Storage World

Automatic Backup Using Windows Backup Utility

If you want a more comprehensive method of backing up your data that will take up more space but is more foolproof and automated then you can use an automated backup tool. Note that if you are having any sort of system problems or quirky behavior, I do not recommend using this method to backup your data and settings. Any automated tool will typically capture and transfer the same problems you experienced before onto your new install of Windows XP, defeating the whole purpose of doing a fresh ins...

Drobo

The drill goes something like this: after getting perilously close to running out of hard disk space, you leap into spring cleaning mode and begin furiously corralling all of your important files in preparation for a marathon DVD burning session. Wouldn't life be easier if you could just chuck a larger hard drive in your computer and it would update itself, without any effort? The Drobo external USB storage device allows you to do exactly that. Sound enticing? It gets better. The Drobo uses R...

Determine Your Backup Process

There are nearly as many ways to back up your business data as there are ways to lose the data and require that backup. Products available to perform archiving duties range from the venerable tape backup to newer technologies such as hard drive, CD, and DVD, or even remote storage facilities. No matter which you select, the principles of data backup are the same, and it’s important to understand which data needs to get backed up, how often, and for how long. The first step is pure common sens...

IOMEGA StorCenter Pro NAS 150D

Your small or mid size business will get a whopping 3TB of storage from the four hot-swappable 750GB SATA II drives in the Iomega StorCenter 150d and the price is certainly right. The NAS device which uses an embedded Linux operating system, supports external USB drives which has two ports in the front and two in back, also has a Gigabit Ethernet port in the back. The included and easy-to-use management console software comes in both Windows and Mac versions and lets you perform the s...

LaCie Ethernet Disk Mini

If you just want a cheap media-serving and Web-sharing solution, you will get it with the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini–Home Edition. The hardware, which is LaCie's and the software (HipServ from Axentra) come from different sources, but LaCie needs to do a much better job of integrating the two. Also, the dismal installation process needs lots improvement. Still, the slick HipServ software offers better sharing and media serving than Windows Home Server. The HipServ portal combines privat...

Rosewill RX81-MP-SC

The RX81-MP-SC is a hot-swappable external hard drive enclosure made of heat-dissipating aluminum. Designed to reside in an office rather than a laptop case, the RX81-MP-SC is somewhat bulky (13.5 x 22.5 x 3.5cm [HxWxD]) and requires a separate power adapter. This probably isn’t an enclosure you’ll be toting around. The device supports hard drives up to 1TB, although you’ll have to purchase a hard drive separately. Installing a drive in the RX81-MP-SC was somewhat time-consuming. You had to r...

Kingston KHX14400D3K2/2G

Kingston’s KHX14400D3K2/2G kit couldn’t be more different. The most obvious is the KHX14400D3K2/2G kit’s rated frequency of 1,800MHz, with default timings of 8-8-8-24 at 1.9V. It’s equipped with the company’s latest heat spreader design (Kingston also ditched the Elpida chips from its earlier kits in favor of Micron’s) and has plenty of overclocking headroom. Whereas the 1,375MHz KHX11000D3LLK2 and ULK2 kits weren’t capable of hitting the 1.5GHz mark, the KHX14400D3K2/2G soared to 1,940MHz with ...

Buffalo LinkStation Pro Duo

NAS appliances offer you the storage advantages of a home file server without the need for a second PC, ideal if you want an always-on device to share and back up large collections of videos, music, or photos. The Buffalo LinkStation Pro Duo is a 1TB (two 500GB, 7,200rpm SATA drives) NAS appliance that supports a RAID 0 or 1 configuration. It features several other networking goodies, including a built-in Web server with free remote access from www.buffalonas.com, an integrated FTP server, and s...

Iomega Desktop Hard Drive Triple 400GB

Despite its menacing, the Iomega Desktop Hard Drive Triple 400GB, Platinum Series will charm you with its roomy 400GB capacity and abundant connection options. The external drive attaches to your PC via FireWire 400, FireWire 800, or USB 2.0. Although FireWire performance was swift, USB speeds were extremely disappointing. To take advantage of the FireWire 800 capability, you’ll need an adapter card such as the Adaptec FireConnect 8300 or the Belkin FireWire 800 3-Port PCI Card. ...