disks

RAID (redundant array of independent disks)

Reviews A hard drive subsystem that provides convenient, low-cost and highly reliable storage by saving data on more than one disk simultaneously. RAID tends to be used on servers rather than on personal computer systems.

21 December 2006, 16:54

BNI Mediabox review

Reviews USB hard disks are ten a penny, but it's not every hard disk that will plug straight into a TV and play video, audio and photos. PerformanceHard disks don't like to be thrown about, so we chucked the Mediabox into a rucksack and took it on rush...

Editor's rating   7.3

Tags: bni, disks, remote control, video player

14 May 2005, 16:48

zip drive/zip disk

Reviews Developed by Iomega, the Zip drive and its corresponding Zip disks were popular in the late 1990s. The Zip drive was similar to the standard floppy-disk drive, but the disks were much thicker and able to store 100MB or 250MB of data.

8 February 2007, 12:12

Buffalo DriveStation Duo review

Reviews It contains two separate 250GB disks that can be used as one big drive, two independent disks, or in a RAID array, which lets it perform automatic data backups of itself. RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) configurations are systems that...

Editor's rating   7.6

Tags: buffalo, storage, disks, backups

11 June 2007, 12:21

Buffalo LinkStation Pro review

Reviews Unlike standard USB-attached hard disks, this gives the LinkStation Pro the ability to be used by more than one PC on a network, and removes the need to have any particular PC switched on to access files stored on the LinkStation Pro's hard drive.

Editor's rating   8.1

Tags: storage, hard drive, disks, hard disk

18 August 2006, 14:26

Dell Dimension 5100 review

Reviews Once it's detached, the hard disks, memory and PCI slots are unveiled. As with most tower PCs, because of the easy access to internal components, you can swap out hard disks, motherboards and PCI cards with relative ease.

Editor's rating   6.3

Tags: dell, configure, gaming, floppy

29 September 2005, 16:09

Data Robotics Drobo review

Reviews By contrast, increasing capacity in a RAID-based storage system normally requires backing up all files, replacing disks, then rebuilding the entire array -- very time consuming. It can take hours before the new drive integrates itself with your...

Editor's rating   8

Tags: data robotics, disks, storage, capacity

25 February 2008, 10:11

Dell Dimension 9100 review

Reviews This panel detaches completely to give access to all of the computer's key components, letting you swap out hard disks, add memory or insert PCI cards. FeaturesOne of the more interesting inclusions in our 9100 was two 160GB hard disks set up in a...

Editor's rating   7.7

Tags: dell, hard disk, disks, gaming

7 September 2005, 16:51

Macpower Mvisto review

Reviews Hard disks have never been the most glamorous looking bits of kit, but the Mvisto is at least inconspicuous and tasteful. PerformanceAs with all our hard disks, we knocked the Mvisto around on trains during rush hour, jammed it into a pocket, took...

Editor's rating   9

Tags: macpower, played, hard disk, dvd player

14 May 2005, 17:01

HP Pavilion Elite m9000 series (m9065.uk-a) review

Reviews Perhaps HP thinks fans of large hard drives will steal all their movies from the Internet, whereas those with smaller disks will pay for HD DVDs. These USB-powered backup disks come in two flavours -- a small

Editor's rating   7.8

Tags: hp, ram, cpu, optical

15 November 2007, 13:21

Cowon O2 review

Reviews Cowon's new O2 PMP follows on from the smashing Q5W and A3 of last year, but scraps hard disks in favour of flash memory and SD cards. It's one of the most exciting product releases of the year in the PMP category, so we were thrilled to get one of...

Editor's rating   7.9

Tags: cowon, divx, production, sound quality

27 October 2008, 16:23

defragmentation

Reviews Hard disks tend to break files into pieces, with each piece stored in the nearest location available as the file is saved. Over time, files can become fragmented all over the hard disk, causing the drive to slow down as it reassembles those pieces...

3 January 2007, 9:07

JVC Everio GZ-MG20 review

Reviews However, unlike the MC range, the MG models have fixed hard disks that cannot be removed from the chassis (well, certainly not without a great deal of warranty-violating tinkering).Casual users will find the MG20's nine-hour footage capacity is...

Editor's rating   8.1

Tags: jvc, camcorders, hard disk, packages

28 November 2005, 16:36

Hitachi DZ-HS500 review

Reviews As camcorders shrink to cola-can proportions, the size of DVD shooters is set by the size of the disks. This means that it records to two different formats, and can switch between them. The HS500 has a 30GB hard drive, and also records to 8cm DVDs.

Editor's rating   6.2

Tags: hitachi, film, hard drive, startup

10 October 2007, 11:34

Best hi-def camcorders

Reviews The higher 1080 resolution is generally recomended for gaming and HD-DVD or Blu-Ray disks. Hi-def, short for 'high definition', is a format for capturing high resolution digital video. High definition is still a relatively new technology, and there...

12 October 2007, 15:04