hard drive

LaCie Brick Desktop Hard Drive (250GB) review

Reviews The LaCie Brick is your standard USB external drive, except for its aesthetic design -- it comes designed and painted like a Lego brick. Setting up the drive is a simple task and can be done in a matter of minutes, if not less.

Editor's rating   7.8

Tags: lacie, storage, usb, copying

17 January 2007, 11:27

LaCie Rugged All-Terrain Hard Drive (80GB) review

Reviews The LaCie Rugged All-Terrain external hard drive is housed in a very eye-catching bright orange rubber bumper that protects the device from shocks. Drive type: Portable hard drive • Capacity: USB 2.0 only: 80GB, 120GB (5,400rpm); triple interface...

Editor's rating   8.3

Tags: lacie, hard drive, firewire, pin

25 August 2006, 12:00

LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive (500GB) review

Reviews LaCie's new d2 Quadra drive is a compact, 500GB drive designed for people who need high data transfer speeds over an eSATA connection or FireWire 800. The drive comes with backup software for both Windows and Mac users, as well.

Editor's rating   7.5

Tags: lacie, usb, connected, connection

22 February 2007, 14:26

LaCie Safe Mobile Hard Drive (80GB) review

Reviews If you are someone who dreams of freedom and security, the LaCie Safe Mobile Hard Drive could be your technological saviour. Measuring 80 by 25 by 138mm (WHD) and weighing 230g, the LaCie Safe Mobile Hard Drive is bigger than portable hard drives...

Editor's rating   7.3

Tags: lacie, hard drive, cable, scanner

28 September 2005, 19:21

Hard-drive based MP3 players

Reviews So, you're in the market for a hard-drive MP3 player? The advantage of a hard-drive player over a flash-based or microdrive-based player is the sheer number of songs you pack onto a fully fledged hard disk.

20 September 2005, 15:29

Hard drive/DVD recorders

Reviews Hybrid hard drive/DVD recorders combine the convenience and economy of recording onto a hard drive with the option to archive your favourite moments onto DVD. Whether you want to watch your favourite programmes at your own convenience, archive the...

1 September 2006, 13:14

Hard-drive camcorders

Reviews Here we're going to consider some different camcorders that record footage to an internal hard drive. That said, hard drive sizes are generally closer to the 30GB mark, like on the Sony Handycam DCR-SR40, with its 20x zoom.

31 August 2007, 17:53

It's playback time: Freeview hard-drive recorders

Reviews Like Sky+, these devices will allow you to record television to an internal hard drive. But they're not just one big recorder -- these devices will buffer the current channel on the same hard drive, meaning you can pause live TV, rewind through...

20 September 2005, 15:17

Panasonic DMR-EH80V review

Reviews Panasonic's DVD recorders are renowned for ease-of-use, which bodes well for a machine that dares to combine DVD, hard drive and VHS recording in one unit. It also makes it easier for the novice user to transfer that recording of Desperate...

Editor's rating   6.7

Tags: panasonic, recordings, analogue, dv

7 February 2006, 16:20

Pioneer DVR-540HX review

Reviews We've seen a spate of hybrid digital recorders recently, all featuring similar 160GB hard drive specifications and all from big name brands. It makes sense to use the integrated 160GB hard drive for everyday recordings and then copy them to disc if...

Editor's rating   7.7

Tags: pioneer, carry, satellite, pair

27 September 2006, 18:35

Sony SVR-S500 review

Reviews Although hard drive PVRs are growing in popularity, there are still relatively few models that feature dual integrated TV tuners. This is particularly useful if you want to permanently archive your hard drive recordings without suffering a loss in...

Editor's rating   7.8

Tags: sony, hard drive, channels, scenes

25 September 2006, 18:28

Panasonic DMR-EX75 review

Reviews If you can't decide between buying a DVD or a hard drive recorder, why not consider a hybrid model that offers the best of both worlds? Panasonic's DMR-EX75 features a 160GB hard drive and recording compatibility with all disc formats in a single...

Editor's rating   8.3

Tags: panasonic, copies, high definition, tuner

21 June 2006, 18:07

Sony Handycam HDR-SR11 review

Reviews We used to think that hard drive models would take over the camcorder market as miniDV slowly faded into the horizon. It's about the same size as a miniDV camcorder, thanks to its hard drive. However, if you shoot a lot of video -- or just don't...

Editor's rating   8

Tags: sony, hard drive, body, dial

23 April 2008, 12:09

Buffalo DriveStation Duo review

Reviews The Buffalo DriveStation Duo is smarter than your average 500GB external hard drive. 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...

Editor's rating   7.6

Tags: buffalo, storage, disks, backups

11 June 2007, 14:21

Toshiba RD-85DT review

Reviews Hybrid recorders that feature both hard drive and DVD recording functions look set to dominate the digital recorder market for the foreseeable future and this is certainly one of the better models out there.

Editor's rating   8.1

Tags: toshiba, hard drive, copies, tuner

30 August 2006, 16:16