting data, because no one can predict when a hard drive will fail or a system will grow otherwise unstable. Now that hard drive capacity is growing so quickly, it would seem that backups could grow more challenging than ever. We spoke with Jim Thomas, technical support manager for FarStone Technology, to discover what developers are doing to ease the process of backing u...

Sans Digital MS2C1 2-Bay RAID Enclosure

Sans Digital’s MobileSTOR Series MS2C1 is a dual-bay external RAID 0 and JBOD solution designed for video editing and other serious data storage needs. Simple and flexible, the MS2C1 is equipped with two swappable and lockable 3.5-inch drive trays and three interface methods: USB 2.0, 1394a, and 1394b. Utilizing cutting-edge serial-ATA technology, the MS2C1 provides top-notch performance, while meeting the data-intensive needs of the most demanding consumers. The MobileSTOR MS2CI offers: ...

Vantec’s NexStar 3 External Drive Enclosure

Form and functionality converge with style in Vantec’s NexStar 3 external hard drive enclosure. With its mirror finish, sleek curves, and bold colors, the NexStar 3 stands out from the crowd. The sturdy drive cage protects your hard drive, while the aluminum case effectively draws away heat. Aluminum case cools your hard drive Transfer rates up to 480Mbps with USB 2.0 (12Mbps with USB 1.1) Easily add storage to any system via USB ports Hot-swappable: Plug And Play without rebooting A...