Storage
The vast majority of laptops nowadays use solid-state drives, which is why the development of new, higher-capacity 2.5-inch hard drives has all but come to a halt. Or rather, it almost has. It seems that the 2.5-inch form factor has a bit more life left in it after all, as today Western Digital has released a slate of new external storage products based on a new, high-capacity 6 TB 2.5-inch hard drive. WD's new 6 TB spinner is being used to offer upgraded versions of the company's My Passport, Black P10, and and G-DRIVE ArmorATD portable storage products. Notably, however, WD isn't selling the bare 2.5-inch drive on a standalone basis – at least not yet – so for the time being it's entirely reserved...
ASUS DRW-0804P: Another 8X Dual Contender
ASUS' DRW-0804P is another revision on today's most popular DVD recorder.
8 by Kristopher Kubicki on 4/20/2004MSI DR8-A: The Plextor 708A's little brother
Before our 8x dual DVD roundup, we decided to show off one more 8X DVD+R that should have received more attention than it did...
11 by Kristopher Kubicki on 4/7/2004AT News Update: DVD Dual Layer Primer
Sony and Phillips both unveiled DVD DL (Dual Layer) drives in recent weeks, but it will probably be several months before we have sample drives to provide an in...
8 by Kristopher Kubicki on 3/29/2004Holiday Shopping Roundup: Eight Dual Format Recordable DVD Drives
Now that recordable DVD drives are breaking the sub $200 (and sub $100) level, virtually anyone who has ever made an optical product is pushing their recorder to be...
41 by Kristopher Kubicki on 12/11/2003Nu Tech DDW-081: More DVD+R madness
Nu Tech recently made a few waves for itself by introducing an 8X DVD+R/W burner for under $160. Although it’s not based on the traditional Ricoh DVD+RW chipset...
25 by Kristopher Kubicki on 10/22/2003ASUS DRW-0402P/D: ASUS joins the dual format fray
Since both the DVD dash and plus forums failed to become a unified standard, manufacturers and consumers have been forced to adopt both. Fortunately, creative manufacturers continue to...
8 by Kristopher Kubicki on 9/21/2003Plextor 708A: First exclusive look at 8X DVD+R
Philips spearheaded the DVD+R forum into 8X DVD+R speeds back in July, but today, we get to see the first actual 8X DVD+R drive in action. Who wouldn’t...
41 by Kristopher Kubicki on 9/12/2003CR52-M: CDRW ramps up to 32X
CDRWs are still finding their niche in many developing countries, but in the US, they are starting to show their age. MSI’s newest CR52-M produces solid performance, but...
13 by Kristopher Kubicki on 9/9/2003Price Guides August 2003 Part II: Hard Drives and Memory
This is our first week of actively tracking hard drives. Today we take a quick look at some SATA solutions, along with IDE and DDR memory.
13 by Kristopher Kubicki on 9/2/2003Western Digital's Raptor - Part I: The World's Fastest Desktop Drive
Less than a week after we took a look at Western Digital's Raptor we received a production drive. Let's just say that the performance improvement is just shy...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/11/2003Western Digital Raptor Preview: 10,000RPM & Serial ATA
In our first storage review in years, we take a look at one of the most highly anticipated hard drives in recent history - the world's first 10,000RPM Serial...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2003ASUS CRW-5224A: CDR's Reach The End of the Line
Many people are claiming CDRW drives won't get any faster than 52X. This really is the end of the line for the CDRW drive, although it will be...
4 by Kristopher Kubicki on 1/13/2003ASUS CRW-4012A-U: High Speed Mobile Burning
ASUS takes a stab at the mobile market with their 40X USB 2.0 burner but are they successful? Find out as we take a look at the ASUS...
1 by Kristopher Kubicki on 11/6/2002IDE RAID Comparison
5 RAID cards, 48 different configurations, over 110 hours of benchmarks. For what you ask? Only the most comprehensive IDE RAID article to date. Find out what IDE RAID...
2 by Matthew Witheiler on 6/18/2001OnStream ECHO 30 USB Storage Drive
We have all heard the age-old tale, "backup your data". The number of personal backup devices out there now makes the decision of which one fits your budget/needs a...
0 by Jason Clark on 8/27/2000IBM Deskstar 75GXP Ultra ATA 100 Hard Drive
AnandTech takes a look at the popular IBM 75 GXP hard drive. It boasts an impressive list of features, but does it have what it takes to steal the...
1 by Scott Gooden on 7/26/2000Quantum Fireball Plus LM Review
We test Quantum's latest ATA offering, the Fireball Plus LM, a 30GB, 7200-RPM, Ultra ATA/66 hard drive, which promises to give the Maxtor DiamondMax Plus a run for its...
0 by Scott Gooden on 5/18/2000Ultra ATA/66 versus Ultra ATA/33 Comparison
We took three recently reviewed hard drives and ran them through the paces under the Ultra ATA/33 interface. We then compared these results with our previous Ultra ATA/66 test...
0 by Scott Gooden on 5/16/2000Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 40 Ultra ATA 66 HDD
With this first update to the March 2000 Hard Drive Roundup; we are fulfilling our promise to continue to bring you hard drive reviews on a regular basis. In...
0 by Scott Gooden on 4/14/2000Ultra ATA 66 Hard Drive Roundup - March 2000
With our first hard drive roundup in over a year, we take a look at six Ultra ATA 66 hard drives and put them to the test -...
0 by Scott Gooden on 3/14/2000
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