hard disk

LaCie Brick Desktop Hard Drive (250GB) review

Reviews LaCie throws in some disk management software for just about any operating system imaginable, which is a nice bonus. The Brick took a little more than 21 minutes to write our 10GB test folder to its disk.

Editor's rating   7.8

Tags: lacie, storage, usb, copying

17 January 2007, 11:27

LaCie Safe Mobile Hard Drive (80GB) review

Reviews Both the 40GB and 80GB models house a 5,400rpm hard disk drive with an 8MB cache. If you are someone who dreams of freedom and security, the LaCie Safe Mobile Hard Drive could be your technological saviour.

Editor's rating   7.3

Tags: lacie, hard drive, cable, scanner

28 September 2005, 19:21

Laptops with solid-state hard drives

Reviews The SSD version is lighter than the standard model, has a longer battery life -- according to Toshiba -- and provides faster disk access. Over the last year or so, the hype surrounding solid-state hard drives has increased exponentially.

20 March 2008, 9:59

Sony Handycam HDR-SR5E review

Reviews With its £500 street price, HD video support, hard-disk-based recording and Sony provenance, the Handycam HDR-SR5E certainly seems like a bargain. On the left side of the gripping ridge formed by the hard disk enclosure is the NightShot switch.

Editor's rating   7

Tags: sony, scene, shoot, body

13 November 2007, 10:40

Sony Handycam HDR-SR1 review

Reviews The hard-disk enclosure projects a bit above the top of the unit for a solid grip. The hard disk accommodates about four hours of highest-quality HD footage. The hard disk makes most operations, including start-up, almost instantaneous, although it...

Editor's rating   8

Tags: sony, hdmi, camcorder, def

13 November 2006, 11:28

Sony Giga Juke NAS-50HDE review

Reviews Sony's new Giga Juke NAS-50HDE comes equipped with an 80GB hard disk, a pair of high-performance 85W speakers and some astoundingly useful features, such as the ability to rip your entire CD collection to the internal storage.

Editor's rating   8

Tags: sony, song, rip, hard disk

12 June 2007, 16:39

JVC GR-D240 review

Reviews Hard-disk based camcorders are the toast of gadget addicts everywhere at the moment, but we've still yet to come across one that beats MiniDV camcorders like this GZ-D240 for picture quality. Of course, the colour quality of the D240 can't match...

Editor's rating   6.8

Tags: jvc, silver, camcorders, hard disk

15 July 2005, 13:50

Best flash MP3 players

Reviews So you've decided you want a skip-free, flash-based MP3 player instead of a hard disk-based device. If the most important feature for you is video playback, you'd probably be better off with a hard-disk player.

13 April 2007, 18:01

defragmentation

Reviews Over time, files can become fragmented all over the hard disk, causing the drive to slow down as it reassembles those pieces when an application wants to load a file into memory. A defragmentation utility (such as Windows' Disk Defragmenter...

3 January 2007, 9:07

Which types of drives do I need?

Reviews The hard disk's rotational speed also makes a big difference; a 5400rpm notebook disk delivers significantly faster performance than a 4200rpm model. This magnetic disk provides you with space to save programs and files indefinitely -- or at least...

12 May 2005, 19:46

Buffalo LinkStation Pro review

Reviews One of the best ways of creating regular backups is with an external hard disk or network-attached storage device. The 250GB version costs in the region of £140, which is around twice as much as an ordinary external USB hard disk.

Editor's rating   8.1

Tags: storage, hard drive, disks, hard disk

18 August 2006, 16:26

Canon MV930 review

Reviews Opting for a MiniDV-based camcorder might seem like an odd choice given that a range of hard-disk and DVD camcorders are starting to appear on the scene. If you can resist the magpie allure of the new DVD and hard-disk models, the MV930 is a bargain.

Editor's rating   7

Tags: canon, holiday, scene, hard disk

15 May 2006, 18:10

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. It is, after all, a hard disk and you don't get less glamorous than that.

Editor's rating   7.3

Tags: bni, disks, remote control, video player

14 May 2005, 18:48

Panasonic SDR-H250 review

Reviews As a hard disk camcorder, the H250 is smaller than MiniDV or DVD rivals, but it's not especially light, thanks to the shock-absorbing gel that surrounds its 30GB hard drive. This is Panasonic's first hard disk model, and it's hoping that by...

Editor's rating   6.7

Tags: panasonic, hard disk, recorded, night

6 March 2007, 16:39

Hitachi DZ-HS300E review

Reviews Hitachi's goal of an inexpensive camcorder, combining the long recording times and stability of a hard disk drive with the easy playback and distribution of a DVD, merits attention. Its one-touch dubbing from the 8GB hard disk to the internal...

Editor's rating   5.6

Tags: hitachi, pixel, distribution, inch

26 March 2007, 16:55